The plight of monarch butterflies is well known. The population of the monarch’s host plant, native milkweed, is diminishing, which makes it difficult for the butterflies to survive. As a result, many ...

With their distinctive clusters of vibrant flowers and unique seed pods, milkweed plants hold a special place in the natural world. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, the benefits of growing a milkweed ...

In the last few years, she’s planted coneflowers, black eyed Susans, milkweed, asters, phlox and obedient plant in her yard.

If you are looking to remove invasive species from your home, you may be able to get help paying for the work.

An open letter to Floridians about a parasite in monarch butterflies has become controversial as some researchers suggest ...

South TEXAS GARDENERQ. Why do most nurseries only sell Tropical Milkweed when so many native milkweed selections exist? A. I ...

It’s called milkweed. Milkweed serves as the singular host plant for monarch butterfly larvae so female monarchs search out milkweed on which to deposit their eggs. Once the eggs hatch ...

According to Shiloh Museum master gardener Marty Powers, this is because of the decreasing number of milkweed plants. The ...

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the prostrate milkweed as endangered. Only 24 populations of the plant survive, in south Texas and northern Mexico, where ...

If you were to try counting all of the trees on the University of Iowa campus on this Earth Day, you’d need to be able to ...

The club’s work has inspired a special offer. The city will hand out up to 150 containers of milkweed plant on a first-come, first-served basis at City Hall, 220 Clay St., Monday through ...