Nectar Flowers For Monarchs. Bee balm is a nectar plant native to north america that attracts pollinators of all sorts including best butterflies and hummingbirds. Zinnias are excellent nectar flowers and bloom so quickly from seed that you can probably throw in a late crop now to help this year s butterflies.
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The marigold is a common summer bedding flower that not only provides nectar for monarchs but also repels undesirable insects from the garden. Butterflies prefer a warm sunny location and eat nectar from a variety of flowers. Adult monarchs are dependent on nectar plants as a food source during spring and summer breeding fall migrations and during overwintering.
Late autumn is particularly important for monarchs as they are storing up energy for the long migration to their over wintering sites in mexico.
Seeds are generally east to find and they can be planted directly in the garden after the last spring frost. Late autumn is particularly important for monarchs as they are storing up energy for the long migration to their over wintering sites in mexico. The flower has an open daisy like shape with tubular petals that can accommodate a hummingbirds long beak. As long as they re not invasive in your area non native fall nectar plants may also be a good fit.
