Asclepias incarnata ‘Soul Mate’ – Swamp Milkweed – Asclepiadaceae (The Milkweed Family)

Description Asclepias incarnata ‘Soul Mate’, commonly known as swamp milkweed, is an essential addition to any butterfly garden. This plant features vanilla-scented, bright cherry-pink flowers with elevated white crowns, which bloom in midsummer in clusters of tight umbels above an upright, clump-forming habit of narrow, lance-shaped leaves. When cut, the stems release a milky substance. After flowering, attractive seed pods develop, splitting open to release silky-haired seeds. Swamp milkweed is ideal for naturalized gardens, moist areas, wet gardens, borders, containers, and even for cut flower arrangements. It serves as a food source for monarch butterfly larvae and attracts hummingbirds and other butterflies. Additionally, it is resistant to deer.