You can often smell its lovely fragrance before you see it. Common milkweed is a native perennial plant in the milkweed family. It commonly grows in sunny areas and ditches and is a primary part of ...

Bumble bee, Asclepias Syriaca, gathers pollen from a common milkweed also known as "the butterfly flower" blossom. Selective focus with blurred background. milkweed plant critical for caterpillars of ...

The seeds are borne in narrow pods, 37-12 cm long. The leaves of this weed provide food for monarch butterfly larvae. Common milkweed does not tolerate excessive moisture. Distribution is also limited ...

They bloom in early summer and produce pods in mid to late summer. Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a native, perennial herbaceous plant in the milkweed family. It commonly grows in sunny areas ...

Keep an eye out for signs of disease in your milkweed plants, such as yellowing leaves, wilting, or spots. Common issues ...

Thirteen native species of milkweed are found across Canada. This fall, try incorporating milkweed into your garden to help native pollinators. You may be rewarded with monarch eggs (the size of a ...

Sightings: Pokeweed grows in forest edges, meadows, and fields. Common milkweed is a 3-6 foot tall perennial herb that produces round clusters of dusty pink flowers and has leaves that are broad, ...

COURTESY PHOTO Melinda Myers Common milkweed is making a comeback in part ... and enjoy the monarch caterpillars munching on the leaves and adult butterflies sipping on the nectar in the garden.