Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to ...

Help monarch butterflies on their migration by planting native milkweeds and nectar plants like blue curl and zinnia in San ...

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

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

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

Each year the National Garden Bureau chooses plants of the year. I always look forward to which plants they pick and learning ...

With so many to choose from, select the milkweed that is best suited to the growing conditions, your landscape design, and garden maintenance. Some milkweeds are very aggressive and can quickly ...

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) enjoying it’s host plant Milkweed (Asclepias). Planting Milkweed and pollinator friendly flowers can make a critical difference in saving these beloved ...

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.

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, fragile traveler.