Tropical milkweed was added to Florida's invasive species list in June 2025. This non-native plant hosts a parasite that harms monarch and queen butterflies. Florida has 21 native milkweed species ...

Butterfly weed is a milkweed plant that attracts butterflies to the garden with its clusters of bright orange-to-yellow blooms rich with nectar and pollen. This clump-forming perennial grows two feet ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This perennial herb (yep, this pretty flowering plant is technically an herb) should be on every gardener ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and South ...

The native plant I am most excited about in my "unlawned" front yard this spring won’t be showing up in beauty pictures anytime soon. But one morning this week, I was elated to discover that the ...

Butterfly fans, take a breath. I know it's officially spring and we're all pounding on nursery doors, anxious to plant some California native milkweed to help the endangered Western monarch butterfly ...

Monarch butterflies are classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. There is a difference between threatened (the previous classification for monarchs) and ...

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

We have conducted a number of monarch butterfly and milkweed classes over the last three years. The classes hosted over 450 attendees and distributed 900 milkweed seeded containers to gardeners in the ...