These late-blooming plants native to North America help feed butterflies — especially monarchs-— at a crucial point.

You know spring is close when Oklahoma institutions start celebrating colorful flowers – and art – and butterflies.

Milkweed, the preferred food of monarch butterflies, gets all the press but almost any flower ... Herbs are good, if they’re ...

Butterfly milkweed has lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in many zones and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Milkweed, the preferred food of monarch butterflies, gets all the press but ... as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed. The nice thing is that butterflies want ...

Recommended Varieties: Lance-leaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) is an easy-to-grow variety that’s native to most of the ...

Once established, it's drought-tolerant and a larval host plant for the monarch butterfly ... is a mounding shrub with blueish-purple flowers. There are many different drought-tolerant varieties ...

"That is truly the best of both worlds." Photo of neighbor's stunning garden goes viral for heartwarming reason: 'It's quite ...

Cypress Gardens is a hidden gem just north of Charleston. Take a boat tour of the swamp or hike one of the trails through a garden of blooming flowers.