Butterfly weed is a perfect milkweed variety for flower gardens. Here's why you should add this monarch host plant to your ...

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a vibrant, low-maintenance native plant that supports pollinators in the garden. It's part of the milkweed family, and, like its relatives, it "supports a whole ...

Coneflowers already draw butterflies and bees, but pairing them with the right companion plants can turn a simple bed into a ...

Love coneflowers but not garden upkeep? There are tons of low-maintenance options to pair with them — from lookalike blooms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photograph: Michael Stewart, Uli Lorimer/Brooklyn Botanical Garden (Photograph: Michael Stewart, Uli Lorimer/Brooklyn Botanical ...

Want to help monarchs? Free classes in San Antonio, Floresville and New Braunfels include a limited giveaway for the first 35 sign-ups.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A swallowtail butterfly in flight - Gordon Magee/Shutterstock Turning our backyards into butterfly safe havens can involve a list ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. If Ohio’s prairies and wetlands had a celebrity, it ...

Jerry introduces a giant vine with spectacular, rather unusual flowers – but beware – it’s an environmental weed and deadly to native birdwing butterflies. Better to cut it down, poison the stump and ...

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 ...

On a quiet street in Wilmette, native plants bloom in broad sweeps and bright bursts, bringing color and life to what was once an ordinary strip of lawn separating the sidewalk from the curb. The ...