Articles related to "Asclepias"
Attracted to Milkweed
Milkweed wasn't always regarded as a lowly weed. It has been used in textiles, as a food source and as a medicine. More than anything else though, these nectar-rich native perennials attract a variety of butterflies in all sizes and colors.
milkweed family • asclepiadaceae • poke milkweed • asclepias exaltata • common milkweed
Milkweed wasn't always regarded as a lowly weed. It has been used in textiles, as a food source and as a medicine. More than anything else though, these nectar-rich native perennials attract a variety of butterflies in all sizes and colors.
milkweed family • asclepiadaceae • poke milkweed • asclepias exaltata • common milkweed
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Gorgeous, fragrant flowers, edible pods, food and habitat for monarch butterfly and other insects, a source of material for string: the virtues of milkweed go on and on.
milkweed • pods • milky sap • cordage • monarch butterfly
Gorgeous, fragrant flowers, edible pods, food and habitat for monarch butterfly and other insects, a source of material for string: the virtues of milkweed go on and on.
milkweed • pods • milky sap • cordage • monarch butterfly
How to Grow Common Milkweed Asclepias Syriaca
An easy to follow tutorial on growing your own milkweed; 'Asclepias syriaca' for monarch butterflies and for beautifying the garden!
milkweed • growing milkweed from seed • how to grow milkweed from seed • monarch butterfly host plants • how to grow a butterfly garden
An easy to follow tutorial on growing your own milkweed; 'Asclepias syriaca' for monarch butterflies and for beautifying the garden!
milkweed • growing milkweed from seed • how to grow milkweed from seed • monarch butterfly host plants • how to grow a butterfly garden
Monarchs, Queens, Soldiers and Milkweed
Larvae of regal monarch butterflies, soldier and queen butterflies as well as grey hairstreaks find their primary food source in the lowly milkweed.
milkweed • monarch butterfly • soldier butterfly • queen butterfly • asclepias tuberosa
Larvae of regal monarch butterflies, soldier and queen butterflies as well as grey hairstreaks find their primary food source in the lowly milkweed.
milkweed • monarch butterfly • soldier butterfly • queen butterfly • asclepias tuberosa
A Flower Row for Butterflies
Plant a row for butterflies begins a worldwide campaign for gardeners to purposefully plant a row of flowers just to provide food and nectar for butterfly larva and adults.
butterfly gardening • larva • butterfly • milkweed • asclepias
Plant a row for butterflies begins a worldwide campaign for gardeners to purposefully plant a row of flowers just to provide food and nectar for butterfly larva and adults.
butterfly gardening • larva • butterfly • milkweed • asclepias
Summertime - and the Plants Are all Crispy
Tired of lugging the hose? Is drought "business as usual" in your area? Here are some tips for reducing the need to water.
drought • watering plants • sedum • lavender • silver foliage
Tired of lugging the hose? Is drought "business as usual" in your area? Here are some tips for reducing the need to water.
drought • watering plants • sedum • lavender • silver foliage
The Eye of the Beholder
True beauty may be found where you least expect it...
asclepias • passion vine • queen anne's lace • ditch daisies • flowers
True beauty may be found where you least expect it...
asclepias • passion vine • queen anne's lace • ditch daisies • flowers
Potpourri to Attract Pretty Butterflies!
Butterflies are already migrating north from their southern overwintering habitats. A brand new generation will soon be seeking nectar for energy and host plants on which to lay their fragile eggs. Plant a potpourri of nectar and host plants early to attract them to your garden.
butterfly • butterflies • nectar • attractants • migrating butterflies
Butterflies are already migrating north from their southern overwintering habitats. A brand new generation will soon be seeking nectar for energy and host plants on which to lay their fragile eggs. Plant a potpourri of nectar and host plants early to attract them to your garden.
butterfly • butterflies • nectar • attractants • migrating butterflies
Startling Orange
Where wildflowers are concerned, I’ve always found the orange ones to be truly startling. Sure, those scarlet stars in a green cosmos are startling. And a hillside covered in lupine and Owl’s Clover is certainly startling. But a patch of Butterflyweed? Startling. And Orange Hawkweed, tiny bursts of setting-sun orange, perched upon a slender fuzzy stem? Startling. These are really orange wildflowers, and they are clearly committed to being orange. They are not bashful about it in the least. And who can blame them?
startling orange • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Where wildflowers are concerned, I’ve always found the orange ones to be truly startling. Sure, those scarlet stars in a green cosmos are startling. And a hillside covered in lupine and Owl’s Clover is certainly startling. But a patch of Butterflyweed? Startling. And Orange Hawkweed, tiny bursts of setting-sun orange, perched upon a slender fuzzy stem? Startling. These are really orange wildflowers, and they are clearly committed to being orange. They are not bashful about it in the least. And who can blame them?
startling orange • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Perennial Plants for the New Year
See the best of the new perennial plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.
new perennials • 2008 plant introductions • butterfly weed • coral bells • echinacea
See the best of the new perennial plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.
new perennials • 2008 plant introductions • butterfly weed • coral bells • echinacea
Three Cheers For Oswego Tea
Oswego Tea or Bee Balm and other species of Monarda are among the most colorful natives for the summer garden.
native • american • bee balm • monarda didyma • boston tea party
Oswego Tea or Bee Balm and other species of Monarda are among the most colorful natives for the summer garden.
native • american • bee balm • monarda didyma • boston tea party
Cater To Those Monarch Caterpillars!
Learn both why and how to cater to caterpillars to attract the magical Monarch butterfly to your back yard. Female Monarchs are very particular about selecting only one specific host plant on which to lay their eggs, or their baby caterpillars will starve. As a butterfly gardener, you can help them out by planting some of the Monarch's host plants in your flower garden.
caterpillars • monarch catapillars • caterpillar • host plant • butterfly
Learn both why and how to cater to caterpillars to attract the magical Monarch butterfly to your back yard. Female Monarchs are very particular about selecting only one specific host plant on which to lay their eggs, or their baby caterpillars will starve. As a butterfly gardener, you can help them out by planting some of the Monarch's host plants in your flower garden.
caterpillars • monarch catapillars • caterpillar • host plant • butterfly
Butterflies and Gardens: Making the Perfect Match
Butterflies belong in gardens just as much as the flowers do! How to enjoy them and how to please them -- identification, larval food sources, nectar sources, the works!
butterfly butterflies garden annual perennial flow • coneflower • black-eyed susan • catmint • sedum
Butterflies belong in gardens just as much as the flowers do! How to enjoy them and how to please them -- identification, larval food sources, nectar sources, the works!
butterfly butterflies garden annual perennial flow • coneflower • black-eyed susan • catmint • sedum
In Yoda’s Backyard
A day on the Gulf is a day in a Shaman's sweat lodge wrapped in heavy wet blankets. The humidity has weight. Out in the bayou, with the 'gators and the tree frogs, it can buckle your knees. But if a little gnome like Yoda can take it, so can I. Besides, there's a whole 'nother world of wildflowers out there.
wildflowers of north america • gregg m. pasterick • in yoda's backyard • botany • environment
A day on the Gulf is a day in a Shaman's sweat lodge wrapped in heavy wet blankets. The humidity has weight. Out in the bayou, with the 'gators and the tree frogs, it can buckle your knees. But if a little gnome like Yoda can take it, so can I. Besides, there's a whole 'nother world of wildflowers out there.
wildflowers of north america • gregg m. pasterick • in yoda's backyard • botany • environment
Mailorder Nurseries Online and Off - Seneca Hill Perennials
There is a whole world of small, specialty nurseries out there who not only grow their own, they grow truly unusual and hard to find plants. Slowly, many of these nurseries are coming online, to the great good fortune of all of us greedy gardeners. Seneca Hill Perennials in Oswego, New York, is one such nursery. Owner Ellen Hornig grows what she fancies and has fun doing it. It just so happens that what Ellen fancies takes my fancy, too. This is another list of plants that brings greed to the fore. Let me tell you about some of them. <b>Warning</b>! Lots of photos in this article, so it may load slowly for you. Please be patient, I think you'll find them worth the wait.
nursery • nurseries • mailorder nursery • online nursery • seneca hill perennials
There is a whole world of small, specialty nurseries out there who not only grow their own, they grow truly unusual and hard to find plants. Slowly, many of these nurseries are coming online, to the great good fortune of all of us greedy gardeners. Seneca Hill Perennials in Oswego, New York, is one such nursery. Owner Ellen Hornig grows what she fancies and has fun doing it. It just so happens that what Ellen fancies takes my fancy, too. This is another list of plants that brings greed to the fore. Let me tell you about some of them. <b>Warning</b>! Lots of photos in this article, so it may load slowly for you. Please be patient, I think you'll find them worth the wait.
nursery • nurseries • mailorder nursery • online nursery • seneca hill perennials
Milkweed; Making July Special
July has always meant three things to me; meteor showers, prairies, butterflies. Sometimes particularly butterflies. My central Ohio garden always became a lepidoptera social club in July, thanks, in no small part, to Common Milkweed.
milkweed; making july special • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
July has always meant three things to me; meteor showers, prairies, butterflies. Sometimes particularly butterflies. My central Ohio garden always became a lepidoptera social club in July, thanks, in no small part, to Common Milkweed.
milkweed; making july special • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Shadows of Doom in the Sunny Border
Sun loving hardy perennials, old fashioned heirloom annuals and prairie wildflowers for the early fall display -- all the colors of the rainbow! And barely a mum in sight.
sunny garden in fall • hardy • perennial • fall • blooming
Sun loving hardy perennials, old fashioned heirloom annuals and prairie wildflowers for the early fall display -- all the colors of the rainbow! And barely a mum in sight.
sunny garden in fall • hardy • perennial • fall • blooming
Starting Perennials from Seed
How to start perennials from seed, taking into consideration how they differ from annuals.
seed starting techniques • perennials • annuals • stratification • vernalization
How to start perennials from seed, taking into consideration how they differ from annuals.
seed starting techniques • perennials • annuals • stratification • vernalization
When the Prairie Blooms
1995 was a sweet, wet, bountiful year on the prairie east of my home. It's a wonderful year when the prairie blooms, one worth telling about.
pawnee • national grasslands • prairie evening primrose • shortgrass prairie • steppe
1995 was a sweet, wet, bountiful year on the prairie east of my home. It's a wonderful year when the prairie blooms, one worth telling about.
pawnee • national grasslands • prairie evening primrose • shortgrass prairie • steppe
Native Plants that Butterflies Love
These are a few of the native plants that will let butterflies flock to your garden or landscape.
native plants • native gardening • butterfly gardening • native butterfly plants • butterflies
These are a few of the native plants that will let butterflies flock to your garden or landscape.
native plants • native gardening • butterfly gardening • native butterfly plants • butterflies
Plant Families: Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed!
Milkweeds are generally known for three things: a) they are the sole food source for Monarch butterfly larvae. b) They have a thick, milky sap and little parachutes attached to each and every seed in alien-looking pods. c) They do not fit into the scheme of the perfectly manicured, tidy, unnatural golf courses suburbanites call lawns and gardens and thus are the enemy. Exterminate! Eradicate! Destroy, destroy, destroy!!!
milkweed
Milkweeds are generally known for three things: a) they are the sole food source for Monarch butterfly larvae. b) They have a thick, milky sap and little parachutes attached to each and every seed in alien-looking pods. c) They do not fit into the scheme of the perfectly manicured, tidy, unnatural golf courses suburbanites call lawns and gardens and thus are the enemy. Exterminate! Eradicate! Destroy, destroy, destroy!!!
milkweed
Butterfly Gardens, 6th in a Series of Children's Garden Themes
Butterfly Gardens need nectar plants and host plants to be really successful. Make a butterfly garden with your child for a fun backyard learning experience. Learn about flowers which attract butterflies and plants which host butterfly eggs and caterpillars. <META Name="keywords" Content="Butterfly garden, children, butterfly host plants, flowers for butterflies, butterfly flowers, kids, butterfly links, children's activities."> Butterfly Gardens attract kids and butterflies in for exciting science learning experiences. Plant to attract the fllying flowers to your child's garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
butterfly gardens • nectar plants • host • successful • child
Butterfly Gardens need nectar plants and host plants to be really successful. Make a butterfly garden with your child for a fun backyard learning experience. Learn about flowers which attract butterflies and plants which host butterfly eggs and caterpillars. <META Name="keywords" Content="Butterfly garden, children, butterfly host plants, flowers for butterflies, butterfly flowers, kids, butterfly links, children's activities."> Butterfly Gardens attract kids and butterflies in for exciting science learning experiences. Plant to attract the fllying flowers to your child's garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
butterfly gardens • nectar plants • host • successful • child
Sizzling Plants For The Summer Of 2001
What are the hottest plants for the summer of 2001? Here are all the steamy details!
lycoris lilies • plants • tropical • exotic • gardening
What are the hottest plants for the summer of 2001? Here are all the steamy details!
lycoris lilies • plants • tropical • exotic • gardening
Butterfly Gardening
With its cheery red-orange blooms, Mexican Milkweed is readily grown from seeds, transplants, and cuttings.
butterfly gardening • caterpillar eggs • monarch butterfly host plants • wildlife habitat • propagating plants
With its cheery red-orange blooms, Mexican Milkweed is readily grown from seeds, transplants, and cuttings.
butterfly gardening • caterpillar eggs • monarch butterfly host plants • wildlife habitat • propagating plants
One Butterfly and Hummer Gardener's Success Story!
A delightful interview with a dedicated butterfly and hummingbird gardener awaits you in this article. Read how she has successfully attracted both of these exquisite "Jewels of the Sky" to her backyard habitat.
butterfly • hummers • gardeners • butterflies • hummingbird feeders
A delightful interview with a dedicated butterfly and hummingbird gardener awaits you in this article. Read how she has successfully attracted both of these exquisite "Jewels of the Sky" to her backyard habitat.
butterfly • hummers • gardeners • butterflies • hummingbird feeders
Soil for Desert Container Gardens
Desert soil, when mixed with water, will have the consistency of concrete. So, when potting desert plants,you'll need to create your own soil mixtures.
desert container garden • desert garden • container plants • soil • soil for container plants
Desert soil, when mixed with water, will have the consistency of concrete. So, when potting desert plants,you'll need to create your own soil mixtures.
desert container garden • desert garden • container plants • soil • soil for container plants
Drought Tolerant Plants Attracting Pollinators
Butterfly weed and lantana are used in xeriscape gardening to attract bees, butterflies or hummingbirds. These drought tolerant plants are food sources for pollinators.
what are drought tolerant plants • plants attracting pollinators • what is butterfly weed • food sources for butterflies • food sources for hummingbirds
Butterfly weed and lantana are used in xeriscape gardening to attract bees, butterflies or hummingbirds. These drought tolerant plants are food sources for pollinators.
what are drought tolerant plants • plants attracting pollinators • what is butterfly weed • food sources for butterflies • food sources for hummingbirds
Flowers for Butterflies
Flowers and butterflies (and caterpillars) go together. Plan your flower garden to attract butterflies and grow a magical butterfly habitat in your own back yard.
garden design • butterfly garden • butterfly habitat • flowers for butterflies • butterfly flowers
Flowers and butterflies (and caterpillars) go together. Plan your flower garden to attract butterflies and grow a magical butterfly habitat in your own back yard.
garden design • butterfly garden • butterfly habitat • flowers for butterflies • butterfly flowers
Gardening in Dry Environments
Year-round color, rich greenery, and bright, flashy blooms are available to gardeners who live in dry climates, such as the southwestern United States.
gardening in dry environments • water-saving plants • xeriscaping • grass-less landscape • low-maintenance gardens
Year-round color, rich greenery, and bright, flashy blooms are available to gardeners who live in dry climates, such as the southwestern United States.
gardening in dry environments • water-saving plants • xeriscaping • grass-less landscape • low-maintenance gardens
How to Make a Bog Garden
This is an easy to follow tutorial on putting in a bog garden for water plants and other aquatic life.
how to make a bog garden • how to weed a bog garden • bog garden care • plants for bog gardens • natural mosquito control
This is an easy to follow tutorial on putting in a bog garden for water plants and other aquatic life.
how to make a bog garden • how to weed a bog garden • bog garden care • plants for bog gardens • natural mosquito control
Massachusetts Bridge of Flowers
The Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, MA, dedicated in 1929, adapted the idea of a New England garden by using a relic trolley bridge. Well worth the visit.
bridge of flowers • shelburne falls • massachusetts • landscape gardens • unusual gardens
The Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, MA, dedicated in 1929, adapted the idea of a New England garden by using a relic trolley bridge. Well worth the visit.
bridge of flowers • shelburne falls • massachusetts • landscape gardens • unusual gardens
Native Plants that Can be Toxic to Pets
A look at some native plants that can be toxic to pets; special care needs to be taken with these plants in the garden.
toxic native plants • native plants • native gardening • toxic plants • plants poisonous to pets
A look at some native plants that can be toxic to pets; special care needs to be taken with these plants in the garden.
toxic native plants • native plants • native gardening • toxic plants • plants poisonous to pets
Top 30 Low-Water Use Perennials
If you're interested in water conservation, but also want a beautiful garden, take a look at these low-water-use flowering perennials.
desert • desert garden • desert gardens • low-water-use • perennials
If you're interested in water conservation, but also want a beautiful garden, take a look at these low-water-use flowering perennials.
desert • desert garden • desert gardens • low-water-use • perennials
Wildflowers of the American Southwest
Southwest America varies in elevation from high mountain to low desert landscapes; surprisingly, there are many wildflowers to be found in these tough environments.
wildflowers of the american southwest • mountain wildflowers of southwest america • desert wildflowers of southwest america • species of mountain wildflowers in southwest ameri • species of american southwest desert wildflowers
Southwest America varies in elevation from high mountain to low desert landscapes; surprisingly, there are many wildflowers to be found in these tough environments.
wildflowers of the american southwest • mountain wildflowers of southwest america • desert wildflowers of southwest america • species of mountain wildflowers in southwest ameri • species of american southwest desert wildflowers
Murdo Morrison's Suburban Backyard Habitat
Creating a garden for people and wildlife alike.
backyard habitat • back yard gardening • natural garden • wildlife friendly • environment
Creating a garden for people and wildlife alike.
backyard habitat • back yard gardening • natural garden • wildlife friendly • environment
ABC Theme Garden of Animal Flowers
An animal theme garden or plant zoo is fun to design and plant. Use this plant list of animal name flowers from A to Z to start your own pet theme garden.
theme garden design • animal garden • abc garden • alphabet garden • plant zoo
An animal theme garden or plant zoo is fun to design and plant. Use this plant list of animal name flowers from A to Z to start your own pet theme garden.
theme garden design • animal garden • abc garden • alphabet garden • plant zoo
Adding Color to Summer Landscapes
Water is becoming more precious, and the days of thirsty, expansive lawns are numbered. Fortunately, there are colorful alternatives to traditional turf.
water wise landscaping • replacing lawn with xeric plants • replacing lawn with drought tolerant plants • getting rid of lawn turf grass • colorful drought tolerant xeric plants
Water is becoming more precious, and the days of thirsty, expansive lawns are numbered. Fortunately, there are colorful alternatives to traditional turf.
water wise landscaping • replacing lawn with xeric plants • replacing lawn with drought tolerant plants • getting rid of lawn turf grass • colorful drought tolerant xeric plants
Fairy Garden Flowers for Faeries
Design a perfect tiny fairy theme garden for flower fairies or flower faeries. Plant favorite fairy flowers, add the best fairy toys, treasures and trinkets.
fairy garden • flowers for fairy garden • fairy garden design • flower fairy • faeries
Design a perfect tiny fairy theme garden for flower fairies or flower faeries. Plant favorite fairy flowers, add the best fairy toys, treasures and trinkets.
fairy garden • flowers for fairy garden • fairy garden design • flower fairy • faeries
Fall Sowing of Seeds in the Flower Garden
Sowing seeds in fall is a good way to extend the growing season and begin next year's garden.
fall garden • sowing seeds • seeds • perennial seeds • biennial seeds
Sowing seeds in fall is a good way to extend the growing season and begin next year's garden.
fall garden • sowing seeds • seeds • perennial seeds • biennial seeds
Plant Perennials for Hummingbirds
With springtime just around the corner, bird lovers are refurbishing their hummingbird feeders. By all means, hang them up! But consider creating a hummingbird paradise.
attracting hummingbirds • plants that hummingbirds like • feeding hummingbirds • hummingbird facts • hummingbird habits
With springtime just around the corner, bird lovers are refurbishing their hummingbird feeders. By all means, hang them up! But consider creating a hummingbird paradise.
attracting hummingbirds • plants that hummingbirds like • feeding hummingbirds • hummingbird facts • hummingbird habits
The Basics of Seed-Starting
Understanding the needs of seeds leads to greater success in the garden.
seed starting • seed sowing • starting seedlings indoors • tips for seedlings • seedling requirements
Understanding the needs of seeds leads to greater success in the garden.
seed starting • seed sowing • starting seedlings indoors • tips for seedlings • seedling requirements
Butterfly Gardening
Talks about butterfly gardens. Provides excellent links to information about other areas within the North American continent.
butterfly gardens • websites • web sites
Talks about butterfly gardens. Provides excellent links to information about other areas within the North American continent.
butterfly gardens • websites • web sites
Buying your weeds: Mistakes Beginning Gardeners make Part 7
Why pay for what you are probably growing in your own yard for free - if only you recognized it for what it really is.
native plants • weeding • nuying
Why pay for what you are probably growing in your own yard for free - if only you recognized it for what it really is.
native plants • weeding • nuying
Capturing Nature's Beauty
Well, I have finally done it; I bought a digital camera, and I've been busy shooting flowers and trees, birds and bees, and anything else that strikes my fancy!
digital • camera • wildflowers • trees • butterflies
Well, I have finally done it; I bought a digital camera, and I've been busy shooting flowers and trees, birds and bees, and anything else that strikes my fancy!
digital • camera • wildflowers • trees • butterflies
Container Gardening (part two)
Discover all sorts of plants for the perfect containers as well as themes and style suggestions. This is the second part of a two-part article.
gardening • container • pot • plant • flower
Discover all sorts of plants for the perfect containers as well as themes and style suggestions. This is the second part of a two-part article.
gardening • container • pot • plant • flower
Is it a Friend or a Foe?: Critters in the Garden
Not all bugs are bad - some of them are natural controls for other, more troublesome pests.
Not all bugs are bad - some of them are natural controls for other, more troublesome pests.
The Cinderellas of the Garden
Skipping and dancing their way around your garden, butterflies are magical creatures. With very little effort, you can create an inviting haven for them among your flowers.
butterflies • butterfly gardening • monarchs • caterpillars • chrysalis
Skipping and dancing their way around your garden, butterflies are magical creatures. With very little effort, you can create an inviting haven for them among your flowers.
butterflies • butterfly gardening • monarchs • caterpillars • chrysalis
A Chance to Start Over
The silver lining in this cloudless time of drought - we now have a chance to correct old mistakes and plant things that will do well for us and look great.
drought • gardening • planning • design • silver foliage
The silver lining in this cloudless time of drought - we now have a chance to correct old mistakes and plant things that will do well for us and look great.
drought • gardening • planning • design • silver foliage
Creating a Hummingbird Haven
Planning and planting a hummingbird garden. Selecting appropriate nectar plants to attract hummingbirds.
hummingbird gardening • hummingbirds • plant nectar sources • hummers • butterfly
Planning and planting a hummingbird garden. Selecting appropriate nectar plants to attract hummingbirds.
hummingbird gardening • hummingbirds • plant nectar sources • hummers • butterfly
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