Different species of milkweed thrive in different climates and soil conditions. Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a ...

I can walk to this outdoor museum and observe sculptures I’d never see in spring and summer, and sometimes even free music is ...

Poison ivy annoys with its notorious skin rash. And common milkweed may be prolific once its pods open, but it’s a native species that hosts butterfly larvae. Plant by plant, it can help to ...

Similarly, the team looked at phenological changes in the Camp Dodge monarchs' host plant, common milkweed, where females lay their eggs, and which serves as a major source of food for the camp's ...

Jefferson SWCD's Aaron Dodds saved a swamp milkweed plant in the middle of his yard, at his wife's urging, and what happened ...

A new population report on monarch butterflies finds conservation efforts in Iowa and elsewhere are starting to show promising results. Mykayla Hagaman, a program specialist at the Iowa Monarch ...

Similarly, the team looked at phenological changes of the Camp Dodge monarchs' host plant, common milkweed, where females lay their eggs, and which serve as a major source of food for the camp's ...

“It is exciting to have evidence for the importance of top-down influences from predators.” Scientists have long known that milkweed cardenolides, which in most animals disable a vital ...

It grows best in full sun with moist soil and is less aggressive than common milkweed. Grow this milkweed in sunny mixed borders, natural gardens, rain gardens, and alongside ponds. And best of all, ...