We have been encouraging our backyard milkweed to grow ever since we moved over five years ago. I have friends who have issues with the aggressive growth of milkweed. We don’t have this problem. We ...

While exploring a patch of Milkweed, Evie came across a cluster of fuzzy, eye-catching caterpillars—Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillars. Learn more about these lesser-known residents of Milkweed plants ...

If you don’t already appreciate a good tussock - a tuft of grass or sedge that invites you to sit upon it, you should. According to Merriam-Websters’ Dictionary a tussock is a compact tuft, especially ...

Beyond the monarch, lovely nectar-laden, fragrant flowers attract and nourish a diversity of other butterflies, moths, native bees, honeybees, wasps, flies, beetles and ants. Along with their sap, ...

All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...

Milkweed is the one and only host plant for monarch caterpillars and butterflies, which prefer local, native varieties. Avoid growing non-native tropical milkweed. When you’re done reading these ...