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, ...

She spearheaded the creation of a native milkweed garden at the 32-acre Wawapek Preserve in Cold Spring Harbor.

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 ...

The monarch butterfly, known for its bright orange patterned wings, is in the middle of its migration from the northern U.S.

YARD AND GARDEN: Mystery seeds: what to do if you get them “Major statewide strategies, such as updated roadside mowing guidelines, creating habitat in natural areas, and allowing it to grow in ...

The hospital system announced Monday that its Wildflower Garden Bee & Butterfly Refuge at its Healthy Lifestyle Campus is now ...

First, the bleak butterfly news: The population of monarchs passing the winter in Mexico appears to have fallen. Now, the good news for Illinois’ state insect: The Field Museum is trying to figure out ...

There are many species of the plant Asclepias, some native and some non-native. Their common name is milkweed for the milky sap they produce. Milkweed is the larval host plant for the Monarch ...

There are few summer sights more delightful than that of butterflies spotted flitting back and forth amongst a beautiful garden — and given that monarch butterflies in particular have been in greater ...

The Montreal Botanical Garden offers an annual rite of spring with the flight of a delicate butterfly. This year’s edition of “Butterflies Go Free,” which is held indoors in the main exhibition ...