Description
Where to Use Native Flower Mix for Monarchs:
Sow Native Flower Mix for Monarch seed in full sun (six hours direct in summer) to provide many species of butterflies including Monarchs. These are native flowers of midwest and eastern regions of North America*. They will bring many seasons of colorful flowers, monarch food sources habitat, both perennial and annual wildflowers that come back year after year. If you are looking for a monarch native wildflower seed mix this is the one for you.
*For the best native seed mix for your region for general success and compatibility. Check our Regional Wildflower selection for native flower for monarchs for your region.
Additional Comments:
This mixture is composed of native wildflowers and milkweeds which supply nectar sources to adult monarchs and many other butterflies. While milkweeds are utilized for egg-laying and provide food to monarch caterpillars, the other flowers here provide rich nectar sources. Other benefits are native flowers for monarchs will provide habitat for other pollinator insects and birds.
Mix Contains:
Autumn Sneezeweed, Wild Bergamot, Butterfly Milkweed, Clasping Coneflower, Compass Plant, Cutleaf Coneflower, Gayfeather, Hoary Vervain, Indian Blanket, Joe Pye Weed, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, New England Aster, Ox-eye Sunflower, Prairie Ironweed, Purple Coneflower, Rigid Goldenrod, Smooth Aster, Swamp Milkweed, Tickseed Sunflower, Wild Sunflower.
Planting Rate: 11-22 lb per acre, 1 lb covers 2000 sq. ft.
Grows Well In: Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast regions of North America.
