Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to ...

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a great choice for many parts of North America, while swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) prefers wetter conditions, and butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ...

As the sole plant that hosts and feeds monarch caterpillars, milkweed (Asclepias ... common milkweed, neither needs a period of cold stratification to break dormancy—they are ready to grow.