With so many to choose from, select the milkweed that is best suited to the growing conditions, your landscape design and ...

Milkweed seeds are tricky to grow. Learn how to save seeds from milkweed pods and when to plant milkweed seeds outside or ...

Each year the National Garden Bureau chooses plants of the year. I always look forward to which plants they pick and learning ...

Different species of milkweed thrive in different climates and soil conditions. Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a ...

Just a few years ago, the eastern monarch was considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Asclepias syriaca L. (common milkweed) is known to contain sufficient amounts of cardiac glycosides, which are known to be toxic to humans ...

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, fragile traveler.

In Louisiana, the most commonly available species are aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis), butterflyweed (A. tuberosa), common milkweed (A. syriaca), fewflower milkweed (A. lanceolate), swamp ...

It grows best in full sun with moist soil and is less aggressive than common milkweed. Grow this milkweed in sunny mixed borders, natural gardens, rain gardens, and alongside ponds. And best of ...