Love to see hummingbirds in your garden or yard? You can grow a native flowering ground cover to attract them. Prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa) , also known as downy phlox, is a wildflower featuring the ...

Tropical milkweed was added to Florida's invasive species list in June 2025. This non-native plant hosts a parasite that harms monarch and queen butterflies. Florida has 21 native milkweed species ...

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Some plants win your heart through their beauty, others through their ease of cultivation, and still others through their ability to attract birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. But ...

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is renowned for its black-and-orange beauty and its spectacular migration of thousands of miles to overwinter in California and Mexico. Many of us lament that ...

A monarch butterfly emerges from its chrysalis during the sunrise ceremony of Pride Manitoulin at Kenjgewin Teg last week. photo by Michael Erskine MANITOULIN—Once, in late summer, the skies over ...

Hummingbird feeders are among the many ways you can attract these tiny birds to your yard and garden. Since homemade hummingbird nectar is easy to make, this is by far the most affordable method, as ...

As I crisscross the county this summer to share environmental experiences with students, I can’t help but notice all of the stunning milkweed popping up on properties along the way.I watch in awe as ...

Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed are the primary food source for monarch caterpillars. The flowers provide ...

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is native to North America and can be found in prairies and along railroad beds growing in clumps. This true milkweed lacks milky sap; instead, its stem and leaves ...

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