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 ...

Check out the ultimate guide to growing milkweed plants for monarch butterflies. Butterfly weed is part of the milkweed family. The Monarch Joint Venture recommends this native milkweed for gardeners ...

Butterfly weed (also called butterfly milkweed) is a pretty, low-maintenance perennial. Here are tips on where and how to plant it from horticulturists at Iowa State University in Ames. Q: What would ...

Dear Master Gardener: My friend wanted to collect the “orange seeds” from my Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed) to see if he could start some new plants. I told him those were the fallen petals — the ...

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I saved some seeds from my butterfly weed last year. When is a good time to sow them? Do I need to remove the fluff? ANSWER It's not necessary to remove the "fluff" from the seeds of butterfly weed ...