As the days lengthen and the sun warms our gardens, a spectacular migration is underway, bringing with it one of nature's ...

Water the plants regularly until they are well-established, usually within the first growing season. Once established, most ...

Image Swamp milkweed (A. incarnata ... winter in coastal California and then move inland around March for breeding season. Their clusters break up and typically move straight eastward, into ...

having more milkweed plants, planting swamp milkweed and having an array of nectar-producing flowering plants. “The biggest thing is if you can, plant native milkweed species — ideally ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Monarch caterpillar season has returned to Northeast ... well-mannered in a Northeast Ohio garden, such as the swamp milkweed and butterfly milkweed we have in our front garden.

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 stems and foliage are decorative, plus the chard is productive and tasty over a long season ... pursued by the Milkweed Class included our inability to get the swamp milkweed to germinate ...

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.

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 ...

Types of milkweed you can plant include common milkweed, showy milkweed, butterfly milkweed and swamp milkweed. Another important thing to do is check labels when using any spray to make sure it ...

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.

“The biggest thing is if you can, plant native milkweed species — ideally pesticide free,” said Karen Klinger, a geographic information systems analyst at the Field Museum a ...