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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...