It's a common mistake to pick a random type of milkweed to grow in your garden without knowing anything about it. Many ...

As scientists stress the importance of providing as much of this valuable plant as possible, gardeners often ask: Does ...

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“In May, when you do that, the milkweed’s not even flowering yet,” she said ... (Photo by Stephanie Faughnan) Deputy Mayor ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed to add the monarch butterfly to the threatened species list.

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Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard gardeners try to lure the famous flutterers. But critics say this non-native plant ...

Photo Credit: R. A. Nonenmacher / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Milkweed thrives in wet soil and can grow in full sun and partial shade. Swamp milkweed has lance-shaped leaves that are smooth and ...

Every winter, millions of monarch butterflies journey thousands of miles across North America to spend winters in the forests and mountains of central Mexico.

The eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinters primarily in the oyamel fir forests of the Sierra Madre Mountains ...

Butterfly milkweed needs little fertilizer, is drought-tolerant ... Plant a buckeye tree in an open area — it can grow to 60 feet. It tolerates cold but buds early, so it’s at risk of early spring ...

The recent proposal by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list Monarch Butterflies as threatened due to drastic population declines is a big deal.