Growing milkweed from seed is an easy way to make your garden a monarch landing zone.

Key Points Milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies can lay their eggs on and feed from as caterpillars.Other ...

Swamp milkweed is a native plant that is essential for supporting monarch butterflies, providing them with necessary nourishment and habitat. Its attractive flowers appeal to bees and butterflies, ...

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 ...

Monarch butterfly caterpillars only eat leaves from the milkweed genus, Asclepias spp., so it’s critical for those butterflies that we try to grow as many of these plants as we can. Collecting ...

Yes, we have monarch butterflies in the Inland Northwest, but they aren’t common. Monarch butterflies are an iconic representative for pollinator conservation. Much has been written about preserving ...

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

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 ...