Throughout the southern U.S., tropical milkweed is commonly used both to attract and support monarchs and as an ornamental plant, and many nurseries and big box stories carry it.

Recently, local monarch enthusiasts have introduced tropical milkweed - a source of food for the butterflies - into their gardens to support the beloved insect's journey. Despite strong messaging ...

San Antonio classes teach gardeners to grow native milkweed, supporting monarch butterfly migration and population health.

Tropical milkweed is a harmful plant that can trick both humans and monarch butterflies, and is contributing to declining monarch populations.

With its charismatic appearance and awe-inspiring migrations, it's not surprising that the monarch butterfly motivates ...

Despite conservationists’ concerns, a UC Davis study reveals that tropical milkweed in California has minimal impact on monarch butterflies’ migratory patterns.

Tropical Milkweed is a popular ornamental plant featuring bright orange and yellow flowers. It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the ...

However, tropical milkweed, which is native to the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, can carry a microscopic protozoan parasite that can affect monarch butterflies’ migration success and ...

Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is attractive and easy to grow, but is not native to our area and can be invasive. It is the most widely available milkweed in commercial nurseries ...

Tropical milkweed has long been considered a threat to monarchs. Unlike its native relatives, the easy-to-grow, flowering plant fails to go dormant during the winter.

Some monarch butterfly researchers are questioning Marin County and other counties’ recent decision to ban tropical milkweed sales as a way to protect the state’s dwindling populations of the ...

Monarch butterflies depend on milkweed and its close relatives to complete their life cycle. The study’s findings suggest that when aphids attack tropical milkweed, they compromise this monarch ...