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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In recent years, the monarch butterfly population has decreased by ...

It has been enjoyable to see all the monarch butterflies that migrated through the Concho Valley on their way to Mexico for the winter. It’s very inspiring and impressive to see insects that made it ...

A few days before Thanksgiving, I visited a master-gardener neighbor who has a beautiful landscape of hardy, water-wise native and adapted plants. Among them, 5-foot-tall Mexican milkweed plants ...

Milkweed, the common name of the genus Asclepias, is an incredibly popular and diverse native plant that grows across the ...

Dara Satterfield hadn’t planned to conduct experiments at the Texas State Fair, but that is where her study subjects showed up in October. She was still in Georgia when they arrived, so she hurriedly ...

Many gardeners will tell you that aphids are the bane of their existence. According to a new study from the University of Florida, these tiny pests also pose problems for the iconic monarch butterfly.

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the milkweed as ...