Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and ...

Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed are the primary food source for monarch caterpillars. The flowers provide ...

Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which rely on milkweeds as larval host plants.

As I crisscross the county this summer to share environmental experiences with students, I can’t help but notice all of the ...

Blue daze (Evolvulus glomeratus) is a low-growing bedding plant that loves summer heat and sun. This pest-free plant has ...

In the spring, we need to fill our gardens with a wide range of blooming plants including Butterfly Weed. Butterfly Weed is essential because the adult Monarch lays eggs on Milkweed exclusively ...

Milkweed can grow in a wide variety of environments from roadsides and abandoned lots to the edge of fields, meadows, and ...

Worldwide, the plant grows in only two Alabama counties, in fewer than 10 known populations, according to Al Schotz, a ...

The city’s parks department this week unveiled a new “mini forest” on a formerly little-used lot on the Williamsburg ...