Just a few years ago, the eastern monarch was considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

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

Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed. The ...

Milkweed, the preferred food of monarch butterflies ... The movement to plant butterfly gardens has really taken off in the past decade. “It’s incredibly exciting to see so many people ...

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.

The splashy monarch butterfly only lives about five weeks, but its entire survival is in question due to threats posed by ...

Some milkweeds are very aggressive and can quickly take over garden beds and large areas in the landscape, requiring time and effort to maintain their spread. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias ...

ultimately harming the butterfly population. The WWF recommends people incorporate milkweed in their yards and gardens to attract the iconic, orange butterflies. Before buying milkweed ...

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