Butterfly Gardening Guide

MONARCH BUTTERFLIES AND THEIR PLANTS

Monarchs butterflies live through most of the USA and in southern Canada.
Some groups of Monarchs migrate for over 2,000 miles during August-October, flying from Canada and the USA to over winter in coastal southern California to the mountains of central Mexico.
Females lay their eggs along the migratory route. This migration takes up to three generations of Monarchs to complete. Other Monarchs stay in one area their entire lives.

Help these beautiful butterflies by planting some of the nectar and the more important host plants listed below in your yard this Spring.

Monarch Caterpillar Host Plants:
'Common Milkweed', Asclepias syriaca
 'Bloodflower', Asclepias curassavica,
'Whorled Milkweed', Asclepias verticillata '
Swamp Milkweed', Asclepias incarnata '
Swan Plant Milkweed', Asclepias fruticosa,
For more information visit our Milkweed Guide.

Monarch Butterfly Nectar Plants:
'pentas', Pentas lanceolata
'coneflower', Echinacea spp.
'lantana', Virburnum spp.
'zinnia', Zinnia spp.
'pink live-forever', Sedum alboroseum
'butterfly bush', Buddleia spp.