Monarch Friendly

Make monarchs part of your garden planning. Explore monarch-friendly plants and think about both the caterpillar and adult stages as you choose. Regionally appropriate milkweed provides host plants, while flowering nectar plants help round out the space for adult butterflies. Match selections to your site and plan a garden you can enjoy watching through the growing season.

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  • Plan with both monarch caterpillars and adults in mind.
  • Include regionally appropriate milkweed in your habitat garden.
  • Add flowering plants for visiting adult monarchs.
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  • Common Milkweed in bloom

    Common, Milkweed Seed

    Common, Milkweed Seed
    The Common Asclepias, also known as Butterfly Weed or Common Milkweed, is the only plant that Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on! This variety provides an abundant food source for Monarchs, but have been declining in the recent years due in part to suburban development and the increased efficiency of herbicides. The Common Asclepias spreads readily by seed and underground rhizomes and its taproot can withstand drought. This Butterfly Weed is one of the easiest and fastest to establish of the Milkweeds. Enjoy watching beautiful Monarchs visit on a daily basis!
    $3.25 $1,056.00
  • Viridis Milkweed plant
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    Viridis, Milkweed Seed

    Viridis, Milkweed Seed
    Asclepias viridis, commonly known as Spider Milkweed or Green Milkweed, is a native North American species with a long ecological history tied to grasslands and prairies of the central and southern United States. Its distinctive greenish-white flowers arranged in rounded clusters give it a spider-like appearance, attracting a wide array of pollinators, especially butterflies, and serving as an essential host plant for monarch caterpillars.
    $5.25 $934.75
  • Butterfly Milkweed plant
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    Butterfly, Milkweed Seed

    Butterfly, Milkweed Seed
    The Butterfly Asclepias is sun-loving, easy to grow and blooms brilliant, vibrant orange colored blooms that will attract may pollinators to the garden. This stunning variety and can reach 2' feet tall. Sow in early January for first year blooms.
    $3.50 $2,308.75