Kathy Schrenk ANSWER: I don't think it would hurt to follow the advice of the article and cut your Mexican milkweed back hard in early December. I would do this in an abundance of precaution ...

Among them, 5-foot-tall Mexican milkweed plants bordered the driveway near the front door. I could not help but notice the many monarch butterflies fluttering among the still-green stalks.

Mexican milkweed is safe to grow for monarchs in North Texas, experts say, but from San Antonio southward, it could harbor spores dangerous to monarchs over the winter. (Jane Breckinridge - AP ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I plant milkweed for monarch butterflies. A friend recently told me ...

Tropical milkweed, asclepias curassavica, also known as bloodflower and Mexican milkweed, is a South American native. Tropical milkweed grows 30-36 inches high and produces clusters of bright ...

I do not recognize it as what I grew up with. Is this the tropical milkweed or Mexican milkweed? If you know about it, will it grow here? I only saw one Monarch butterfly in 2012, but that could ...

Area gardeners report that the attractive butterfly with the complicated life has laid eggs and the caterpillars have consumed enough foliage from existing Mexican milkweed and some antelope horn ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. I want to grow milkweed to attract butterflies, especially monarchs. Will milkweed grow here? What kind do I look for and where do I find it?

That’s if they even sprout. The prostrate milkweed, a rare plant found in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, spends much of its time dormant and below the surface, a federal scientist said.