Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, ...

The pods should be placed in a paper bag and stored a dry place before being dropped off. The bags should also be marked with the county where they were collected. Lininger said that’s to better ...

Dear Master Gardener: My friend wanted to collect the “orange seeds” from my Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed) to see if he could start some new plants. I told him those were the fallen petals — the ...

Sep 17, 2017 Sep 17, 2017 Updated Feb 18, 2020 0 Growing wildflowers by collecting your own seed and planting it isn't the easiest process, but if it works, it's satisfying and budget-friendly. Here ...

Check out the ultimate guide to growing milkweed plants for monarch butterflies. Butterfly weed is part of the milkweed family. The Monarch Joint Venture recommends this native milkweed for gardeners ...

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says keep collecting those milkweed pods — the plants help Monarch butterflies. The agency asked the public last month to collect milkweed pods so the seeds ...

Even though butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is native to the U.S. and attracts pollinators, it does come with some ...