Swamp Milkweed 'Soulmate'
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-9
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Height: 3-4 feet
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Spread: 2-2.5 feet
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Bloom Time: July to August
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Bloom: cherry-pink flower clusters
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Light: full sun
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Soil: average,
well-drained
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Moisture: medium to wet
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Use: naturalize,
rain garden, butterfly garden; flowers are very attractive to butterflies and
an important food source for the larval stage of Monarch butterflies
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: species native
to northeastern and southeastern U.S.
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Notes: stems exude a toxic
milky sap when cut; flowers are followed by attractive seed pods (up to 4
inches long) which split open when ripe, releasing silky-haired seeds easily
carried by the wind; deer and rabbit resistant
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Supplier: Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Wet Garden D D032
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