Richland County residents are invited to help the declining monarch butterfly population by collecting milkweed seed pods now ...

While the pods are immature, before the silk has strengthened and the seeds hardened, the entire milkweed pod is edible.

One of the most customary areas where common milkweed persisted profusely was in and around the edges of agricultural fields.

Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant monarch butterflies will lay eggs on and ...

Spillover from remnant grasslands enhances plant diversity in restorations but the effect is context dependent and driven by wind-dispersed seeds, such as milkweed. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

One sign of fall, is the colors on tree leaves are beginning to change into hues of red, orange, and gold. What a beautiful ...

Grow native plants on your property and harvest the seeds before they drop, drift away or are eaten by migrating birds.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is encouraging the picking and planting of milkweed seed pods this fall to help ...

Once you decide to treat your plants in fall with a formulated deer and rabbit repellent, timing is everything. Apply to dry ...

fluffy fibers along with tiny seeds. However, to tell them apart, the invasive species' pods are slightly smaller, growing between 1 to 3 inches long, while milkweed's grow to be 4 inches long.

In late summer and early fall, the milkweed flowers die and give way to bumpy football-shaped green seed pods. Each pod contains up to 200 seeds. Each seed is attached to a bit of fluff called floss.