Nectar Plants For Monarchs. Monarch nectar plants o en do best in open sunny sites. Adult monarchs are dependent on nectar plants as a food source during spring and summer breeding fall migrations and during overwintering.
Adult monarchs depend on diverse nectar sources for food during all stages of the year from spring and summer breeding to fall migration and overwintering. Monarch nectar plants o en do best in open sunny sites. The caterpillars won t eat any of your other garden plants.
Adult monarch butterflies feed on flower nectar.
One of the most significant actions you can take to support monarch populations is providing nectar rich flowers and milkweed host plants. To recover populations of the 20 species of milkweeds in the u s. As long as they re not invasive in your area non native fall nectar plants may also be a good fit. Plant fall nectar sources.