Monarch Butterfly Habitat Mix

Monarch populations have shrunken considerably over the past 20 years. This beautiful butterfly needs more pollinator habitat to increase its survival on its migration of over 2,500 miles from Canada to Mexico. Pinelands Nursery’s Monarch Butterfly Mix is made up of all of the forbs that monarchs love. Milkweed is a very important host plant for the monarch butterfly. Did you know that Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed), is one of the only plants on which the monarch lays its eggs and their larvae will feed and develop there all the way into a chrysalis? Although milkweeds are essential for monarch caterpillars and larvae, the adults love to forage on the nectar of a variety of other plants too! This mix is loaded with the perfect resources for adult monarchs to build up fat reserves for their journey and help them to sustain themselves through the winter.

14 lbs. per acre. $118 per lb. *Mix design and pricing are subject to change without notice depending on the availability of current and future products. Changes to the mix will not affect its function.*

Scientific Name	Common Name	% of Mix	Oz.
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem	10%	1.18
Asclepias syriaca	Common Milkweed	9%	3.69
Solidago nemoralis	Indian Grass	8%	0.04
Asclepias incarnata	Swamp Milkweed	7%	2.34
Eupatorium purpureum	Purple Joe-Pye	7%	0.13
Elymus virginicus	Virginia Wild Rye	6%	2.68
Symphyotrichum laeve	Smooth Aster	6%	0.2
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	5%	1.14
Heliopsis helianthoides	False Sunflower	5%	1.7
Chrysopsis mariana	Maryland Golden Aster	4%	0.08
Conclinium coelestinum	Blue Mistflower	4%	0.02
Liatris spicata	Dense Blazing Star	4%	0.83
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-Eyed Susan	4%	0.09
Veronicastrum virginicum	Culver's Root	4%	0.01
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii	New York Aster	3%	0.04
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium	Aromatic Aster	3%	0.05
Agastache foeniculum	Anise Hyssop	2%	0.03
Chamaecrista fasciculata	Partridge Pea	2%	0.91
Eurybia divaricata	White Wood Aster	2%	0.04
Monarda punctata	Spotted Horsemint	2%	0.02
Baptisia australis	Blue Wild Indigo	1%	0.76
Solidago juncea	Early Goldenrod	1%	0.01
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexander	1%	0.21