“Protecting prostrate milkweed is a big deal for the monarch butterflies who lay their eggs on these plants as they fly through Texas after spending the winter in Mexico,” said Tierra Curry, a senior ...
Among the leading causes of this long-term trend are: Deforestation and forest degradation in the butterfly's overwintering sites Climate change punctuated by episodic extreme weather conditions in ...
Tropical milkweed is not native to here, and it doesn't work the same way as native plants. We are in an area where we don't have a cold enough winter to make it have a natural dieback.