The population of essential milkweed plants has decreased over the past decades. Help restore their numbers by collecting ...

If you have harvested milkweed seeds from existing plants, the typical perennial varieties that need cold stratification ...

If you are planting milkweed to attract monarch butterflies, you are already ahead of the game. But even the most well-meaning gardeners can make critical mistakes when planting milkweed that may send ...

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 South ...

Where Should You Plant Milkweed? Butterfly gardeners know the importance of milkweed. This plant family is vital to the survival of monarch butterflies, since it’s the only host plant their ...

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 ...

What exactly is a “weed?” From a gardener’s point of view, a weed is simply a plant growing where you don’t want it. Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American poet and philosopher who lived from 1803-82, said ...

Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

The Midwest needs to plant milkweed, and a lot of it, over the next 18 years to ensure monarch butterflies survive, preferably in sufficient numbers to sustain their phenomenal migration. In Illinois, ...

A large group of gardeners and organizations are working on determining how best to grow native milkweed in the San Antonio area to help increase the population of monarch butterflies. Following is ...

It is time to gather more information on growing milkweeds in the Central Texas area to contribute to the success that monarch butterflies have in producing new generations of butterflies. MORE FINCH: ...

For years, planting milkweed was the go-to way to help monarchs. Now, scientists say it may be fueling a parasite that’s ...