Asclepias incarnata 'Soulmate'
Swamp milkweed
- Height × spread
- 1.2m × 0.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
A delightful and accommodating plant that has a long flowering season. This has long stout pink-brown flowering stems that carry long slender leaves on their length. The flowers are held at the stem top in dome-shaped clusters. The individual blooms open from oblong rose-purple buds and are slightly paler. The petals fold back to reveal a prominent heart that has five pink, white-edged small petals shielding the white organs at its centre. The flowers have a vanilla fragrance and appear from July through September. In the autumn there is yellow autumn colour before leaf-fall. Although this plant enjoys plenty of moisture it is drought tolerant. Note: The milkweeds are often extremely slow to appear in spring.
- Flower colour
- Red
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Autumn foliage
- Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 1.2m
- Spread
- 0.5m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Prairie garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during drought
In drought conditions where established plants in the ground have had no water for a month, do a deep watering. If drought continues repeat after a fortnight. Plants only need watering during spring to autumn growth. Check plants in pots more often.
Established plants have a good degree of drought tolerance. Water after a prolonged period of drought. Many drought tolerant plants can rapidly revive, even when much of the foliage has died. They will respond with new growth.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
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