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

Worried about common milkweed taking over your garden? Swamp milkweed, or red milkweed, is less aggressive but good for ...

In a milkweed seed-farm field in the Midwest ... As its common name implies, swamp milkweed (A. incarnata), with its distinctive magenta flowers on stems of up to about four feet, can handle ...

Try showy, common or swamp milkweed and butterfly weed ... One set of long, black filaments at either end are also a telling ...

Another plus of growing either swamp milkweed or butterfly weed is that, unlike common milkweed, neither needs a period of cold stratification to break dormancy—they are ready to grow.

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 ...

Most milkweed plants grow best in full sun, while common milkweed is happiest in well-draining soil, and swamp milkweed may become stressed and prone to aphids if it’s not grown in moist earth.

Red Milkweed - small gardens Also known as Swamp Milkweed, it is typically found in swamps — as the name suggests. However, this species can also be found in river bottomlands and wet meadows.

tuberosa), common milkweed (A. syriaca), fewflower milkweed (A. lanceolate), swamp milkweed (A. incarnata) and whorled milkweed (A. verticillata). Most plant nurseries carry milkweed and can ...

Such gardens are at the heart of a new Field Museum study ... that’s at least 5 years old, having more milkweed plants, planting swamp milkweed and having an array of nectar-producing flowering ...

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