These late-blooming plants native to North America help feed butterflies — especially monarchs-— at a crucial point.

Recommended Varieties: Lance-leaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) is an easy-to-grow variety that’s native to most of the ...

Monarch butterfly populations are plummeting, with a shocking 96% drop recorded in the Western Monarch Count. Scientists warn ...

A study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found that 22% of butterflies in the United States disappeared between 2000 and 2020.

So grab your pack of native wildflower seeds ... sure their garden is constantly providing nectar for the butterflies. For example, plants like scorpion-tail and seaside goldenrod grow year ...

including the flowers of milkweed," Birds&Blooms said. Milkweeds are essential for monarch butterflies because female monarch lay their eggs on milkweeds. Adult monarchs feed on wild cherry ...

A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly populations declined 22%.