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A Pennsylvania butterfly farmer says listing the monarch as a threatened species could do more harm than good.

Some milkweeds are very aggressive and can quickly take over garden beds and large areas in the landscape, requiring time and effort to maintain their spread. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias ...

Milkweed plants need a full sun location ... growth habit and ease to start from seeds makes them a powerful duo for butterfly gardeners seeking a quickly flowering nectar source and host ...

Monarch butterflies are unique in their migration patterns. Eastern monarchs travel between Mexico and the U.S., spending ...

We can plant flowers that will feed monarchs and their caterpillars. Milkweeds are essential for caterpillars and nectar ...

Even if the deer do not usually eat a plant in the long-term ... How many gardeners that grew milkweed experienced use by monarchs or other butterfly species last year? Do they know what species ...