Habitat loss for this iconic black and orange butterfly, especially along its migratory routes, is devastating monarch populations. Help a winged friend out by planting milkweed.

Native milkweed plants — the kind good for butterflies — are coming out of dormancy and starting to sprout, so be patient. Southern California gardeners should be able to buy narrow-leaf ...

Reviewed by Debra LaGattutaReviewed by Debra LaGattuta Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a native herbaceous perennial that appeals to butterflies—especially the monarch butterfly.

Simply plant seedlings 18-24 inches apart in full sun. Most milkweed likes well-drained soil, unless you’re planting swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) which prefers moist conditions. Milkweed can ...

Butterfly weed is a milkweed plant that attracts butterflies to the garden with its clusters of bright orange-to-yellow blooms rich with nectar and pollen. This clump-forming perennial grows two ...

The Perennial Plant Association has named butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), as its 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year. With much focus on pollinator habitat these days, butterfly milkweed is a ...

Some milkweed species are attractive additions to home landscapes, and monarch butterflies like them too. Butterfly, swamp milkweed are best bets for home landscape Skip to main content Skip to ...

This $15 milkweed plant is just one of the many plants, bushes, ... Milkweed Butterfly Flowering Plants Set of Three Roots, $14.99; amazon.com The black-veined butterflies, ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed.

Milkweed plants are the only place where the orange and black monarch butterfly lays its eggs. The monarchs, some of which migrate a gruelling 3,000 kilometres every year from Canada to Mexico ...