As scientists stress the importance of providing as much of this valuable plant as possible, gardeners often ask: Does ...

Some milkweed varieties, like common milkweed, can grow quite tall and may benefit from support to prevent them from falling ...

Common milkweed is a native perennial plant in the milkweed family. It commonly grows in sunny areas and ditches and is a primary part of the monarch butterfly’s diet. Leaves are oval and opposite and ...

Common milkweed (Photo by Meneerke bloem ... It thrives in dry, sandy soil or average garden soil and can be grown in containers. To grow from seed: Cold stratification (where seeds go through a ...