Plant milkweeds in full sun and well-drained soil. Asclepias fascicularis is a perennial with light green narrow leaves on 3-foot stalks. Pink and white clusters of flowers bloom in the summer.

Throughout the southern U.S., tropical milkweed is commonly used both to attract and support monarchs and as an ornamental plant, and many nurseries and big box stories carry it.

Oliver Hernandez, of Overland, Kansas, poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of ...

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 ...

Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is an attractive plant, with blossoms and gorgeous green foliage.In mild climates, tropical milkweed doesn’t go dormant. It thrives in spring, summer ...

Petersen noted that while mowing might seem counterintuitive, overall environmental management sometimes means cutting plants ...

The conservancy is holding a milkweed plant sale Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Morvern Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. 703-777-2575. www.loudounwildlife.org. →Chesapeake Natives.

When to Plant Milkweed Seeds Melinda says, “Once stratified, you can start the seeds indoors or plant them directly in the garden after the last spring frost. Or let nature do the work with ...

This under-$15 flowering milkweed plant, which you can get with free, two-day Prime shipping on Amazon, will bring all the butterflies to your yard this spring and summer.

Among the flowering plants that were popular among the citizen scientists: butterfly milkweed, spiderwort, black-eyed Susan, geranium, purple coneflower, common milkweed, phlox and daylily.

Milkweed — the plant that’s good for butterflies, yet still banned in many Midwestern cities Harvest Public Media | By Celia Llopis- Jepsen. Published April 28, 2023 at 8:33 AM CDT Facebook ...