In May, when my new, blue butterfly bush started to bloom, I realized it could be the focal point for a patriotic garden. It also was the season for patriotic ...

“Separating a clump of plants is the only time you can divide and multiply at the same time.” This anonymous quote in garden guru Felder Rushing’s “Slow Gardening” is a reminder that time is ...

The Butterfly bush, also known as Buddleia davidii in the plant world, is known for its elegant silvery green foliage and colorful blooms. It comes in many varieties and can grow between 2-12 feet ...

The Fender’s blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 ...

The El Segundo Blue Butterfly has been on the federal list of endangered species since the 1970s—will habitat restoration save the day?

Individual flowers of the blue butterfly plant are small with pale blue lobes with a single darker lobe. The prominent stamens and pistil resemble a butterfly’s antennae. Gary Bachman I MSU ...

Ottman told CNN the Fender's blue butterfly is unique because it prefers to lay its eggs on one host plant, Kincaid's lupine. This makes the survival of the butterfly and the plant deeply intertwined.

Their disappearance has meant the decline of numerous species that previously thrived here. Among the nearly lost is a butterfly with a one-inch wingspan called Fender’s blue.

An Oregon butterfly species that was once thought to be extinct has rebounded enough to be removed from the endangered species list.

As the populations of these plants grew, so did that of Fender’s blue. Today, high-quality Fender’s habitat covers over a hundred acres at Baskett Slough.

Blue butterflies return to San Francisco Presidio, 80 years after Xerces species extinction The California Academy of Sciences used genetic testing to identify a blue butterfly species similar to ...