The decline of milkweed due to urban development and agricultural practices directly impacts monarch butterfly populations.

A diverse butterfly garden offers many benefits, but creating one where the winged insects will return takes diligent work.

Don’t give up. It will eventually come up, then quickly grow and set blooms. Butterfly milkweed begins flowering in June, and the flowers will last a month of more. The best part is that this ...

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the ...

Indigenous environmental advocate Nichole Keway Biber agreed and said native milkweed plants are actually quite beautiful if allowed to grow until blooming. “I call them Michigan lilacs,” she ...