See what a pearl crescent butterfly and caterpillar looks like, and learn which flowers will attract them to your garden.

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

your young aster plants should be ready to be hardened off and transplanted outside. Aster seeds can also be directly sown ...

If planting aster seeds, plant after the first frost ... but they also are a host plant for the caterpillar stages of many species of butterflies and moths. Some birds also enjoy the seeds.