Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed are the primary food source for monarch caterpillars. The flowers provide ...

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Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed are the primary food source for monarch caterpillars. The flowers provide ...

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If Monarch butterflies lay eggs on milkweed, they best not do so in the vicinity of railway tracks. Federal transportation safety regulations give rail companies a mandate to use herbicides ...

Westall says, “Milkweed is a keystone, flowering, hardy, perennial that looks good almost anywhere. Their colors range from crisp white and cream to mauve and orange.” Not to mention, they’re great ...

So while planting a few milkweed plants in your garden won’t bring back the butterfly population on its own, it can certainly help offset butterflies’ ongoing habit loss—especially if you ...

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Milkweed is the one and only host plant for monarch caterpillars and butterflies, which prefer local, native varieties. Avoid growing non-native tropical milkweed. When you’re done reading these ...