These late-blooming plants native to North America help feed butterflies — especially monarchs-— at a crucial point.

The monarch butterfly's annual migratory journey from Mexico to the U.S. and then Canada is a breeze compared to the federal ...

It's butterfly migration season, and while many still flutter through Houston, some populations have been quietly dwindling ...

As we move into April and more butterfly species mature and take flight, you can incorporate a variety of early-blooming native plants into the garden to attract them.

It's an all-you-can-eat buffet of nectar that will help support this delicate butterfly on their treacherous journey to and from Mexico's forests. After all, it is National Plant a Flower Day.