All milkweed plants — tropical or native — are good for butterflies and other pollinators, right? For the most part, that’s ...

Tropical milkweed is not even native to North America ... which can make finding seeds difficult. Check with local native plant nurseries for help sourcing the best native milkweeds for your ...

tending to leave milkweed plants bare within a day or so. Captive breeders have to keep up with their diet, and the easiest way to do so is by purchasing tropical milkweed since it is so abundant ...

Tropical milkweed types also host a parasite that infects and harms monarchs. To reduce these problems, cut back the plants ...

Buffelgrass displaces native plants and is very difficult to control. Under natural conditions the prostrate milkweed is thought to be able ... alive and after soaking up moisture from occasional ...