Why Gardners Love It. Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which ...

Members of the Aster and Symphyotrichum genera are long-beloved plants with a wide range of nativity across North America.

Milkweed (genus Asclepias) holds a special place in many gardens. Not only is it a cherished perennial, but it’s also the ...

Western Massachusetts experts from Full Circle Food Pantry Garden and Springfield's Forest Park offer advice on tomato care, ...

Monarch Butterflies Need Milkweed to Survive Milkweed is the one and only host plant for monarch caterpillars and butterflies, which prefer local, native varieties. Avoid growing non-native tropical ...

and predatory ladybugs eat the aphids. Other predatory insects and spiders feed on the plant-eating insects. Milkweed leaves are the only food for Monarch butterfly caterpillars. One of the ...

Also known as oleander aphids, milkweed aphids are not native to North America; they originated in the Mediterranean region. In their native land, these aphids primarily fed on oleander plants ...

While preferring swamp milkweed, they will feed on any milkweed ... A good-sized colony of small, bright yellow oleander aphids appeared during mid-July. They feed by puncturing the surface ...

However, just like with any growing plant in your garden, milkweed is susceptible to pests, mainly aphids. But you mustn't make the mistake of using pesticides to remedy the problem, mainly because it ...