This plant, butterfly milkweed or Asclepias tuberosa, currently is in its full summer beauty. Butterfly milkweed is a native plant that is tough as nails in the garden. Since the plant is a native ...
Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...
Some species are more suited than others to act as host plants for specific insects. If you are looking to attract the endangered monarch butterfly, only 30 milkweed species are used by them ...
February is a month filled with love, reflection, and community spirit. While it brings Valentine’s Day celebrations, it also ...
ALEXANDRIA — The National Garden Bureau has named 2025 the Year of Asclepias (milkweed) — and for good reason. This resilient ...
Colony estimates at central Mexico overwintering sites indicate that monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus ... and southern Canada) Loss of milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) host plants in the spring and summer ...
You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered. This is due to the loss of habitat and the use of pesticides.