Milkweed and Butterfly Weed (plants in the Asclepias family), are the essential host plant for Monarch butterflies. Grow Milkweed Plants Grow Milkweed Seeds Get A Head Start On Your Butterfly ...

Butterfly weed is a milkweed plant that attracts butterflies to the garden with its clusters of bright orange-to-yellow blooms rich with nectar and pollen. This clump-forming perennial grows two ...

Here are some of my favorites. If you want to learn more about the butterfly weed, tropical milkweed and the other milkweeds and nectar plants, attend one of the three remaining monarch and ...

Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of the tamer milkweeds with lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in zones three to 10 and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant ...

People can help monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, their primary food source, and creating butterfly-friendly ... ironweeds, joe-pye weed, marigolds, asters, rattlesnake-master, sunflowers ...