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

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

As we move into April and more butterfly species mature and take flight, you can incorporate a variety of early-blooming native plants into the garden to attract them.

The owl butterfly may be beautiful, but looks can be deceptive: in reality the species is something of a hooligan. The juice guzzler loves nothing more than a day feeding on fermented fruit and ...

For those gardeners asking how to attract butterflies, Melissa advises 'having both nectar (flowers) to feed butterflies and host plants for the larvae/caterpillars.' 'Each butterfly has a ...