Growing Milkweed For Monarch Butterflies. Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on the leaves of milkweed the only host plant for this iconic butterfly species. These beautiful butterflies feed exclusively on milkweed as caterpillars.
Indeed eradication of milkweed both in. Milkweed can adapt to various growing conditions however if you want to attract monarch butterflies which are a field species your plants should ideally be located in an open space not too close to buildings or trees or tall shrubs. Media marketing shutterstock a monarch butterfly lands on a swamp milkweed plant.
Milkweed is a lovely wildflower and the sole host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars.
The photos below provide some examples of good and not so good locations to plant milkweed. Media marketing shutterstock a monarch butterfly lands on a swamp milkweed plant. Monarch butterflies are rapidly declining due to loss of habitat and use of pesticides. For those of us who love bees and butterflies this is devastating news.