Monarch Butterflies Eat and Thrive on Milkweed

Creating habitat for monarch butterflies, one garden at a time...

Plant Milkweed for the Monarch Butterfly

Butterfly Encounters is encouraging everyone to plant milkweed seeds for the monarch butterfly. The caterpillar stage of the monarch butterfly feeds on milkweed plants. As land is developed and milkweed populations diminish, the monarch butterflies habitat is lost. We can rebuild this habitat by planting milkweed seeds in our gardens. There are over 100 species of milkweed and we pride ourselves on offering as many species as possible.

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Tips for May

It's not too late to plant milkweed seeds this season. There are several varieties of milkweed that require no special treatment before planting. Simply plant the seeds outdoors in a sunny location once the danger of frost has past.

Silky Gold Tropical Milkweed and Showy Milkweed, as seen in the pictures to the left, are two milkweed varieties that can be planted outdoors once the danger of frost has past. Silky Gold Tropical Milkweed is a very fast growing milkweed and you’ll have a blooming plant within 4 months of planting your seeds.

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