Milkweed is beautiful, easy to grow, and necessary for butterflies to survive. Here's how to grow and care for milkweed the ...

The pretty plant, which sports pink, purple or orange flowers, gets its name from the milky sap inside the stems and leaves. Despite its name, milkweed is not a weed but a wildflower , according ...

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the ...

Monarch butterfly would join 'threatened' species list under government proposal NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with NPR science correspondent Jonathan Lambert about the ... biologists are pretty excited.

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.