A series of plant sales coming up feature native varieties that don’t need a lot of water or fuss and that provide food and ...

We are in peak butterfly season for residential and migrating butterflies. If you want to see butterflies of all kinds in ...

The overexploitation of 25 species of host plants valued for their medicinal properties has affected swallowtail butterflies ...

Carnivorous plants have a range of different mechanisms for catching prey, from tall trumpet-like pitchers, to rounded cups and traps that snap shut, to glistening sticky leaves. Many also produce ...

An upright, compact shrub with arching branches. Long panicles of dark purple flowers appear from early summer through to early autumn.

Plants provide more than just nectar for butterflies; they are essential for their reproduction. Butterflies need host plants to support their entire lifecycle, from egg to adult. Each butterfly ...

John Nelson Garden Columnist Sep 28, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 “Asters, Groundsels, and especially Thistles, afford most familiar examples of a hairy or downy pappus; those of thistles, &c. in autumn ...

Find out what an eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly and caterpillar looks like and the best host plants to attract them. The ...

Big, vibrant and abundant swallowtail butterflies bring a flurry of eye-catching activity to backyards across the United ...

Take a look at some of the fun and informational home and garden events happening in the greater New Orleans area.

Even on a very busy day, looking at a swallowtail butterfly sip nectar from beautiful flowers can put everything in perspective in the Village of DeLuna. Thanks to Julie Walfield for sharing! Share ...