Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa): vibrant orange blooms Rose or “swamp” milkweed (Asclepias incarnata): best suited for soggy sites. Blooms range from deep rose to ballet slipper pink. Common ...

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.

One day last week, Joe suggested we alter our routine from our daily Kiesel Park dog walk and try one of the Creekline Trails in Opelika. Oh, what a glorious morning we had as a result of this small ...

Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which rely on milkweeds as larval host plants.

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.

Monarch butterfly on milkweed. Image by Mediamarketing via Depositphotos. Perhaps the most significant factor in the monarch’s decline is the loss of milkweed, the only plant on which monarch ...

Project Milkweed: TDOT giving out free seeds to support Monarch butterfly population by: Alicia Patton Posted: Jun 16, 2025 / 02:38 PM CDT Updated: Jun 17, 2025 / 11:24 AM CDT ...