"Congratulations! Such a great feeling." Homeowner shares stunning photos of long-awaited visitors to backyard garden: 'It's ...

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." ...

Milkweed can grow in a wide variety of environments from roadsides and abandoned lots to the edge of fields, meadows, and ...

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 ...

Monarch butterfly decline: "It would be a mistake to think planting milkweed alone will solve this problem," said Anurag Agrawal, Cornell University professor of ecology and evolutionary biology ...

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

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.