It has been enjoyable to see all the monarch butterflies that migrated through the Concho Valley on their way to Mexico for the winter. It’s very inspiring and impressive to see insects that made it ...

A few days before Thanksgiving, I visited a master-gardener neighbor who has a beautiful landscape of hardy, water-wise native and adapted plants. Among them, 5-foot-tall Mexican milkweed plants ...

Common milkweed provides nectar for butterflies, and is the only food source for monarch caterpillars, but is too aggressive for your garden?

Agriculture could get caught in the crossfire as Monarch butterfly—and milkweed—populations face serious decline.

The red and yellow blooms of tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, are ubiquitous in North Florida butterfly gardens. This non-native milkweed has exploded in popularity as demand for milkweed ...

As I crisscross the county this summer to share environmental experiences with students, I can’t help but notice all of the stunning milkweed popping up on properties along the way.I watch in awe as ...

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Tropical milkweed was added to Florida's invasive species list in June 2025. This non-native plant hosts a parasite that harms monarch and queen butterflies. Florida has 21 native milkweed species ...