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2. 7 Tips for Growing Milkweed from Seed to Attract Monarch ...

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   Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

3. Butterfly gardening - Wikipedia

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   While butterflies like the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) [3] are known to consume over 200 plants as caterpillars, other species like the monarch (Danaus plexippus), [4] and the regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) [5] only consume plants in one genus, milkweed and violets, respectively.

4. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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   Planting near swan plants help sunflowers grow rapidly. Swan plant: Gomphocarpus physocarpus, Asclepias physocarpa, milkweed: Sunflower: Sunflower, basil: Monarch butterfly: Aphids: Plants that attracts aphids and spider mites: Attracts the monarch butterfly during spring and summer. Basil repels pests that attracts by the swan plant like aphids.

5. Asclepias - Wikipedia

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   The leaves of Asclepias species are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae and some other milkweed butterflies. [5] These plants are often used in butterfly gardening and monarch waystations in an effort to help increase the dwindling monarch population. [21] However, some milkweed species are not suitable for butterfly gardens and monarch ...

6. How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden: 6 Essential ... - AOL

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   2. Supplement with Annuals. While native plants should be the cornerstone of a butterfly garden, adding nectar-rich annuals can provide another vibrant and continuous food source throughout the ...

7. It’s monarch butterfly season once more. Here’s how to ...

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   The state sports 190 species of butterflies.

8. Asclepias speciosa - Wikipedia

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   Asclepias speciosa is a specific monarch butterfly food and habitat plant. Additionally, phenylacetaldehyde produced by the plants attracts Synanthedon myopaeformis, the red-belted clearwing moth. [7] It is also a larval host for the dogbane tiger moth and the queen butterfly. [8]

9. Ask the Master Gardener: How to attract butterflies, and the ...

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   It is true that butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) will attract many butterflies due to the tremendous amount of nectar it produces, however it isn't the best choice if you are wanting a thriving ...