Milkweed seeds are tricky to grow. Learn how to save seeds from milkweed pods and when to plant milkweed seeds outside or ...

Just a few years ago, the eastern monarch was considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

Along with our Spring Tree Seedling Sale, the Missaukee Conservation District is also selling native wildflowers and grasses.

syriaca), fewflower milkweed (A. lanceolate), swamp milkweed (A. incarnata) and whorled milkweed (A. verticillata). Most plant nurseries carry milkweed and can advise butterfly enthusiasts on the ...

When looking for a bit larger plant that tolerates moist to wet and occasionally dry soils, check out red milkweed (Syriaca incarnata), also known as pink and swamp milkweed. You’ll enjoy the ...

We will also try to compare the germination results of seeded tropical milkweed plants and the transplant ... butterfly weed, swamp and green). Both of the species germinated in the spring and ...

A study compiled data from more than 76,000 butterfly surveys across the continental U.S. The declines seen in the last 20 ...

For those without yards, there are many pollinator-friendly plants that do well in containers. Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and ...

A great way to do this in your own backyard is to use native plants, like Swamp Milkweed, Blue-stemmed Goldenrod, Fox Sedge or others to create a rain garden that will absorb excess rainwater to ...

As warmer weather signals the arrival of spring, gardeners in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County are planning their plots and ...