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Learn which host plants, cover and native flowers to grow so caterpillars, chrysalises and adult butterflies thrive in your ...

For centuries, monarch butterflies have been celebrated in Mexico as ambassadors between the worlds of the living and the dead. Throughout November, Butterfly Pavilion’s exhibit “Monarch Magic” ...

Monarch Magic ageratum is a new plant for spring 2025 that will be available at garden centers this year. The flowers are a true periwinkle blue, with a light, sweet scent. Here’s what you need to ...

The monarchs' send off has become an annual celebration for El Valor, a non-profit early childhood education provider on the city's Southwest Side. The children see the monarchs grow from eggs, to ...

A patch of brightly colored garden flowers with butterflies - Molishka/Shutterstock There's just something magical about a garden full of blossoms and butterflies. And while there are many ways to ...

Native to Southeast Asia, the butterfly pea plant (Clitoria ternatea) has edible leaves that are often dried or ground into a powder. It’s sometimes labeled blue matcha. The woody and earthy flavor ...

One day, I found myself in a dream. I still can’t believe I spent several days surrounded by hundreds of thousands of these beautiful creatures in Mexico. This incredible butterfly is called the ...

Nichole Spencer of Connecticut has attracted numerous rice paper butterflies, most likely with a scent she is wearing, at Magic Wings butterfly conservatory and gardens in South Deerfield. Butterflies ...

Nick Cannon and Abby De La Rosa enjoyed an unforgettable day with their little boys. The Wild N' Out host, 41, and the DJ, 31, enjoyed an outing with sons Zion and Zillion, 13 months, at the South ...

THE FABULOUS FLYERS... that whimsically wing their way through an ethereal aviary at San Diego Zoo Safari Park each spring boast names that sound as if they hail straight from a magical poem: There's ...

The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks welcomed "butterflies, garden fairies and pixies" -- and their families -- last week for Magical Evenings in the Garden. The garden was open for two hours each ...