Do not plant milkweed host plants (Asclepias fascicularis and Asclepias speciosa) within five miles of the coast. Stinson Beach, Bolinas, Muir Beach and Fort Baker have overwintering sites on ...

Milkweed, Asclepias species, attracts butterflies to your garden. It also attracts other insects that you may not want. My milkweed plants, Asclepias fascicularis, were covered with aphids this sum… ...

The milkweed species native to the western United States is Asclepias fascicularis, or Narrowleaf Milkweed or Mexican Whorled Milkweed. It is a perennial shrub with a 3-foot stem and long, narrow ...

At Theodore Payne, you can procure a packet of 270 narrow-leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) seeds for $6. Plants of this species in 4-inch containers are available for $5.

The Xerces Society, an invertebrate conservation group, recommends that home gardeners plant native milkweed species instead, such as narrow-leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis), “a relatively ...

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 ...

The narrowleaf milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis, a much less showy species and one more tolerant of poorly drained conditions grew on fence lines. On hillsides in the spring, ...

On valley floors, the narrow leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) is often found growing in ditches, moist areas, and near fences, creeks and rivers, and in and around orchards and vineyards.

As butterflies start their journey toward their overwintering sites in fall, here’s what you can do in your butterfly garden.

Five things to do in the garden this week: 1. Plant native milkweed now. Although fall planting of California native milkweed is acceptable, if you want to get a jump on next year’s growth ...