Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...

usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and leaves of common milkweed, swamp milkweed, and other milkweed plants. However, while garden aphids often spell ...

Its vibrant orange flowers and deep taproots make this species drought-tolerant in well-drained soil. Swamp milkweed (Photo by velvetleaf, CC BY-NC 4.0) Swamp milkweed loves rich, moist soil and ...

Do not be too anxious to prune the freeze damaged leaves and stems from your landscape ... New Braunfels area: showy milkweed ...