Check your local garden center or purchase plants online from reputable retailers. If you prefer to start plants from seed, swamp milkweed seeds are available, too.

This article offers essential guidance from Davidson College Professor Scott Villa for Carolina gardeners looking to support ...

Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of the tamer milkweeds with lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in zones 3-10 and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.

The monarch butterfly population in the eastern United States has declined sharply — an estimated 80% loss since the 1990s.

When looking for a bit larger plant that tolerates moist to wet and occasionally dry soils, check out red milkweed (Syriaca incarnata), also known as pink and swamp milkweed. You’ll enjoy the ...

All you need to do is plant native milkweed plants on your property. Female monarchs exclusively lay their eggs on milkweed, and, as mentioned above, it's the only thing caterpillars will eat.