Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...

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 ...

In fact, the plant is the only food source for some of these butterflies' larvae. Milkweed plants are a great option for those who enjoy butterfly-watching, and they can even help you support ...

Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. Flowers have long been symbolic of that special connection between people.

ALEXANDRIA — The National Garden Bureau has named 2025 the Year of Asclepias (milkweed) — and for good reason. This resilient ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

February is a month filled with love, reflection, and community spirit. While it brings Valentine’s Day celebrations, it also ...

Explore the worrying decline of Monarch butterflies in Texas and the implications for pollination and food production. Learn why preserving these butterflies is vital for a sustainable ecosystem.

Its yellow flowers are not only a sight to behold but also extremely inviting to monarchs and other pollinators. Butterfly weed, a form of milkweed, provides monarch caterpillars with the ...

Plant potatoes Feb 1. Dig a trench at least 1 foot deep and place a piece of seed ... We germinated milkweed seed and ...