Increase monarch butterfly populations in California by planting stunning native milkweeds

Plant whorled milkweed in dry central and eastern U.S. gardens to attract monarch butterflies and other insect pollinators

Beautiful swamp milkweed makes it easy to help monarchs and other pollinators in eastern U.S. gardens

Quit cringing. This not-weed plant is a sight to behold in the garden, has a delicious vanilla scent and is a magnet for butterflies

Thriving in lean soil and attracting the good bugs, New Jersey tea is a boon to full-sun areas of the garden

Plant tall meadow-rue on central U.S. shorelines and in moist gardens for its frilly cream flowers and blue-green softly lobed foliage

It's invasive, a nonnative and a poor insect magnet. Check out these better alternatives to butterfly bush in the garden

Find plant maps, sale sites and guides that make going native in the garden easier than ever

Keep hope, beauty and kindness alive in the landscape by providing a refuge for these threatened enchanters

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