A guide called "Native Milkweeds" shows the commercially available milkweed varieties in the central United States. The guide is from the Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation, part of the ...

Commonly known as milkweed, Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial plants in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) plant family. Named for Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, plants exude a sticky, milky ...

When you’re out flower shopping this season, don’t forget to add a member or two – more is better -- of the asclepias family, better known as milkweed, to your shopping list. Unlike the many beautiful ...

Asclepias syriaca, known as common milkweed, is the plant usually associated with the name “milkweed.” But its presence in the wild has been steadily declining because of agricultural practices, ...

Do you like to attract butterflies to your garden? There are a couple of ways to do this, with the best being to plant the host plants on which they lay their eggs. Another is to provide plenty of ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I plant milkweed for monarch butterflies. A friend recently told me ...