Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

Clearing existing invasives may take years, but it’s worth it. Gardener issues warning over dangerous plants that can wreak ...

Dillon recommends avoiding growing anything from seed that requires cold stratification, which includes many perennials, like echinacea, milkweed, and delphinium.

If you grow milkweed for monarch butterflies or simply want to protect your milkweed plants from harm, here’s how to get rid of aphids on milkweed in a monarch-safe way. What Are Milkweed Aphids?

This adaptable milkweed is hardy in zones three to ten and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year. Grow butterfly milkweed in full sun with well-drained soil.

PETOSKEY, MI – Lauri Juday carries around little packets of common milkweed seeds and gives them to anyone who promises to plant them. That’s because monarch butterflies need native milkweed ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees while adding color, fragrance and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and ...

Richland County residents are invited to help the declining monarch butterfly population by collecting milkweed seed pods now through Oct. 31.

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees while adding color, fragrance and beauty to your landscape.