Milkweed
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How To Grow Native Whorled Milkweed In The Garden
Whorled milkweed is beloved by monarch butterflies, but it attracts other pollinators, too. Click to read more.
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Best California Milkweed Varieties For Monarch Butterflies
Click here to learn what the best milkweed varieties for California are.
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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.
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How To Grow Balloon Plants: Care Of Balloon Plants In The Garden
Like 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.
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Growing Showy Milkweed From Seed Or Cuttings
Milkweed 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.
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Milkweed Pruning Guide: Do I Deadhead Milkweed Plants
Growing the plants will attract and feed these beautiful butterflies. But you may be asking, “should I prune milkweed.” Milkweed pruning isn’t really necessary, but deadheading milkweed can enhance appearance and encourage further flowering. Click here for more info.
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Milkweed Cutting Propagation: Learn About Rooting Milkweed Cuttings
You 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.
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Milkweed Plant Varieties – Growing Different Milkweed Plants
Because of agricultural herbicides and other human interference with nature, milkweed plants are not as widely available for monarchs these days. Click here to learn more about different types of milkweed you can grow to help future generations of these butterflies.
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Planting Potted Milkweeds: How To Grow Milkweed In Containers
Milkweed 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.
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No Flowers On Milkweed – Reasons For Milkweed Not Blooming
The 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.
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What Are Milkweed Bugs: Is Milkweed Bug Control Necessary
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Growing Butterfly Weed Plants: Tips On Butterfly Weed Care
Butterfly 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.
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Swamp Milkweed Info – Tips For Growing Swamp Milkweed Plants
A 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.
