All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies ... This is the case in southern Texas, California, Louisiana and Florida, where freezing temperatures are rare.

However, tropical milkweed, which is not native to Florida or anywhere else in North America, has recently raised concerns among botanists and butterfly enthusiasts about its effect on the monarch ...

Common milkweed provides nectar for butterflies, and is the only food source for monarch caterpillars, but is it right for ...

Beside a sign labeled “monarch waystation,” the 62-year-old volunteer mingled with guests looking to purchase native Florida plants, including two species of milkweed. And where there is ...

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 ...

PETOSKEY, MI – Lauri Juday carries around little packets of common milkweed seeds and gives them to anyone who promises to plant them. That’s because monarch butterflies need native milkweed ...