Swamp milkweed, a member of the milkweed family, plays a vital role in supporting the monarch butterfly population. Its flowers, which attract bees and butterflies, bloom in shades of soft mauve, pink ...

MINNEAPOLIS - We gave away around 11,000 seed packets of Rose Milkweed seeds in the last week with the help of Bachman's and Prairie Moon Nursery. Now how to plant them? The best way to have success ...

CLECELAND, Ohio -- Matt, a reader from Broadview Heights, sent me an email and a photo last month and wrote, “I was out walking my dog and I saw these plants. Are they milkweed pods, and if so, can I ...

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 ...

Milkweed is famed for being an important plant for the Monarch butterfly, and it may surprise you to know that late fall is an ideal time to start perennial varieties by sowing outdoors. It does work ...

Milkweed is the host plant for butterfly enthusiasts who want to attract monarch butterflies. When the monarch discovers the milkweed, she lays her eggs on it. Once the eggs hatch, the small ...

Monarch butterfly numbers are dwindling and have been for decades. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the pollinator's population and sole source of food and habitat, milkweed, ...

If you've ever walked through a meadow in midsummer, chances are you've seen the tall stalks of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) standing proudly with clusters of pinkish-purple flowers. At first ...

On June 8, more than 250 milkweed plants were planted by Three Rivers Land Trust staff and volunteers to improve habitat quality and food resources for local monarch butterfly populations. Several ...

INJURIES. THE SPEEDBOAT REPORTEDLY TOOK OFF AFTER THE COLLISION.. THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY IS NOW CONSIDERED AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP MONARCH BUTTERFLIES ...