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San Antonio classes teach gardeners to grow native milkweed, supporting monarch butterfly migration and population health.
Providing beautiful blooms for monarchs not only adds to the beauty of your garden but helps support their population. Here ...
Tropical milkweed blooms longer into the fall than our native species, which could encourage migrating monarchs to stay longer.
Despite some conservationists’ concerns, UC Davis researchers show that tropical milkweed has minimal impact on California monarch butterflies’ migratory patterns.
Answer: The concern about the tropical milkweed species (Asclepias curassavica) is that planting it in warmer states like Arizona can allow monarchs to breed here over the winter, thus increasing ...
As you look at beautiful flowering plants buzzing with pollinators, it can be hard to imagine that some of them could be causing more harm than good to the ecosystem. Fast spreaders can choke out ...
Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the ...
All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies and other pollinators, right? For the most part, that’s true. However, there is much debate between policymakers and the scientific ...
Tropical milkweed is popular for its brilliant flowers and its lure to monarch butterflies. In some states, however, its long growing cycle can lead to problems. Johnson County Extension All ...
All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies and other pollinators, right? For the most part, that’s true. However, there is much debate between policymakers and the ...