Phillips says. "Ideally it is good to plant two to three milkweed species native to where you live, as different species ...

Monarchs rely on milkweed as the sole host plant for their caterpillars, and without it, their populations struggle to thrive. By planting milkweed, you provide critical habitat and resources for ...

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the prostrate milkweed as endangered. Only 24 populations of the plant survive, in south Texas and northern Mexico, where ...