Order now and save 10% and also receive a free copy of Blue Stem Natives "A Mini-Guide to Gardening for Monarchs"
 
Monarch populations are down 80% since the 1990s. This kit builds a fuel stop and nursery for them, spring through fall. Late summer/fall is our favorite time to plant natives in Massachusetts, roots establish in cooling soil before winter, so plants return stronger next spring than a spring planting would.
 
Site Needs:
Full sun-part sun | Average-drier, well-drained soil | 15-30 sq. ft.
 
Base kit, 15 quart/pint-sized plants total*:
Host plants - the only plants monarch caterpillars eat
4 Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), quart
1 Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata), quart
Spring nectar - fuels monarchs as they arrive
2 Downy Wood-Mint (Blephilia ciliata), pints
Summer nectar - fuels Monarchs through summer breeding
1 New England Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa), quart
1 Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata), quart
1 Showy Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense), quart
Autumn nectar - critical fuel for the fall migration
2 Hyssop-Leaf Thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium), quart
1 Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve), quart
2 Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora), quart
 
Want to go further?
Add more milkweed to reach 10+ host plants and you can register your garden as an official Monarch Watch Waystation. Ask us in the shop, we're happy to help you get there.
 
*We don't expect species to change but sometimes plants have other ideas. Species subject to change. We will always work with you though if we choose something that doesn't work for you.