Asclepias, Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed 'Soulmate'

i had 3 volunteer seedlings from this plant. they were close together and i left one which matured quickly and left me with 1 limb. the...Read More next spring it had two, then three and then a new home. i found this plant to grow quite rapidly. i unfortunately have not seen a lot of caterpillars visiting mine, but there are 3 monarchs this year that are visiting the adult blossoms. this is 2 more monarchs than the last few years.

i was deceived when purchasing this, in my mind i saw a perennial plant and it developed into what i see as more of a medium size bush, like the life cycle of the butterfly bush or the hardy hibiscus.

the "milk" refers to the white fluid that comes out when you cut the stems.

When I bought this plant this spring, it was just a tiny stick. Grew fast and bloomed for a long time. Seed heads must be allowed to matu...Read Morere on the plant and harvested just when they are starting to split. Seeds collected germinated well.

This plant was easy to start from seed. First year plants have taken off well and are blooming in September. Even when they were about ...Read More10 inches high the Monarchs laid their eggs on them.