6. Balloon plant (Asclepias or Gomphocarpus physocarpus): This is a tropical, non-native annual milkweed grown as a garden curiosity, though monarchs feed on it. It is grown for its size — six ...

The inner pod and the seeds were certainly reminiscent of the other milkweed plants I’ve seen. And I learned that there’s an additional connection: The balloon plant attracts monarch ...

DONNA SAID SHE NOTICED OUT OF ALL OF THE MILKWEED PLANTS ONE ATTRACTED MORE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES THAN THE REST THE NON-NATIVE GOMPOCARPUS FISOCARPUS ALSO KNOWN AS BALLOON MILKWEED, BUT IT’S ALSO ...

Butterfly fans, take a breath. I know it’s officially spring and we’re all pounding on nursery doors, anxious to plant some California native milkweed to help the endangered Western monarch ...

First graders in the Yuba County community of Oregon House are planting hope for monarch butterflies, one milkweed at a time.

Oliver Hernandez, of Overland, Kansas, poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of ...

We are lucky here in Southwest Florida: We have a healthy year round butterfly population. Our butterfly population flourishes during the summer months due to our hot, tropical weather and ...

"Monarch larvae or caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed leaves as its host plant," said Kirk-Ballard. "When the hungry, hungry caterpillars run out of food many gardeners begin to panic." ...

In the past four months, I’ve become a loyal steward of narrow leaf milkweed. I've got other plants in my backyard, but none of them are as meticulously watched and cared for as this one.

Oliver Hernandez poses with a common milkweed plant in his front yard in 2020. A tiny, young monarch caterpillar and even tinier monarch eggs are visible on the underside of a leaf. Across the ...