Greetings: I need to get milkweeds off my mind (all that latex is messing up my brain) and into the ground. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to build a market for milkweeds and it’s going slowly – poco a poco as they in Spanish speaking countries. We need to […]

Our garden at home now officially registered as Monarch Waystation #6591. The Monarch Waystation Program is operated by Monarch Watch, based out of the University of Kansas. The goal of the program is to provide habitat for Monarch Butterflies (and other pollinators) throughout their liifecycle and to suitable stopping points for them during their annual migrations across North America. Our Monarch Waystation certificate To have your garden certified as a Monarch Waystation means that at a…

Learn how planting milkweed that is native to your area in your garden can help restore the monarch butterfly population.

Creating Monarch Gardens (and a bit about raising monarchs! )

Monarch Watch is a cooperative network of students, teachers, volunteers and researchers dedicated to the study of the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus and its spectacular fall migration.

Growing milkweed for monarchs Stripping the seeds

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Raising Milkweed from Seed is Easier than You Think Butterfly Weed, Swamp, Poke Milkweed Don't be intimidated by the term stratifying. Stratifying native plant seed is nothing more than, “tricking” seed into believing it is time to rev up their engines and start growing. Plants that are native to Ohio have a built in “safety mechanism", which prevents them from starting the germination process until conditions are optimal, length of daylight and ground temperature are a few of the ways seeds…

Thank you for your interest in saving the monarch butterfly! We offer seeds in packets or in bulk. Each seed packet contains 25-30 Asclepias syriaca milkweed seeds with instructions for planting. SPECIAL OFFER! Private Label Seed Packs Have a special event or want to promote your brand? You can have your own private label Seed Packet Envelopes (5,000 minimum order quantity). Call 952.829.0600 for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Germination rates will be greatly reduced if not planted…

DISTRIBUTION USA: AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV Asclepias purpurascens - Purple Milkweed is a Michigan native milkweed and is native to most of the eastern United States though it is uncommon to rare in cultivated gardens. Similar to Ascelpeias syriaca (Common Milkweed) it is an excellent garden choice due to its non-invasive nature. It has a long bloom season and…

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Make your garden a welcome place for these enchanting insects.

A Monarch Waystation is an intentionally-managed garden that provides food and habitat for the struggling Monarch butterfly population.

Milkweed plants can serve as host to many kinds of interesting insects, and can be grown using seeds of other milkweed plants.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center focused on protecting and preserving North America's native plants through native plant lists and image galleries, conservation, education, natural landscapes, seed collection - Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) Project, preserving and restoring native communities, spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. We deliver useful information, latest low impact development trends and techniques, useful gardening tips, innovative…

The Pollinator Partnership is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and the largest in the world dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of…

Milkweed is not just for monarch butterflies. Many arthropods are commonly found on milkweed, including these seven insects.

Michigan is an important state for supporting the summer breeding population of monarchs. Here is an update on what we do and don’t know about increasing egg laying and survival.

This website will help you find the best native plants specifically for your area that attract butterflies and moths and the birds that feed on their caterpillars, based on the scientific research of Dr. Douglas Tallamy.

Fall is a great time to collect your Milkweed seeds and there are many things you can do with your harvested seeds. You can save them for next year, give them to friends and family, share with your...

Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch-hazel). Illustration by Mary Eaton. Plate from ‘Addisonia’ Published 1916 by New York Botanical Garden archive.org

The witch hazel bush is a small tree with fragrant yellow blooms. Learning how to grow witch hazel is easy since they require very little care. You can find tips for growing witch hazel, and its uses, in this article.