Can Milkweed Help Save Monarch Butterflies?
The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with ...
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7 Tips for Growing Milkweed from Seed to Attract Monarch Butterflies
Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...
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Avoid A Common Mistake When Planting Milkweed For A Diverse Butterfly Garden
If you are looking to attract the endangered monarch butterfly, only 30 milkweed species are used by them regularly. Other species of this native perennial, like swamp milkweed (Asclepias ...
Monarch butterfly population in Western U.S. nears record 30-year low. Here's what to know.
The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...
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Plant of the week: Butterfly milkweed
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 ...
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Partnering to Conserve the Monarch Butterfly Migration
Colony estimates at central Mexico overwintering sites indicate that monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations have declined over the past two decades. Among the leading causes of this ...