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

It's the season for outdoor hobbies, and as gardeners prepare their grounds for the seasonal harvest, they should remember to grow plants, like milkweed, to support monarch butterflies. Milkweed is ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - Who doesn’t love fresh flowers in the summertime? Butterfly Milkweed makes the perfect addition to any garden with its bright vibrant color! This flower ...

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

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 ...

Fragile populations of this increasingly elusive butterfly need milkweed, but beware: Some host plants might do more harm than good. For many people, it’s now a thrill to see a monarch butterfly. In ...

In front of Starr's Cave Nature Center is a small pocket of prairie whose native plants make it an important way station for monarch butterflies on their way to and from their overwinter grounds in ...

The pods should be placed in a paper bag and stored a dry place before being dropped off. The bags should also be marked with the county where they were collected. Lininger said that’s to better ...