Support monarchs and our mission: plant milkweed and wildflowers

Butterfly Milkweed

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Key Details

Bloom Time: June to August

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry

Height: 2'

Plant Spacing: 1-3'

Cold Stratification: 30 days

How to Grow

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Species Support

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species. Its wings feature an easily recognizable black, orange, and white pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm (3 1⁄2– (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) fam-esquivel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC))

Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kalmii)Lygaeus kalmii, known generally as the small milkweed bug or common milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. (Source: Wikipedia, '', https://wikipedia.org/wiki/, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh)

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