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

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

There are several benefits of growing a milkweed plant, but we want to keep them away from places where birds congregate. Many types of birds feast on both seeds and insects, and while most birds ...

Butterfly milkweed has lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in many zones and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.

You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on outstretched wings is one of the most beautiful images of summer.

When looking for a bit larger plant that tolerates moist to wet ... These are just a few of the more than 100 native milkweed species, many of which you may want to add to your gardens.

Do they know what species the other butterflies were ... We will also try to compare the germination results of seeded tropical milkweed plants and the transplant success to the results with ...

Recent border-wall construction degraded another 20 acres of habitat that were proposed for protection last year to the point that they were unsuitable for the plant and withdrawn from designation.