Milkweeds and nectaring plants
Host plants
Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed!
That’s why planting milkweed is very important!
Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Perennial* plant
Height: 3-6ft
*Perennial : a plant that grows back every year
Swamp Milkweed
(Asclepias incarnata)
Perennial plant
Height: 3-5ft
Butterfly Milkweed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Perennial
plant
Height: 1-2ft
Green Antelopehorn Milkweed
(Asclepias viridis)
Perennial
plant
Height: 1-3ft
nectaring plants
We need nectaring plants so we can drink nectar!
Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea)
Perennial
plant
Height: 2-4ft
Zinnia
(Zinnia elegans)
Annual*
plant
Height: 3-4ft
*Annual : a plant that lives only one year so you have to plant seeds every year
Black-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia hirta)
Perennial
plant
Height: 2-3 ft
Stonecrop
(Sedum)
Perennial
plant
Height: 1-3ft