Milkweed
Your ultimate guide to Milkweed: Everything you need to know with expert info for beginners and advanced gardeners alike.
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Which Milkweed Should You Grow? Best Milkweed Varieties For Your AreaLearn what types of milkweed will best support pollinators in your neck of the woods!
By Tonya Barnett
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Is Tropical Milkweed Bad For Your Butterflies? What You Can DoTropical milkweed is a harmful plant that can trick both humans and monarch butterflies, and is contributing to declining monarch populations.
By Teo Spengler
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Winterizing Milkweed: Caring For Milkweed Plants In WinterMany wild milkweed plants, often considered weeds, will grow happily wherever they sprout without any "help" from gardeners. Though many milkweed plants need only the help of Mother Nature, this article will cover winter care of milkweed and whether it's necessary.
By Darcy Larum
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How To Grow Native Whorled Milkweed In The GardenWhorled milkweed is beloved by monarch butterflies, but it attracts other pollinators, too. Click to read more.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Best California Milkweed Varieties For Monarch ButterfliesClick here to learn what the best milkweed varieties for California are.
By Teo Spengler
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Is Milkweed Plant Poisonous To Pets, People And Livestock?Butterflies love and depend on milkweed, but the plant is toxic to other animlas. Learn about how to use it responsibly.
By Susan Albert
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How To Grow Balloon Plants: Care Of Balloon Plants In The GardenLike all members of the milkweed family, the balloon plant is one of the best plants for attracting monarch butterflies. Learn more about adding the balloon plant milkweed species to your garden in this article. Click here for additional information.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Growing Showy Milkweed From Seed Or CuttingsMilkweed is a valuable addition to gardens as a magnet for butterflies and other pollinators. Plant it from seed or cuttings, but watch out for the sap.
By Tonya Barnett
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Milkweed Cutting Propagation: Learn About Rooting Milkweed CuttingsYou may already grow milkweed if you have a butterfly garden. Starting milkweed from cuttings can increase the number of plants you have. For more information, click here.
By Laura Miller
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Planting Potted Milkweeds: How To Grow Milkweed In ContainersMilkweed is among the primary plants to draw the Monarch butterfly to our yards. Since milkweed is sometimes considered an unwanted specimen in the landscape and can be invasive, we might consider growing milkweed in a pot. Find suitable milkweed plants for this here.
By Becca Badgett
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No Flowers On Milkweed – Reasons For Milkweed Not BloomingThe sweet nectar of milkweed blooms attracts a wide variety of butterflies, bees, moths and hummingbirds. However, your dream of a garden filled with beautiful winged creatures can quickly become crushed if your milkweed won’t flower. Learn why this happens here.
By Darcy Larum
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What Are Milkweed Bugs: Is Milkweed Bug Control NecessaryBy Kristi Waterworth
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Growing Butterfly Weed Plants: Tips On Butterfly Weed CareButterfly weed is appropriately named, as the nectar- and pollen-rich flowers attract hummingbirds and hordes of butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects throughout the blooming season. Want to know more? Click here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Swamp Milkweed Info – Tips For Growing Swamp Milkweed PlantsA cousin of the better-known common milkweed, swamp milkweed is an attractive flowering perennial that is native to the swamps and other wet areas of North America. Click this article for tips on growing swamp milkweed in your landscape.
By Liz Baessler

