Attracting Butterflies

Study your punctuation and learn about the comma butterfly and question mark butterfly. Look at their wings to see how...

Should you avoid planting tropical milkweed for monarchs? Find out what garden experts say and find native milkweed varieties to...

For those living in arid climates, showy milkweed is a great way to help monarch butterflies. Here's how to grow...

Learn facts about the monarch butterfly, including how how to tell male and female monarchs apart and if monarchs are...

Worried about common milkweed taking over your garden? Swamp milkweed, or red milkweed, is less aggressive but good for monarchs.

Think you saw a yellow monarch butterfly? Learn how to stop making this butterfly blunder and see photos of yellow...

Think you saw a monarch? Look again. That orange pollinator might be a butterfly mimic. See the differences between a...

Look closely at your milkweed plants. Learn how to tell the difference between monarch butterfly eggs and aphids.

Find out how to raise monarch butterflies and and see what supplies you need. Plus, readers share tips and stories...

Discover Tianshan seven-son flower's amazing attributes as the seasons change, and learn how and where to grow it in your...

Celebrate the joy of butterflies by checking out beautiful butterfly pictures of monarchs, fritillaries, swallowtails and more.

Fill your herb garden with black swallowtail butterflies. Learn what the caterpillar, eggs and adult butterflies look like.

Fuzzy flower heads contain hundreds of tiny nectar-filled florets, attracting butterflies from near and far. See our favorite fuzzy blooms.

Butterfly expert Jaret Daniels lends his tips on how to attract butterflies, from growing host plants and nectar flowers to...

Monarchs aren't the only butterflies that migrate! Follow the painted lady butterfly life cycle and learn how you can help...

Learn how to attract and identify a painted lady butterfly and caterpillar. Find out what they eat and what host...

Follow these simple steps and tips to create a gorgeous pollinator garden that butterflies, bees and birds will love to...

Discover where and when to find a mourning cloak butterfly and how to attract them. Also see what their wings...

Keep an eye out for the beautiful white peacock butterfly year-round in southeastern wetlands and fields. Also see what...

Building a good backyard bird habitat doesn't have to be expensive or time-consuming. Here are tips to help create an...

The giant swallowtail butterfly is large and stunning. Learn what host plants this species requires, and what the caterpillars and...

A viceroy butterfly is a majestic sight in the garden. Learn what the butterflies and their caterpillars look like and...

Small and speedy, skipper butterfly species often fly under the radar. But these fascinating pollinators add lively interest to any...

Butterflies overwinter in a variety of ways. Help butterflies get ready to handle the cold weather with these butterfly garden...

Butterflies and hummingbirds love to gather nectar from pineapple sage in fall and winter. And you'll love that the leaves...

Butterfly season isn't only in the summer. Learn when butterflies come out and how their habits change with the weather...

There’s much more to swallowtails than their colorful elongated wings. Check out these interesting swallowtail butterfly facts.

To some people, seeing a monarch butterfly has meaning. These orange and black fliers can be a symbol of strength,...

Once you know the difference, it's easy to identify a viceroy butterfly vs a monarch. See what their wings and...