From caterpillar to butterfly
Planting for Monarch Butterflies
Monarch numbers are down and that is very sad news. We can help them out by planting our flower gardens especially for them. They need milkweed to survive, they also need flowers for nectar. There are many different milkweeds and they all make beautiful additions to our gardens. I have common milkweed beside my house. When it is blooming it emits the sweetest fragrance at night. It attracts all sorts of butterflies and moths are frequent night visitors. Below is a list of milkweeds and flowers to attract Monarchs and other butterflies to your garden. This is just a partial list, I will add more plants later.
This is a good guid if you need to know what milkweed to plant where you live. Asclepias albicans.png
Monarch Waystation
This is the entrance to my Monarch Waystation. If you already have milkweed and nectar plants or want to start some go to Monarch Watch.org There you can buy seeds
or register your own waystation. There you can also learn all about monarchs and how to help.
or register your own waystation. There you can also learn all about monarchs and how to help.