Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and ...

Grow butterfly weed in a sunny spot with well-draining soil. Sow seeds directly in the garden—butterfly weed does not require much tending to to thrive,; Water a new plant well during its first ...

I have tried to grow Butterfly weed from seed the last couple of years without any success. I let the seed pods pop open and then cover the seeds with mulch but I have not had any luck with them ...

Butterfly weed produces a seed pod after pollination. Measuring about three to six inches long, the seed pods, also known as follicles, turn brown and split, causing the seeds to be disbursed in ...

Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias (many different species and cultivars), Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies ...

I have a perennial called butterfly weed with yellow clusters of flowers. When the seed pods break, like native milkweed, lots of floating white “fairies” come out. How can I grow these seeds ...

Some common larval food plants are Mexican butterfly weed for monarch butterflies, citrus for giant swallowtail butterflies and passion vines for Gulf fritillary butterflies.

Butterfly Weed is a native wildflower that is both beautiful and ecologically important for the insect and butterfly population.

Butterfly Weed, "Asclepias tuberosa," thrives with neglect, in drought-like conditions and poor soil. It's one of the plants on the New York State List of Native Plants, which means that they may ...

Q.What are the plants to grow that attract butterflies? I already have coneflowers, black-eyed Susans and vegetables that I see them on all the time. What else could I plant?A.You made a good start… ...

Butterfly weed’s large clusters of flowers are a brilliant orange-yellow, ... Later in the season, the follicle opens up along one side to disperse silky-tailed seeds. ...