The zebra longwing butterfly lays yellow eggs in clusters at the end of passionvines, her host plant. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. What does a monarch caterpillar and ...

This article offers essential guidance from Davidson College Professor Scott Villa for Carolina gardeners looking to support ...

The monarch butterfly population in the eastern United States has declined sharply — an estimated 80% loss since the 1990s.

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, ...

If there is no bird more American than the eagle, there is no butterfly more American ... driver of monarch decline. Milkweed, the only plant on which monarchs lay eggs, has been widely decimated ...

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.