Butterfly milkweed has lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in many zones and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.

The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, but the numbers remain far below the long-term average.

The number of monarch butterflies overwintering this year in Mexico has nearly doubled, according to the 2025 annual census.

With so many to choose from, select the milkweed that is best suited to the growing conditions, your landscape design, and garden maintenance. Some milkweeds are very aggressive and can quickly ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do ...

National Plant a Flower Day is all about celebrating the beauty of flowers. Planting them can also help save pollinators like ...

With so many to choose from, select the milkweed that is best suited to the growing conditions, your landscape design, and garden maintenance. Some milkweeds are very aggressive and can quickly take ...

We will also try to compare the germination results of seeded tropical milkweed plants and the transplant success to the results with the native milkweed plants. Here are some subjective ...