{"product_id":"swamp-milkweed-hillsborough-nj-ecotype","title":"Swamp Milkweed (NJ Ecotype)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLight Requirements\u003cbr\u003e•    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) to partial shade (2 to 6 hours of direct sunlight part of the day).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoil Preference\u003cbr\u003e•    Naturally prefers wet sites along streams, ponds, or bogs.\u003cbr\u003e•    Requires moist to occasionally wet drainage conditions, but adapts remarkably well to drier garden sites if planted in moist clay, loam (silt), or high organic matter soils.\u003cbr\u003e•    Thrives in an acidic (\u0026lt; 6.0) to neutral (6.0–8.0) soil pH range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildlife Benefit\u003cbr\u003e•    Larval Host: Functions as a critical food source and host plant for the caterpillars of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).\u003cbr\u003e•    Pollinator Forage: The fragrant crown-shaped flower clusters provide vital nectar for migrating Monarch butterflies, bees, hover flies, and numerous other beneficial insects.\u003cbr\u003e•    Includes low-maintenance protection for the ecosystem, as native milkweed tussock moth larvae and milkweed beetles can feed safely on the plant without causing permanent damage to its health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuman Uses\u003cbr\u003e•    Landscape \u0026amp; Design: Grows up to 5 feet tall, making it a perfect accent, border, or mass plant in native gardens, pollinator beds, butterfly sanctuaries, meadows, and rain gardens. It is also ideal for wetland landscaping along pond shores, riparian zones, slopes, banks, and near septic systems.\u003cbr\u003e•    Fiber Material: Listed as an excellent fiber plant asset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSafety Warning: All plant parts (flowers, fruits, leaves, stems, and roots) are poisonous to humans if eaten in large quantities due to cardiac glycosides and resinoids, which trigger nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and confusion. The white milky sap causes contact dermatitis and severe eye irritation. It is also highly toxic to dogs, cats, and horses.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResistance to Challenges\u003cbr\u003e•    Foraging Mammals: Highly deer and rabbit resistant.\u003cbr\u003e•    Environmental Tolerance: Exhibits exceptional tolerance to wet soils and flooding conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistlebird Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48917001076979,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/9635\/0963\/files\/SwampMilkweed-1.jpg?v=1786361989","url":"https:\/\/thistlebirdfarm.com\/products\/swamp-milkweed-hillsborough-nj-ecotype","provider":"Thistlebird Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}