Milkweed seeds are tricky to grow. Learn how to save seeds from milkweed pods and when to plant milkweed seeds outside or ...

Growing milkweed is one of the most rewarding actions a gardener can take to support monarch butterflies. Monarchs rely on ...

Recommended Varieties: Lance-leaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) is an easy-to-grow variety that’s native to most of the ...

These late-blooming plants native to North America help feed butterflies — especially monarchs-— at a crucial point.

Happily, wherever you garden in the U.S., there’s a native type of milkweed that can help support your local butterflies and other pollinators, and they are easy to grow from seed. The hardest ...

You can provide the monarch with its essential food plant by growing milkweed in your yard or garden. Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed – they will not survive on anything else.

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and ...

The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, but the numbers remain far below the long-term average.

A Pennsylvania butterfly farmer says listing the monarch as a threatened species could do more harm than good.

None of the milkweed seeds germinated well when planted directly in the soil at the designated site, although the retail seed sources continue to say it is the best way to grow milkweed.