Native landscaping requires minimal maintenance, benefits the environment and, with a bit of acceptance, can be a thing of ...

Butterfly gardens are a great source of enjoyment. It can be a perfect opportunity to work with children or grandchildren and ...

Reviewed by Julie Thompson-Adolf Fact checked by Emily Estep Butterfly weed is a milkweed plant that attracts butterflies to the garden with its clusters of bright orange-to-yellow blooms rich ...

Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which rely on milkweeds as larval host plants.

Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa, has the largest native range and can be found throughout the Eastern United States and much of the Southwest, though not in California.

Pollinator gardens can benefit butterflies while bringing a pop of color from native species like violets, butterfly weed, goldenrod and azalea.

Regardless of how heat-tolerant your perennials are, it's always a good idea to plant them in the early morning or evening during July—never during the warm afternoons. Also, make sure to water more ...

The question this Earth Day is not whether we can save the monarch butterfly − we can − but whether we will.

The butterfly weed, also known as Hello Yellow, sports eye-catching yellow blossoms. MacNeil, who claims to be “a compulsive plant collector,” also grows nonnative tropical milkweed, which ...

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a milkweed that I had been told would help support monarchs and that I confidently planted in my garden, but native milkweed is a better answer.

Asclepias is native to the Southeast region of the United States.