Best grown in warm climates with ample humidity, river indigo bush shrubs are a favourite in the garden. Butterflies are ...

Since native plants and butterflies vary by region, research the species in your area. Once you know what species thrives best in your region, you can pick the right plants to help them survive.

Patio pot plants can be great for outdoor decoration, but planting certain varieties to attract bees, butterflies and other insects can add so much interest and support wildlife. We've rounded up the ...

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 ...

Food and cover are best provided by native plants that are found in our area ... provide nectar for butterflies and in winter they provide protection for overwintering insects.

(Follow the monarch butterfly on its nearly 3,000-mile journey.) To give the seedlings on Nevado de Toluca the best chance of survival, the team planted the baby trees under "nurse plants ...

Calvin Finch describes the colors of this vibrant flower like "waxy show paint on the clown’s face at an old-fashioned circus ...

[Related: How to plant a garden butterflies will love.] The butterflies overwinter in the forests of the sacred fir trees (Abies religiosa) at high altitudes. However, these forests that the ...

University of Minnesota Entomologist professor Vera Krischik said various factors contribute to monarch butterflies’ decline, such as habitat destruction, pesticide use, insecticides and road salt.

Fall asters are long-lived perennials. The plants die to the ground soon after they finish blooming. Trim the spent stems ...

As a public service, the herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, call 803-777-8175 or email johnbnelson@sc.rr.com.