“The Illinois Native Plant Society has a great list of nurseries and plant sales. But also, very important too, is the range of blooming flowers that are blooming throughout the season.

Milkweed can grow in a wide variety of environments from roadsides and abandoned lots to the edge of fields, meadows, and ...

URBANA — In recent years, milkweeds have gained attention from the public due to their exclusive relationship with the monarch butterfly. “Many people are familiar with common milkweed ...

Kells, 79, a retired teacher, continued monitoring her milkweed after the Field Museum study ended. She now contributes data to the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.. She has 25 stalks of milkweed ...

The goal of the Native Milkweed Project in San Antonio is to figure out which of six native milkweed species is the easiest to grow, what are the most successful growing techniques, and which is ...

Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard gardeners try to lure the famous flutterers. But critics say this non-native ...

In fact, she’s already been “seed bombing” Michigan highway roadsides with milkweed and other native wildflower seeds when she participates in organized litter pickups. It’s something ...

After 600 seeded containers of six native milkweeds and three years of classes, here's where the Native Milkweed Project in San Antonio stands.

Monarch caterpillars can only eat the leaves of milkweed, a native wildflower. As milkweed has disappeared, so have the monarchs, to the point that they're at risk of extinction.

In the state of Illinois alone, milkweed numbers have fallen by about 95 percent since 1997. However, planting milkweed in everyday home gardens can make a big difference.

Monarchs have been in decline for 20 years, spurring conservation efforts by scientists and everyday people, who grow milkweed in gardens, fields and parkways.

Monarchs have been in decline for 20 years, spurring conservation efforts by scientists and everyday people, who grow milkweed in gardens, fields and parkways.