Common milkweed provides nectar for butterflies, and is the only food source for monarch caterpillars, but is it right for ...

After the bumblebee exits the flower, it begins to binge eat on other closed gentians. By his gluttony he benefits the closed ...

For those of us in Pennsylvania, that means planting common milkweed, butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) and swamp milkweed (asclepias incarnata).

Tending the monarchs was more complex. Since the 1990s, Monarch butterfly populations have been in decline, experiencing an ...

When driving through the Sandhills, we often see flowering weeds in fields or roadsides. Casual walks along a country road may cause us to stop and check out the weeds ...

The featured flower on this walk is the purple prairie blazing star, an important part of tall grass prairies.

Habitat loss, climate change and the use of pesticides are to blame for the population decline of monarchs, says Karen ...

Despite their showy yellow flowers, goldenrods aren't the culprit for seasonal allergies. The inconspicuous ragweed plants reaching 10 feet tall spread pollen widely by wind.

When Peggy Spaeth and John Barber moved into their Cleveland Heights home in 2018, the front yard was all grass, except for a ...

While its larvae live amongst violets, adult Atlantis fritillary butterflies feed on a variety of plants including common milkweed, burdock, ox-eye daisy, mint, and mountain laurel.

Bridging the gap between spring and fall bloomers means seeking plants that peak during the dog days of summer, when heat is ...

One Reddit user shared the exciting results of their effort to create the ideal habitat for a monarch butterfly caterpillar.