Designing A Monarch Butterfly Garden Zone 5
For a 100 square foot area plant 10 native milkweeds.
Designing a monarch butterfly garden zone 5. Scroll down for a numbered plant list and suggestions for designing and registering your own monarch waystation. Supervise pets and children if you choose to feature this flower in your garden. 5 10 salvia nemorosa may night.
Monarch larvae eat only milkweed plants. Beloved by monarch butterflies in particular. Fill your garden with as many nectar rich flowering species as possible planning for early middle and late bloom times to ensure that there is a constant supply of seasonal.
Make way for milkweed. Incorporating plants in your garden for the monarch butterfly s larvae is essential for their survival. Before you begin picking out plants for the butterflies give some thought to their needs.
I live in the chicago area which is zone 5 on the u s d a. Garden design containers garden tips plant perfect edibles life style view all. Painted lady vanessa cardui taking flight from may through october in the east and october through april in the south these butterflies are world travelers.
Plant hardiness zone map the zones in the u s. Switchgrasses are airy clumps of thinned leaved grasses that sway in the breeze. They are tolerant of just about any type of soil and can become a nuisance self seeding if you don t stay ahead of them.
It s important to plant milkweed species native to your area. As a rule a waystation must include at least 2 types of milkweed the host plant for monarchs. About butterfly gardening in zone 5.