The genus Asclepias has become incredibly important in recent years and we have witnessed the Monarch Butterfly population decline substantially. However, there is one genus of plants that can ...

Asclepias Syriaca (Common Milkweed) flowering date shift in response to climate change The consequences of altered flowering dates due to climate change can be severe, especially for plants that rely ...

Commonly known as milkweed, Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial plants in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) plant family. Named for Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, plants exude a sticky, milky ...

Asclepias syriaca, known as common milkweed, is the plant usually associated with the name “milkweed.” But its presence in the wild has been steadily declining because of agricultural practices, ...

Attention-centric butterfly weed is a bit of a line jumper among milkweeds, managing to snag the qualifying common name that every species of Asclepias deserves (and some more others). If you’re ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees while adding color, fragrance and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and South ...

A guide called "Native Milkweeds" shows the commercially available milkweed varieties in the central United States. The guide is from the Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation, part of the ...