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Knowing your location helps us recommend plants that will thrive in your climate, based on your Growing Zone.
Knowing your location helps us recommend plants that will thrive in your climate, based on your Growing Zone.
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 | |
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Butterfly Weed | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 24-36" tall | 12-24" wide | Early to late summer |
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Common Milkweed | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 36-48" tall | 24-30" wide | Mid to late summer |
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Joe Pye Weed | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 3-8 ft tall | 3-6 ft wide | Late summer to fall |
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Showy Goldenrod | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 24-36" tall | 24-36" wide | Mid to late summer |
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Smooth Blue Aster | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 24-48" tall | 12-24" wide | Late summer to late fall |
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Swamp Milkweed | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 36-48" tall | 2-3' wide | Mid summer |
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Wild Bergamot (Bee Balm) | 1 x Plant - 3" Pot | 24-48" tall | 24-36" wide | Mid summer to fall |
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.