40 Beautiful Continued… Monarch Butterfly Plants (A to B)


Milkweed is a food source for adult monarch butterflies as well as a food source for monarch caterpillars. Use caution when planting Asclepias Syriaca, as it is an invasive species and can spread quickly. Always check with your local gardening authorities before adding any new species to your garden.

Cover image details: Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)._© Nikolay Kurzenko/123rf.com

Asclepias Syriaca
Name:Common milkweed
Binomial Name:Asclepias syriaca
Life Cycle:Perennial
Sun Needs:Full sun, partial sun
Soil Needs:Well-draining nutrient-rich soil also tolerates sandy / rocky soil
Water Needs:Maintain moist soil / also tolerates drier soils
Bloom Time:Blooms Summer
USDA Hardiness:3-9
Size:Can grow taller than 5 feet (1.5 meters)
Butterfly Benefit:Monarch adult and caterpillar food source, and host plant for eggs
Facts:Use caution! This plant is invasive and spreads quickly. Grow in a contained environment
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Asclepias tuberosa on Butterfly weed. Butterfly weed is a species of milkweed with clustered orange flowers._© Olga Smagitel/123rf.com
Asclepias Tuberosa
Name:Butterfly weed
Binomial Name:Asclepias tuberosa
Life Cycle:Perennial
Sun Needs:Full sun
Soil Needs:Well-draining nutrient-rich soil also tolerates sandy / rocky soil
Water Needs:Maintain moist soil / also tolerates drier soils
Bloom Time:Blooms late Spring through Fall
USDA Hardiness:4-10
Size:Can grow up to 36 inches tall (91 cm)
Butterfly Benefit:Monarch adult and caterpillar food source
Facts:Native to North America
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White Milkweed (Asclepias variegata)_© Melinda Fawver/123rf.com
Asclepias Variegata
Name:White milkweed
Binomial Name:Asclepias Variegata
Life Cycle:Perennial
Sun Needs:Full sun
Soil Needs:Well-draining nutrient-rich soil also tolerates sandy / rocky soil
Water Needs:Maintain moist soil / also tolerates drier soils
Bloom Time:Blooms late Spring through Summer
USDA Hardiness:8-11
Size:Can grow taller than 36 inches (91 cm)
Butterfly Benefit:Monarch adult and caterpillar food source
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Honeybee collecting pollen from an Aster flower._© viktoriart/123rf.com
Asters
Name:Aster
Binomial Name:Asters
Life Cycle:Perennial
Sun Needs:Full sun, partial sun
Soil Needs:Well-draining nutrient-rich soil, also tolerates sandy / rocky soil
Water Needs:Maintain moist soil
Bloom Time:Blooms Summer through Fall
USDA Hardiness:3-8
Size:Can grow taller than 36 inches (91 cm)
Butterfly Benefit:Monarch adult food source
Facts:There are over 100 varieties of Aster
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Yellow and violet Agastache foeniculum ‘Golden Jubilee’_© Anna Gratys/123rf.com
Ava plant
Name:Agastache
Binomial Name:Ava plant
Life Cycle:Perennial
Sun Needs:Full sun, partial sun
Soil Needs:Well-draining nutrient-rich soil also tolerates sandy / rocky soil
Water Needs:Maintain moist soil
Bloom Time:Blooms Summer through Fall
USDA Hardiness:5-10
Size:Can grow taller than 60 inches (152 cm)
Butterfly Benefit:Monarch adult food source
Facts:Also attracts hummingbirds
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Blue Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)_© Noppharat Manakul/123rf.com
Blue Porterweed
Name:Blue Porterweed
Binomial Name:Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Life Cycle:Perennial
Sun Needs:Full sun, partial sun
Soil Needs:Well-draining nutrient-rich soil
Water Needs:Maintain moist soil
Bloom Time:Blooms Summer
USDA Hardiness:8-10
Size:Can grow taller than 36 inches (91 cm)
Butterfly Benefit:Monarch adult food source
Facts:Native to the Caribbean
Use caution! This plant is invasive and may be banned in certain states or countries.
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Please note: While we have worked to provide the most accurate information, climate and growing location will impact the size, height, bloom-time, annual/perennial status, and may impact color. We have gathered this data from personal experience, with online resources used for additional clarification. Additional references include google and usda.gov

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