Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of the tamer milkweeds with lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in zones 3-10 and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.

On Fridays, May 2 and 9, from noon to 3 p.m., green thumbs can gather at the D&R Greenway’s native plants nursery at 1 Preservation Place in Princeton. Flowers such as swamp milkweed and pawpaw ...

The Lorain County Metroparks has a special event planned for May 17 at the Miller Nature Preserve on Center Road in Avon.

While feeders are a great way to attract hummingbirds, planting flowers is also crucial. Check out the specific type of ...

The native plants include palmetto trees, black gum, American fringe tree, fiber optic buttonbush, American beautyberry, red buckeye, swamp milkweed, coneflowers, Stokes' aster, Mrs. Schiller's ...

On the first warm Saturday of the year, Taylor Bakeman organized a seed packing event to restock The Discovery Center’s new ...

A Bembex wasp on swamp milkweed in the Bay Avenue Native Plant Garden in East Quogue. EDITH BRIDGE A monarch butterfly on brown-eyed Susan in the Bay Avenue Native Plant Garden in East Quogue.

incarnata is the best choice for a container. All kinds of pollinators will visit the rosy pink flowers, but the real joy is in finding monarch caterpillars on your plant. Swamp milkweed can grow 3 to ...

It has been a spectacular spring for blooms! As I walked down our drive to fetch the mail and paper I was amazed to hear bees ...