Monarch Butterflies Eat and Thrive on Milkweed

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

Plant Milkweed Seeds 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 types of milkweed and we pride ourselves on offering as many species as possible.

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April Planting Advice

Spring is here! Seeds of many milkweed species can be planted directly outdoors in April, once the danger of nighttime freezing temperatures has past. Detailed planting instructions can be found on our growing milkweed page under the "Planting Your Milkweed Seeds" section.

Tropical Milkweed and Hello Yellow Butterfly Weed, as seen in the pictures to the left, are two milkweed species that can be planted directly outdoors in the Spring. Tropical Milkweed, a Monarch favorite, is a fast growing species and Hello Yellow Butterfly Weed provides blooms that all butterfly species love!

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