Butterfly milkweed has lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in many zones and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.

“You can really make a difference to the local population. Any individual flower you put out it likely to get visited,” said ...

Pye weed (Eupatorium fistulosum or Eutrochium fistulosum) grows 8 feet tall or more, adding architectural interest and ...

Flying from plant to plant, a monarch butterfly enjoys the nectar of a blooming milkweed plant along the South Platte River in Waterton Canyon, Littleton, Colorado. Endangered Monarch Butterflies on ...

Champaign County Master Gardener Volunteers (CCMGV) have kicked off their county-wide Youth Butterfly Program to help educate ...

A Pennsylvania butterfly farmer says listing the monarch as a threatened species could do more harm than good.

New research shows butterfly populations have ... bees and butterflies are visiting in the garden center. Then I buy those plants and plant them.” Milkweed, the preferred food of monarch ...

Some milkweeds are very aggressive and can quickly take over garden beds and large areas in the landscape, requiring time and effort to maintain their spread. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias ...

A fritillary butterfly perches on blooming milkweed at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md., June 5, 2019. (AP ...

Butterflies are vanishing nationwide due to habitat loss, climate change and use of insecticides, according to a new study, ...