Grow milkweeds for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Milkweed seeds require a cold, moist process called stratification in ...

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

If you have harvested milkweed seeds from existing plants, the typical perennial varieties that need cold stratification ...

The population of essential milkweed plants has decreased over the past decades. Help restore their numbers by collecting ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees while adding color, fragrance and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and South ...

If you are planting milkweed to attract monarch butterflies, you are already ahead of the game. But even the most well-meaning gardeners can make critical mistakes when planting milkweed that may send ...

You can support butterflies by doing these things: garden with natives and nectar plants; offer host plants; don’t use ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of having a magical butterfly garden, you’ve likely considered pollinator-friendly flowers like alyssum, aster, coneflower, and zinnias. But did you know there’s only one plant ...

Graduate student Nicole Kuzdzal was driving home one day, brainstorming about a project. Kuzdzal, who is pursuing a master’s in therapeutic recreation and working as a graduate assistant for Outdoor ...