Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a vibrant, low-maintenance native plant that supports pollinators in the garden. It's part of the milkweed family, and, like its relatives, it "supports a whole ...

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Butterfly weed (also called butterfly milkweed) is a pretty, low-maintenance perennial. Here are tips on where and how to plant it from horticulturists at Iowa State University in Ames. Q: What would ...

Growing milkweed from seed is an easy way to make your garden a monarch landing zone. Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the ...

Dear Master Gardener: My friend wanted to collect the “orange seeds” from my Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed) to see if he could start some new plants. I told him those were the fallen petals — the ...

There are few summer sights more delightful than that of butterflies spotted flitting back and forth amongst a beautiful garden — and given that monarch butterflies in particular have been in greater ...

I saved some seeds from my butterfly weed last year. When is a good time to sow them? Do I need to remove the fluff? ANSWER It's not necessary to remove the "fluff" from the seeds of butterfly weed ...