A user on the r/NativePlantGardening forum posted a stunning picture of a Common Buckeye butterfly on a vibrant purple ...

Get to know the plants and animals that you'll see in Chicago in the springtime.

Monarch butterfly caterpillars only eat leaves from the milkweed genus, Asclepias spp., so it’s critical for those butterflies that we try to grow as many of these plants as we can. Collecting ...

Milkweed seeds from a milkweed pod sit in the soil in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania on Oct. 24, 2025. (Liz Partsch photo) BETHEL PARK, Pa. — The gardening season is coming to a close, but don’t pack up ...

The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District is collecting milkweed seed pods to help support the declining monarch butterfly population. Milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies will lay ...

Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

Tropical milkweed was added to Florida's invasive species list in June 2025. This non-native plant hosts a parasite that harms monarch and queen butterflies. Florida has 21 native milkweed species ...

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Honeyvine milkweed, a native Indiana plant related to the common milkweed, is considered a weed due to its aggressive growth. While the vine's roots are hardy and difficult to kill, regular trimming ...

As their name suggests, many milkweed species produce a milky-white substance that can be seen if their stem is broken. Milkweed flowers are often fragrant and produce nectar for a wide array of ...

Some plants win your heart through their beauty, others through their ease of cultivation, and still others through their ability to attract birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. But ...

If you're progressing through Grounded 2, you'll find some rarer resources along the way that you will need to get to specific areas of the park. Milkweed Tuft is necessary if you want to explore near ...