Milkweed is more than just a beautiful addition to your garden. Dubbed the monarch butterfly magnet, this versatile plant ...

Commonly known as milkweed, Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial plants in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) plant family. Named for Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, plants exude a sticky, milky ...

Question: Hi Carol, it's so interesting that you recently wrote an article on milkweed. I have purchased plants (Asclepias syriaca “Virginia Silk”) from Annie’s Garden, which I plan to plant in a ...

Many people are interested in helping monarch butterflies. The number of migratory western monarchs that return to their overwintering sites in coastal California fluctuate each year, according to the ...

Milkweed is becoming a popular buzzword in the gardening community and the push to plant it in gardens and on public lands seems greater than ever. While admittedly the flower has a lovely bloom, why ...

The interest in identifying the easiest native milkweeds to grow and the most successful techniques with seed by Central Texas gardeners continues. Attendees at the monarch butterfly and milkweed ...

Milkweed is the one and only host plant for monarch caterpillars and butterflies, which prefer local, native varieties. Avoid growing non-native tropical milkweed. When you’re done reading these ...

As much as 70 percent of the monarch butterfly population that used to winter in an area of forest near Mexico City has disappeared. The causes of the decline seem to be bad weather during the long ...