Butterflies are pretty simple to please. Just put a few of their favorite flowers and host plants in your backyard and you’ll notice them swarming around, hungry for nectar. For a fun way to attract ...

Want to attract more butterflies to your shade garden? Start with our expert's list of the best shade plants for butterflies.

The Perennial Plant Association has named the butterfly milkweed as its perennial plant of the year. The native North American wildflower has pods that are smooth, apple green and slender compared to ...

The Perennial Plant Association has named butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), as its 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year. With much focus on pollinator habitat these days, butterfly milkweed is a ...

The designation Perennial Plant of the Year is awarded each year by the Perennial Plant Association to the perennial that outshines its competitors not only in appearance, but also in its noteworthy ...

Horticulturist Mary Derrick knows her Northwest Florida butterflies. Butterfly names easily flow from her lips ... Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Gulf Fritillary, Cloudless Sulphur, Giant Swallowtail, ...

Rumor has it that the eponymous lyrics of the Iron Butterfly song “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” was really a garbled version of the ...

If you want monarch butterflies to flutter through your garden, you have to entice them with a tasty snack. ABOUT: Hardy in Zones 4 to 9, grows best in full sun, and well-drained soils. It’s drought ...

Asclepias tuberose — butterfly weed — was hard to find last season, but just wait until garden centers open this spring. You’ll likely see a stampede for this popular native since the Perennial Plant ...