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 ...

It takes more than flower nectar to attract butterflies to your garden. Learn the truth about common butterfly host plant ...

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 ...

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Monarch butterflies require milkweed plants as egg-laying sites, but they also migrate long distances every spring and fall, and the route from Mexico to Canada passes through the San Antonio area.

A zebra swallowtail butterfly feeds on the nectar of a butterfly weed plant at the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center near Williamstown recently. (Photo provided by Grace ...

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