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Common milkweed provides nectar for butterflies, and is the only food source for monarch caterpillars, but is too aggressive for your garden?

Milkweed is more than just a beautiful addition to your garden. Dubbed the monarch butterfly magnet, this versatile plant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Milkweed is the host plant for butterfly enthusiasts who want to attract monarch butterflies. When the monarch discovers the ...

If you are planting milkweed to attract monarch butterflies, you are already ahead of the game. But even the most well-meaning gardeners can make critical mistakes when planting milkweed that may send ...

Monarch butterflies require milkweed plants as egg-laying sites, but they also migrate long distances every spring and fall, and the route from Mexico to Canada passes through the San Antonio area.

Agriculture could get caught in the crossfire as Monarch butterfly—and milkweed—populations face serious decline.

Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

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Milkweed is vital for monarch butterflies, serving as the only plant for laying eggs and feeding caterpillars. Five of Wisconsin's 13 native milkweed species are listed as endangered, threatened, or ...

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains how milkweed is a toxic treat for monarch butterflies ...