Milkweed is more than just a beautiful addition to your garden. Dubbed the monarch butterfly magnet, this versatile plant attracts pollinators, supports biodiversity, and offers stunning blooms in a ...

Showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) is a lovely plant that attracts butterflies to the garden. Its blue-green, ovate leaves are about 4 to 5 inches long and have a coarse texture, with a large and ...

Milkweed is more than just a beautiful addition to your garden. Dubbed the monarch butterfly magnet, this versatile plant attracts pollinators, supports biodiversity, and offers stunning blooms in a ...

Milkweed is a drought-tolerant and deer-resistant perennial plant named for its milky latex sap. It is a great host plant for many beneficial insects including Monarch butterflies, bees, beetles, and ...

Question: Hi Carol, it's so interesting that you recently wrote an article on milkweed. I have purchased plants (Asclepias syriaca “Virginia Silk”) from Annie’s Garden, which I plan to plant in a ...

Milkweed is becoming a popular buzzword in the gardening community and the push to plant it in gardens and on public lands seems greater than ever. While admittedly the flower has a lovely bloom, why ...

Milkweed is a drought-tolerant and deer-resistant perennial plant named for its milky latex sap. It is a great host plant for many beneficial insects including Monarch butterflies, bees, beetles and ...

Many people are interested in helping monarch butterflies. The number of migratory western monarchs that return to their overwintering sites in coastal California fluctuate each year, according to the ...

Milkweed is the one and only host plant for monarch caterpillars and butterflies, which prefer local, native varieties. Avoid growing non-native tropical milkweed. When you’re done reading these ...

The interest in identifying the easiest native milkweeds to grow and the most successful techniques with seed by Central Texas gardeners continues. Attendees at the monarch butterfly and milkweed ...

Yes, we have monarch butterflies in the Inland Northwest, but they aren’t common. Monarch butterflies are an iconic representative for pollinator conservation. Much has been written about preserving ...