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

San Antonio classes teach gardeners to grow native milkweed, supporting monarch butterfly migration and population health.

The goal of the Native Milkweed Project in San Antonio is to figure out which of six native milkweed species is the easiest to grow, what are the most successful growing techniques, and which is ...

It is time to gather more information on growing milkweeds in the Central Texas area to contribute to the success that monarch butterflies have in producing new generations of butterflies. MORE ...

All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies and other pollinators, right? For the most part, that’s true. However, there is much debate between policymakers and the ...

Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed – they will not survive on anything else. Native milkweeds are historically very common, although with the advent of vast fields of corn ...

Native plants such as milkweed, Texas sage, red yucca, and blue bonnets provide habitats for wildlife and offer benefits to other plants that keep them healthy without chemical fertilizers.

Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard gardeners try to lure the famous flutterers. But critics say this non-native ...

All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies and other pollinators, right? For the most part, that’s true. However, there is much debate between policymakers and the ...

A rare kind of milkweed native to South Texas is now an endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week. The prostrate milkweed will officially join the endangered ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declared the bracted twistflower, native to the Edwards Plateau, a threatened species, a month after putting another Texas plant on the endangered list.

In past articles, I have discussed selecting plants based upon the characteristics of your landscape, garden and flower bed. Today we’re going to discuss native and perennial plants. People ...