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Milkweed is famed for being an important plant for the Monarch butterfly, and it may surprise you to know that late fall is an ideal time to start perennial varieties by sowing outdoors. It does work ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

LOS ANGELES - March 21 is National Flower Day, and to celebrate, folks can plant some milkweed and start a pollinator garden to help the dwindling numbers of monarch butterflies. According to an ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This perennial herb (yep, this pretty flowering plant is technically an herb) should be on every gardener ...

All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...

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 ...

In a new study, University of Georgia scientists found hotter temperatures make monarch butterflies more vulnerable to ...

Milkweed is vital for monarch butterflies, serving as the only plant for laying eggs and feeding caterpillars. Five of Wisconsin's 13 native milkweed species are listed as endangered, threatened, or ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has declared milkweed as the department's Rare Plant Monitoring Program's 2025 Plant of the Year on Wednesday, encouraging people to ...