Master gardener Christine Pappes, 57, brought more than 240 milkweed plants she'd raised at her South Russell home. "They've been my babies for a long time," Pappes said. "Time to fly the nest." ...

Native milkweed plants — the kind good for butterflies — are coming out of dormancy and starting to sprout, so be patient. Southern California gardeners should be able to buy narrow-leaf ...

Green milkweed, Asclepias viridis, seedlings seen Thursday, April, 4, 2024, are native to the Texas Gulf Coast and and can be propagated from seeds.

FORT SILL, Oklahoma — Tucked away within the Fort Sill Natural Resources compound, something small but mighty is taking root—one milkweed sprout, one butterfly wingbeat and one bloom at a time.

Long before houses sprawled along the Interstate 680 corridor, the open fields were home to our native Asclepias fascicularis, or narrowleaf milkweed. It also was home to many monarch butterflies ...

Starting milkweed and other native plants from seeds requires exposing them to a Northeast Ohio winter. ... I was not terribly surprised, because milkweed seeds might not sprout for a year or two.