Milkweed Plants for MonarchsMonarchs cannot survive without milkweed; their caterpillars only eat milkweed plants (Asclepias spp.), and monarch butterflies need milkweed to lay their eggs. With shifting land management practices, we have lost much milkweed from the landscape.
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1.Tiger Swallowtail nectaring on
Tropical Milkweed
2.Asclepias physocarpa also known as Swan or Balloon plant
3.Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
One more thing, plant as many plants as you have room for. The Monarchs are very good at finding a milkweed plant but the more you have in your yard, the more likely they will find it and lay their little eggs all over it! I hope you really enjoy raising Monarch butterflies. They are one of the butterfly species that is beautiful in all stages of their butterfly life cycle!