Oliver Hernandez poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of a leaf. Across the Midwest ...

If you have harvested milkweed seeds from existing plants, the typical perennial varieties that need cold stratification ...

LISBON –If you plant them they will come. Milkweed, that is! Milkweed and Monarch butterflies have an essential connection because the monarchs only lay their eggs on the leaves of the milkweed plant.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In recent years, the monarch butterfly population has decreased by ...

Monarchs, as caterpillars, prefer the leaves of milkweed. Milkweed produces glycoside toxins to deter animals from eating them, monarch have evolved immunity to these toxins. When they feed, monarch ...

Also known as oleander aphids, milkweed aphids are not native to North America; they originated in the Mediterranean region. In their native land, these aphids primarily fed on oleander plants, but in ...

Milkweed is a fantastic plant for pollinators, and one particularly adored by Monarch butterflies. But the Monarchs' population is declining, and gardeners need to stand up and do whatever they can to ...

When Lorraine Kells first came upon two sprawling Chicago Park District flower beds near Diversey Harbor, she saw weeds and cigarette butts. But eight years later, a dazzling array of wildflowers ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! I hope everyone survived the brutal heat wave last week. More normal temperatures have dominated this last week of June. Now we just need some rain!