In recent years, the decline in monarch butterfly populations has been of specific interest. Many gardeners ask how to attract monarch butterflies. Which plants do monarch butterflies like? Find the answers to these questions in the following article.
I managed to get a single swamp milkweed plant last year (local garden center was selling out of them). I’m happy to report that it survived the winter, and has come back this year larger than before! I hope I can add to it this year.
I got two swamp milkweed. I don’t know if it’ll attract em but they’re growing big and strong. If not this year, maybe next year after they do their migration
I’ve found the swamp milkweed is the only one that attracts monarchs. I’ve had butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) in my yard forever but I didn’t see any butterflies until I planted the swamp milkweed.
However, the butterfly population varies and some years I see no butterflies. Here’s hoping I see at ta few this year!
I managed to get a single swamp milkweed plant last year (local garden center was selling out of them). I’m happy to report that it survived the winter, and has come back this year larger than before! I hope I can add to it this year.
I got two swamp milkweed. I don’t know if it’ll attract em but they’re growing big and strong. If not this year, maybe next year after they do their migration
I’ve found the swamp milkweed is the only one that attracts monarchs. I’ve had butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) in my yard forever but I didn’t see any butterflies until I planted the swamp milkweed.
However, the butterfly population varies and some years I see no butterflies. Here’s hoping I see at ta few this year!
Post a picture here! We would love to see it
There is a mass of tall daylilies behind them, so it doesn’t stand out a lot in this photo. It has 4 stems which are around 3 feet/1 meter in height.