Non-native milkweed can severely impact the health and well-being of monarch butterflies for generations to come. The ...

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...

“The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America ... Davis attributes this to non-native tropical milkweed species, often planted by well-meaning people looking for a way to help ...

and pollinators including other butterflies, birds, and bees who feed on the flower's nectar. Planting introduced species, notably the tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) can disrupt the ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

butterfly weed, swamp milkweed, antelope horn milkweed and zizotes, plus one exotic species, the tropical milkweed. We had the most success with zizotes and tropical milkweed in terms of ...

“Protecting prostrate milkweed is a big deal for the monarch butterflies who lay their eggs on these plants as they fly through ... But the plant’s subterranean tuber stays alive and after soaking up ...