Milkweed has been named Wisconsin’s 2025 Plant of the Year by the Wisconsin DNR. The plant is crucial for monarch butterflies—it’s the only place they lay eggs and the only food their caterpillars eat. You are encouraged to plant more milkweed to help monarchs, which breed in Wisconsin during spring and summer. Five of the state’s 13 native milkweed species are listed as endangered, threatened, or of special concern. Details on native plant sales are available at the DNR’s website.
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