PETOSKEY, MI – Lauri Juday carries around little packets of common milkweed seeds and gives them to anyone who promises to plant them. That’s because monarch butterflies need native milkweed ...
Beyond culinary pursuits, saving seeds from a milkweed plant specifically helps support the conservation of the monarch butterfly, imperiled because of a loss of habitat across its range.
Many readers have inquired about seeds and seedlings, let us dig in deeper with two questions. Q. I have been harvesting milkweed seeds for next year’s growth. Would you recommend planting the ...
These plants will provide food sources for caterpillars and sites for egg-laying and chrysalis formation, making your yard the perfect place for butterflies to settle down. DM / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0 ...