A Kansas State University horticulture expert says that while fall is a great time to plant perennials, selecting the right ...

Butterfly weed is a plant with beautiful, bright-orange flowers that attract pollinators. But consider these issues before planting it in your yard.

Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which rely on milkweeds as larval host plants.

Many of our perennials are PPY winners. I'm surprised the butterfly weed wasn't chosen much earlier. Last April I purchased six more transplants because of the many favorable traits.

Identified as the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association, butterfly weed is known for its ability to support insects and birds and serves as the primary caterpillar ...

Plants to consider for this project include butterfly weed, purple coneflower, fescue, prairie smoke, false sunflower, ...

The Perennial Plant Association has named butterfly weed its 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year, a boon for the plant that’s the primary food source for monarch butterfly caterpillars.

Uses: Butterfly weed is a perfect selection for full-sun meadow or prairie gardens as well as formal to semi-formal urban gardens. Flower arrangers find the plants make long-lasting cut flowers.

Butterfly Weed, "Asclepias tuberosa," thrives with neglect, in drought-like conditions and poor soil. It's one of the plants on the New York State List of Native Plants, which means that they may ...

The bright orange of the butterfly weed works nicely with yellow and orange daylilies, giving me just the right texture and adds a nice shape that complements the other flowers.

Why Gardners Love It. Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which ...