Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...

As the sole plant that hosts and feeds monarch caterpillars, milkweed (Asclepias species) is key to their survival. Happily, wherever you garden in the U.S., there’s a native type of milkweed ...

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Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one easy-to-grow option that's native to much of the United States. It's a food source and host plant for many types of butterflies and their larvae ...

ALEXANDRIA — The National Garden Bureau has named 2025 the Year of Asclepias (milkweed) — and for good reason. This resilient ...