“Pick pods when they are dry and just starting to split open,” Allsup says “Seeds can’t germinate if they have not been allowed enough time to mature on the plant.” Allow pods to dry out then pry them ...

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 ...

Butterfly weed (also called butterfly milkweed) is a pretty, low-maintenance perennial. Here are tips on where and how to plant it from horticulturists at Iowa State University in Ames. Q: What would ...

Wildflowers have had a special place in my heart since my childhood days. There was a field between our house and the church that I loved to walk through, especially in the spring. It brings back ...

The Midwest needs to plant milkweed, and a lot of it, over the next 18 years to ensure monarch butterflies survive, preferably in sufficient numbers to sustain their phenomenal migration. In Illinois, ...