These pests are worst in the spring—around the time daffodils and lilies bloom. Common milkweed is one of the best flowers for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. (Find out more things you ...

While milkweed is generally hardy, it can attract pests such as aphids. Instead of resorting to chemical pesticides, which ...

Under natural conditions the prostrate milkweed is thought to be able to persist at low densities. It produces so much nectar that far-flying pollinating insects such as tarantula hawks and large bees ...

The Xerces Society recommends planting milkweed that evolved in your area because they support other levels of the ecosystem from soil organisms to insects and birds. Also, planting introduced ...

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