Should you avoid planting tropical milkweed for monarchs? Find out what garden experts say and find native milkweed varieties ...

The Florida-bound monarchs are found in milkweed plants. Florida even has it’s own population of monarchs that don’t migrate.

It can grow up to 4 feet tall, while others may grow taller. Butterflies will appreciate the white and lavender blooms that will grow on each plant. This is a variety of milkweed that you'll want to ...

“If there’s no milkweed, there are no monarchs ... bright flowers for butterflies to land on. 4 Get your neighbors to plant butterfly-friendly habitat plants to give migrating monarchs ...

“We have all of our local native plant growers here to try to get people to grow more milkweed and nectaring plants in general. They (monarchs) need nectar to have energy for their migration ...

Each year, Monarch butterflies from the northern United States. pass through South Carolina on their seasonal migration to ...

The wingspread ranges from 89 to 105 millimeters (about 3.5 to 4 inches). Males are bigger than females ... Adult monarchs gather nectar from many different kinds of flowers, but monarch caterpillars ...

The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme heat likely compounds stresses on the iconic butterfly, worrying biologists ...

The Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the next few weeks offer a variety for everyone. Online registration ...

Rocio Santiago Aguilar (right) helped kids from TBOC (Taking Back Our Community) Church youth group and LaunchPAD Leadership Academy plant milkweeds seeds in W.W. Glover Cemetery in South Dallas ...

Monarch caterpillars feed almost exclusively on milkweed plants within the genus Asclepias ... A 2017 study reported a “sharp decline” in the western population, from an estimated 4.5 million in the ...

Meanwhile, people in Minnesota reported monarchs hanging around their flower gardens later into the season than they can remember, but Friday, Oct. 4, brought reports of hundreds reaching the ...