After realizing I couldn’t name most of the plants in my neighborhood, I downloaded a plant identification app. It was a great way to connect with my surroundings. “Plant identification starts when we ...

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a vibrant, low-maintenance native plant that supports pollinators in the garden. It's part of the milkweed family, and, like its relatives, it "supports a whole ...

ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA: If you’re not familiar with the Latin names of plants, this may sound more like a spell from Harry Potter. But Asclepias tuberosa is actually well known indeed, especially by its ...

Hello, my father in law found this flower in field and was wondering if you might know what it is and if this is something we would be able to grow in our garden. Thanks! Amy C. Dear Amy, So glad your ...

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 not ...

The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society has launched an initiative to declare butterfly weed as the state’s official wildflower. Society members plan to spend the 2017 session walking ...

“Few if any of our native plants add more to the beauty of the midsummer landscape than the milkweeds, and of this family no member is more satisfying to the … eye than the gorgeous butterfly-weed, ...

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

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - The June plant of the month is a great perennial that is the Perennial of the Year for 2017, Butterfly weed. This a hardy plant that is drought resistant and does well in most ...

The Perennial Plant Association has chosen butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa, as its 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year. You might wonder at the choice of a plant with “weed” in its name, but this ...

The designation Perennial Plant of the Year is awarded each year by the Perennial Plant Association to the perennial that outshines its competitors not only in appearance, but also in its noteworthy ...