Attention-centric butterfly weed is a bit of a line jumper among milkweeds, managing to snag the qualifying common name that every species of Asclepias deserves (and some more others). If you’re ...

Question: I planted both tropical milkweed and asclepias tuberosa. Both are chlorotic and the native milkweed has brown upturned leaves. Could it possibly be too much water? Or what? Chlorosis is a ...

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a vibrant, low-maintenance native plant that supports pollinators in the garden. It's part of the milkweed family, and, like its relatives, it "supports a whole ...

Milkweed is not just for monarchs! Native milkweed plants are a great addition to Colorado gardens. They are attractive flowering plants that, contrary to their name, are not at all weedy. There are ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees while adding color, fragrance and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and South ...

The Perennial Plant Association has named butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), as its 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year. With much focus on pollinator habitat these days, butterfly milkweed is a ...

Asclepias syriaca, known as common milkweed, is the plant usually associated with the name “milkweed.” But its presence in the wild has been steadily declining because of agricultural practices, ...

When you’re out flower shopping this season, don’t forget to add a member or two – more is better -- of the asclepias family, better known as milkweed, to your shopping list. Unlike the many beautiful ...

Butterfly weed, or Asclepias tuberosa, is a recognizable milkweed spceies native to Massachusetts. With large clusters or orange flowers, it offers both a pollen and nectar reward to insect ...