Worried about common milkweed taking over your garden? Swamp milkweed, or red milkweed, is less aggressive but good for ...

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

Monarch butterfly have arrived in Oklahoma – the first stop for the famous orange and black beauty migrating from Mexico, where they lay their eggs on the bottom of milkweed leaves. The monarch is the ...

Applying mulch around your milkweed plants can help retain soil moisture, regulate soil temperature, and reduce weed competition. Use organic mulch such as straw, shredded leaves, or grass ...

Just a few years ago, the eastern monarch was considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature after populations decreased over 80% in the last thirty years. The species may ...

FEEDING: Adult monarchs gather nectar from many different kinds of flowers, but monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed leaves. Milkweed provides toxic compounds to protect the monarch from predators.

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees while adding color, fragrance and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and ...

Classroom 10, in Floresville (573-286-8953). All attendees who preregister and agree to monitor the milkweed plants will ...

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

The prostrate milkweed was the subject of a 2007 protection petition by WildEarth Guardians. The prostrate milkweed’s low and sprawling leaves and stem wilt during droughts. But the plant’s ...