Each year the National Garden Bureau chooses plants of the year. I always look forward to which plants they pick and learning ...

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 ...

Q: This spring you offered butterfly and milkweed classes all over the region and attendees all received free seeded milkweeds. Is it easier to raise milkweeds for the Monarchs that ...

"Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) supports monarch butterflies, whose caterpillars are only able to eat different types of milkweed plants," says Hoadley. Its blooms proliferate from June to ...

Milkweed, also known as butterfly weed, is an essential host plant, and the only host plant for monarch butterflies. “Butterflies like bright colors and tend to see things in groups,” Stansel ...

The sale includes popular native plants like beebalm, butterfly weed, purple coneflower, mountain laurel, and winterberry. A full list of available plants and an order form can be downloaded from ...

The plight of the monarch butterfly could cost farmers a valuable tool in the fight to protect crops from weeds and pests. An ...

Bloom time and season-long support: Annuals bloom for extended periods, often all summer. They keep producing flowers. Perennials have defined bloom periods, sometimes only a few weeks. By planting a ...

The monarch butterfly population has declined in recent decades, leading to a proposed listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. People can help monarch butterflies by planting ...

That was a perfect habitat for a butterfly, a little blue butterfly, that flew, feeding on a specific host plant called deer weed. It's a pea family plant with an orange and red flower.