SAN FRANCISCO — This spring, the dramatic return of a rare, blue iridescent butterfly dazzled onlookers at the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park. Neighbor John Gale, who visits the ...

Napa Valley has a unique plant growing along its waterways, especially along the Napa River. It is Dutchman’s pipevine (Aristolochia californica) and it is native to California. This plant, one of ...

The explosion of wildflowers throughout March and April ushers in a favorite Sonoma County phenomenon - the emergence of the pipevine swallowtail butterflies. The explosion of wildflowers throughout ...

Today, is The Green Register's third installment of photographs and excerpts from the book Butterflies of Alabama by photographer Sara Bright and nature writer Paulette Haygood Ogard. The featured ...

It is a commonly held belief that one person can’t make much of a difference when it comes to helping the environment. But Tim Wong, who single-handedly repopulated a butterfly species by raising ...

Question: I have heard that a specific pipevine is poisonous to the larva of Pipevine Swallowtails. Is this true? If so, what is the poisonous species of pipevine, and what other types can I plant ...

A burst of butterflies has suddenly brightened our garden. The ethereal winged creatures are emerging from chrysalises nestled in soil over the winter. Nectar-producing flowers supporting butterflies ...