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 ...

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

“You can really make a difference to the local population. Any individual flower you put out it likely to get visited,” said ...

Experts share with us how we can use milkweed plants, any variety, to attract Monarch Butterflies, which in turn will help grow the declining population.

We will also try to compare the germination results of seeded tropical milkweed plants and the transplant success to the results with the native milkweed plants. Here are some subjective ...