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Eastern Monarch Refuge Plant Collection

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ZONES  4-8 | Good to grow! Zone

Our Eastern Monarch Refuge Plant Collection makes it easy to plant beautiful Monarch Butterfly habitat in your garden. Milkweed is the essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Joe Pye Weed, Black Eyed Susan, Aster, and Bee Balm offer nectar to adult Monarchs and other pollinators from spring through fall. Resilient native perennials will naturalize, spreading each season to expand the benefit and beauty of your habitat garden.

Eastern Monarch Refuge Plant Collection

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Description

Monarch Butterflies need our help! Plant our Eastern Monarch Refuge Plant Collection in your garden to support endangered Monarch butterflies. As development across the country has reduced their natural habitat, gardeners can play an important role in helping their population rebound. How? By planting native plants like Milkweed (Asclepias), their host plant, which are essential for their survival. Milkweed leaves provide the food that Monarch caterpillars need to grow. In addition to Milkweed, planting native nectar plants that bloom all season helps to feed adult Monarch butterflies, fueling their long migrations each spring and fall.

Milkweed, Black Eyed Susan, Aster, and Bee Balm all have extended bloom times to offer reliable nectar sources. This garden is best for states east of the Rocky Mountains. 

*Plants are subject to change due to availability. If we make substitutions, we feature plants with similar attributes suitable to the collection design.

The Eastern Monarch Refuge Plant Collection covers approximately 23-60 sq ft and includes 7 plants:

Name Quantity Height Width Bloom Season
Butterfly Weed Butterfly Weed 1 x Plant - 3" Pot 24-36" tall 12-24" wide Early to late summer
Common Milkweed Common Milkweed 1 x Plant - 3" Pot 36-48" tall 24-30" wide Mid to late summer
Joe Pye Weed Joe Pye Weed 1 x Plant - 3" Pot 3-8 ft tall 3-6 ft wide Late summer to fall
Showy Goldenrod Showy Goldenrod 1 x Plant - 3" Pot 24-36" tall 24-36" wide Mid to late summer
Smooth Blue Aster Smooth Blue Aster 1 x Plant - 3" Pot 24-48" tall 12-24" wide Late summer to late fall
Swamp Milkweed Swamp Milkweed 1 x Plant - 3" Pot 36-48" tall 2-3' wide Mid summer
Wild Bergamot (Bee Balm) Wild Bergamot (Bee Balm) 1 x Plant - 3" Pot 24-48" tall 24-36" wide Mid summer to fall

Shipping

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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key features

Advantages
  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Deer Resistant
  • Naturalizes
  • Native
  • Attracts Birds
Light Requirements
  • Full Sun
Bloom Time
Early summer to fall

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Fall
Soil Moisture
  • Average
Soil Type
  • Loamy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
Mature Height
Heights range from 24" to 8 ft tall
Mature Spread
Covers roughly 22-60 sq ft
Planting Depth
For potted plants, the base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in.  For bare roots, the top of the root should be 1" below the soil line
Growing Zones
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
Ideal Region
  • Midwest
  • Northeast
  • Southeast
Native To
North America
Poisonous or Toxic to Animals
Some plants in this collection are poisonous if ingested.
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