If you are interested in planting milkweed to help the monarch butterfly population recover, but are hesitant because of news stories of municipalities threatening to cut down milkweed gardens, there ...

Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is a popular tender perennial that is typically grown as an annual across the country. Its bright orange and red blooms are cheery to look at, and it is an ...

The plant most gardeners buy to save the monarch butterfly is quietly making things worse. Every spring, nurseries and ...

Milkweed is more than just a beautiful addition to your garden. Dubbed the monarch butterfly magnet, this versatile plant attracts pollinators, supports biodiversity, and offers stunning blooms in a ...

With its charismatic appearance and awe-inspiring migrations, it's not surprising that the monarch butterfly motivates gardeners to provide extra care for these pollinators in their gardens. These ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monarch butterfly on a pink milkweed bloom - Annie Otzen/Getty Images Milkweed, the common name of the genus Asclepias, is an ...

This is not a drill. California is poised to lose the Western monarch butterfly and its mysterious annual migration from the continent’s Western regions to the coastal areas between Baja and Mendocino ...

Q: For several years now, I have had milkweed growing on my tiny front patch of grass. The first few years it attracted monarch butterflies, and we had eggs and butterflies. For the last two summers, ...

Bugs are everywhere pollinating our favorite flowers, fruits and vegetables, and serving lunch for the birds. They provide an important service for the food supply for people, animals, insects and ...

Monarchs and milkweeds have been much in the news the last few years. Both were edging toward extinction. The beautiful butterfly and the kind of ugly milkweed really need each other. Monarchs lay ...