Applying mulch around your milkweed plants can help retain soil moisture, regulate soil temperature, and reduce weed ...

A Pennsylvania butterfly farmer says listing the monarch as a threatened species could do more harm than good.

Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and leaves of common milkweed, swamp milkweed, and other milkweed plants.

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 ...

Jefferson SWCD's Aaron Dodds saved a swamp milkweed plant in the middle of his yard, at his wife's urging, and what happened ...

FEEDING: Adult monarchs gather nectar from many different kinds of flowers, but monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed leaves. Milkweed provides toxic compounds to protect the monarch from predators.

The prostrate milkweed’s low and sprawling leaves and stem wilt during droughts. But the plant’s subterranean tuber stays alive and after soaking up moisture from occasional tropical storms sends up ...

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 South ...