Brilliant orange monarch pollinates a butterfly weed plant. Image by MediaMarketing via Depositphotos. Climate change and habitat destruction are significant threats to the monarch butterfly. The loss ...

Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of the tamer milkweeds with lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in zones 3-10 and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.

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You may want a tall, flowering perennial like butterfly weed to add height to your garden ... you may want beautiful mustard yellow or reddish-orange sunflowers to attract pollinators, but not ...

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