10 TIPS to attract MORE MONARCH Butterflies to your Milkweed Garden | Butterfly Garden Basics

You want to save the MONARCH BUTTERFLY! And you know to plant milkweed for monarch in your garden. But are you ready to learn more than the host plants for butterflies? While milkweed for monarchs is essential... there is so much more you can do! I'll cover the 10 tips to attract more Monarch Butterflies to your milkweed garden!
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[@monarchresearch7254]

Okay people, I may be a bit biased but I have to say, I believe this informational video by the Wild Floridian was by far one of her best, if not one of THEE BEST informational videos on Monarch Butterflies for Florida, as well as across the United States! Well done Wild Floridian!!! You can apply her principles for your particular state and begin or continue to enjoy the Monarch Butterfly, as well as other pollinators. I will share this with others up here in Iowa, and I hope you will do the same. TOGETHER, we can make a difference, ONE MONARCH at a time! MRM

[@WildFloridian]

Thank you so much! It means so much to me that you appreciate what I am doing. Thank you for sharing the video with others and all the work you do to help the monarchs of the midwest 😄

[@nicholasledoux7840]

tip 11, provide pollination/milkweed garden near a tree, they sleep up high in trees at night where they can catch sun by morning.

[@Susanthebutterflygardener]

Good point!

[@WildFloridian]

Great tip! I guess I did that without thinking. I usually see them sleeping on oaks and magnolias in my neighborhood.

[@laurarussell9354]

I recommend 17,000 milkweed plants to start! 😂🤣😂 (as many as possible). 💕 Thank you for the video. I mulched my milkweed and I thought I had made a mistake. I thought it might make it difficult for the caterpillars to find a place to form a chrysalis. I feel better now. I can’t believe I did the right thing by accident. Another great video.....I’m a big fan of yours.

[@Susanthebutterflygardener]

Oh yes, for sure!!! 17,000 milkweed plants. That is too funny, yet so true!!!

[@WildFloridian]

Awww thank you Laura! 🥰 And I agree! Never enough milkweed. I found the caterpillars are totally unbothered by mulch... they just wander over it.

[@lesliekendall5668]

😆. You sound like me. My garden doesn't grow BECAUSE of me, it grows IN SPITE of me. 😁

[@susandather4199]

Thanks I'm allowing every milkweed to grow and I have six very happy to learn how to help the noble monarch great information

[@lyndabrown3402]

Nature is one big buffet!

[@WildFloridian]

Yes it is 😄

[@xXMakyaVibesXx.]

I LOVE BUTTERFLIES!!!

[@matthewfarrell317]

120-140 years old Monarchs were brought over to Australia and became naturalised. Sadly over the last few decades, we have suffered the same fate as you guys, our Monarch's are in great decline. This is bad because that means no backup population. We have added milkweeds to our gardens this year as my girls love butterflies and Monarch's really is the symbol of butterflies in general. So we will wait and see. I saw one before Winter started in May, so we can only wait.

[@Itschriscruz]

I had to take on a type of milkweed birth control in my garden lol. Keeping containers inside for backup and covering my planted milkweed from egg-laying mamas helped keep my caterpillars going hungry.

[@marlo2919]

I can't wait im planning for my butterfly garden and I already order plant that will be shipped when my zone is ready for planting. I already have establish plants for hummingbirds and butterfly in the front and we get hummingbirds every spring and summer and some butterflies. I'm now planting in the back yard things for monarchs. I can't wait and hopefully we can save then and many others if we all do a little bit. I'm so excited I love butterflies.

[@figapow]

in THREE failed attempts to start milkweeds, i finally figured out the the critters were chomping down the young plants - so now i found it helps to put a little chicken wire tent over the little seedlings. when the plants grow up through the wire the rabits, et c. don't eat them so much.

[@seedsandsanity5525]

Good morning! ☀️

[@WildFloridian]

Morning! 😄

[@juneramirez8580]

I bought some tropical milkweed because they were the only milkweed sold 3 years ago. I had monarch caterpillars eating down the three tropical milkweed plants I had. So I ran back to the store and bought 3 more nice-sized plants only to find that those plants came with even more monarch caterpillars! The next year I didn't see any Monarchs so I started planting native milkweeds. Last year I had many tropical milkweed and raised 17 cats. A few we're infected with a parasite that killed them. Found the maggots in the bottom of my cat cage. The rest matured and flew away. I also had many cats that I left alone to fend for them selves.. This year someone gave me a camping screen room that I intend to raise my potted milkweed and all stages of monarchs in.

[@anissapearson7454]

When I first started my butterfly garden a few years back, I think I started with around 4 or 5 plants? I believe by the end of the year I had 7, and then the ones I had dropped seeds so I got more in the next few years, and when I raised caterpillars I would take cuttings and they root super easily from cuttings so I would either plant the cuttings or give them away. Right now I want more milkweeds, but in different varieties--its been near-impossible for me to get swamp milkweed plants!

[@WildFloridian]

That is amazing! You have done wonderful work with your garden!

[@gardenfunwithpaulie]

Man I wish I found this video sooner in the summer. I certainly will do a better next year

[@juanpinto5743]

I think I planted 4 the first time and I added another 6 by the following weekend because the caterpillars just ravaged the initial 4. They ate up all 10 eventually and it took a couple of months for the plants to recover. If it was any other species, they would probably be considered a pest because they are just so hungry, but it’s an incentive to just plant more milkweed.

[@WildFloridian]

LOL! So 10 was your magic number... you had a good amount of caterpillars. 🐛 And yes... absolutely.... cabbage moths are usually white butterflies... but we want to eat the cabbage so we call them moths and try to get rid of them. Pests are all about perspective! I'm so happy you are helping the monarchs!

[@sunshinejenny5536]

The plants do come back better than ever after they eat them down but yes, they eat them down fast!!!! I was shocked. Gone in one day.

[@heatherwolfe9855]

I just planted my first milkweed and I yes, I made a mistake by only planting one. I had nine caterpillars devour the plant now I’m worried. 😢 I went to work yesterday with nine caterpillars on my plant and came home and they’re all gone. 😢

[@rheagiboney2790]

Everything is looking stunning. Really enjoyed the video. Great job Jacqueline.

[@WildFloridian]

Thanks so much, Rhea! 😊

[@alliehamilton-calhoun162]

If at all possible, try to get your milkweed from a place that you are 100% sure doesn't use any chemicals on their plants. There's an organization in my area called _wild ones_ . They focus on native plants & they have a plant sale every year, which is where I buy my milkweed. I believe they're a national organization. Also your milkweed needs space. You start out the first year with one stalk that will eventually become 5 stalks & spread everywhere for some species. I've noticed eggs on the flower buds of my whorled milkweed. It's right next to my swamp milkweed & it really doesn't have _leaves_ , odd that they'd choose that plant instead. I agree with having at least 4-6 plants. I've had 12 caterpillars on a single plant before & it's easier to move them to another plant if you get multiples. Tip 10 certainly was hard to hear. I'm in Illinois & before this year had never heard of OE. I want to save all of them from the assassin bugs & tachinid flies.

[@WildFloridian]

Love all this advice!

[@janisezack1610]

Excellent video, especially the blue porter weed ground cover. Thank You.

[@jimcoulter5877]

Thank you, I will see what I can do for the Pacific Northwest I am going to give it a shot this next Spring more Butterflies.

[@lesliekendall5668]

I'm adding to my butterfly garden this Spring here in Boise

[@wingnox]

We are expecting black swallowtail butterflies any day now. The dill patch is bringing them in like mad!! I have a group of 10 milkweed plants per patch per type i have alot of land though so I can have more. Id say 6 at minimum however more the better.

[@lepidlover0557]

Good luck!! 😆🦋

[@WildFloridian]

How exciting to have black swallowtails! And that is amazing that you have multiple milkweed patches!

[@laurenrhoads9712]

Loved the information you shared.

[@WildFloridian]

Thank you Lauren!

[@samelita007]

Tip #10 is my favorite

[@WildFloridian]

🥰

[@HoosierDaddy_]

Very good video! I would like to add something about that tropical milkweed. There are several reasons it seems that this stuff is killing monarchs, but I will just say that I believe there's enough evidence out there for us to never plant that stuff. Please go native to your area and you will see an amazing eco system develop right in your own yard!

[@KCBfly25]

I now have ~90 milkweed plants. Is that enough?😂 I can't stop. 🦋🐛

[@rosarioalston4986]

Great information, very much appreciated.

[@barbarakraynick3828]

good morning. I just watched one of your older videos on attracting butterflies. Like you, I also attract butterflies to my garden. Two plants you need in your garden are Jathropa and Giant Milkweed. My giant milkweed attracts tons of monarchs and they lay their eggs and hatch caterpillars and go off to put their cryalys anywhere they please. If you need a giant milk weed I am growing some in pots from cuttings. Just let me know. thanks PS I also live in Pinellas county so I'm not far from you.

[@rethablair6902]

New subscriber here. I once raised monarch butterflies🦋

[@EddieVBlueIsland]

Wow Florida must be the butter fly capital of USA - Beautify woman too!

[@kimberlyd317]

Fantastic video!!!! I didn’t know what I didn’t know - north to south. Useful info❣️I had a couple dozen swallowtail caterpillars on a fennel plant! Totally unexpected! While I love the monarchs, a video similar to this for other butterflies would be much appreciated. You’re so awesome for what you are doing for Florida gardens 😃

[@Susanthebutterflygardener]

Oh, swallowtails are so fun to raise. They change so much from one instar to the next.

[@WildFloridian]

Thank you Kimberly! I'm glad this helped 😄 That is super exciting about the swallowtails! I want to start working on getting some black swallowtails. I will definitely work on something similar for other types of butterflies. That is a great idea!

[@WildFloridian]

@Butterfly Gardening Inspirations I saw your black swallowtails... and I was thinking... why have I waited so long to get them in the garden?!?! Thanks for inspiring 😄

[@viceroyone]

Six to ten milkweed plants to start.

[@quiltedwithlove]

Thanks for your video. I downloaded an app that identified plants/trees/insects/animals and while scanning my yard discovered honey vine milkweed. It's all over my yard and since it's a vine it easy takes over everything. I let it grow and to my surprise I found monarch caterpillars a couple of weeks ago. I have two in chrysalises and one is happily munching away on leaves. These guys devour leaves left and right so multiple plants is a must. Three of them have almost gone through one giant patch the vines I have. Now that you mentioned it, every monarch I have seen is going north/south. Mostly south. I'll plant some flowers that attract butterflies next year.

[@carolechamberlain1766]

Thank you for this video.

[@Susanthebutterflygardener]

You gave such great information!! I hope your video inspires more people to plant native milkweed in their yards. Such a great video!!

[@WildFloridian]

Awww thank you so much! 😊

[@sarahdiaz4904]

Fantastic video!

[@prosperouslivingg]

Your awesome loving all your information 💞

[@floridakeysbirdandbutterfl5854]

Great channel! Love your tips!

[@WildFloridian]

Thank you so much!

[@somanynouns]

Lots of great advice, thanks!

[@WildFloridian]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@npaujbais]

Good tips!!! Thank you!!!

[@WildFloridian]

Welcome! ☺️

[@shannontalbert888]

Great video! Thank you.

[@WildFloridian]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@dajf95]

you better werk, Wild Floridian 👏🏽👏🏽

[@WildFloridian]

LOL! thank you Mr. Dad!

[@larrystone5749]

Another great video PRETTY LADY!!!!! Enjoyed it thx for sharing good info Be safe

[@WildFloridian]

Thanks Larry!

[@larrystone5749]

My pleasure

[@hunterpape7442]

Really enjoying your channel. I live over near Kenneth City so it is super cool to have such pertinent information close by.! Gonna get some Milkweed from Willow or Wilcox etc and give this a go. Nature is my Sanctuary. Thank you.

[@WildFloridian]

Yay! Thank you for watching!

[@534A53]

After planting milkweed such as swamp milkweed, what other companion plants would you plant around them to act as a buffer to help minimize predators finding the caterpillars. Can it be any native flowering plant? Or should we surround it with more milkweed?

[@WildFloridian]

I found that they enjoy native blue porterweed. The caterpillars go underneath the ground cover and protects them from wasps

[@TBCREALMEDIC666]

I used lady bugs to control aphids.

[@nyanamiller2409]

Great info!!! I almost didn’t click bc I thought, more monarchs??? My milkweed already gets eaten down to stubs by the monarchs I already have! How do I start seedlings without the mama monarchs finding them??

[@lepidlover0557]

Female Monarchs won't use seedlings because they're not mature and too small for her and her larvae to utilize. The caterpillars will be too heavy and will run out of food a LOT faster because of how small the plant is. It really isn't until the second year onward (If you're starting from seed), that the plants will develop and become large enough to support caterpillars 😊🐛🦋

[@WildFloridian]

LOL! I can totally understand! Those little caterpillars are big eaters! I'm working on a video on how to propagate milkweed from the milkweed you have. It should be out in the next couple of weeks. On new milkweed... you can let it grow in a screened enclosure or put netting or a basket over it. You can put it in an out of way area (I have some growing in my food forest). Hope that helps!

[@sunshinejenny5536]

Looking forward to your new video because I need more milkweed plants!

[@luisaradusinovic9403]

Hello just happen to see you on You tube ! And thank goodness for that ! So I live in Seminole , Fl my soil is very Sandy . Is swamp milkweed good for me . I am going to try to follow your advises to start a butterfly garden with the help of my 8 year old

[@Susanthebutterflygardener]

Yes, swamp milkweed is native to our state. My swamp milkweed is doing fine in similar soil you could also plant butterfly milkweed, or Asclepias tuberosa. Good luck, what a great project to do with your 8 year old.

[@WildFloridian]

Yes swamp milkweed will do well in the sandy soil. I live in Pinellas county too! And that will be so fun with your 8 year old. My kids love it.

[@DMSATL]

Thanks for the awesome, informative video. I'm taking baby steps into the world of milkweeds. I have 1. 😬 Question, can a flower on this plant pollinate another flower on the same plant to produce seed, or can this only be accomplished by another milkweed of the same variety?

[@WildFloridian]

Oh really good question! The same plant can germinate itself. There are some really neat videos out there showing how the leg of the pollinator falls into a pocket and they have to yank it out to get the process going for the milkweed. I’m not doing this justice, but it is really cool!

[@adrianamontoya1323]

Hi there! Looking back to old videos but can’t find the name of the type of mulch you like to use/recommend! I’m getting ready to buy a bunch and make sure I get a good kind.

[@WildFloridian]

Yay! I use Chip Drop www.getchipdrop.com 😄

[@ieeshamroczek6583]

I bought 1 milkweed kast year and this year. Its has spead and i must have 50 plants. Its nuts

[@em286]

I never knew all this about the milkweed thanks! Unfortunately the ones that grow great in my north florida yard is the swamp milkweed 😑 They love it so much so I'll keep them but when would be the best month to cut them down? I really want the monarchs to migrate 🦋❤

[@lepidlover0557]

No no no! Swamp Milkweed is *Native* ! It's a good thing to have in your yard 😁 It's the *TROPICAL* Milkweed that you want to avoid. It's scientific name is" Asclepias Currasavica" While Swamp Milkweed's is "Asclepias Incarnata"

[@em286]

@@lepidlover0557 oh no I messed up. Im sorry I meant to say tropical milkweed. It looks exactly like the one in the video. I think I better watch the video again. Lol.

[@WildFloridian]

LOL! Looks like you meant Tropical milkweed. October to November is when it should be cut back. Swamp milkweed would be native to the area. And it appears that monarchs are starting to over winter in South Florida, so you may be able to wait into mid-November/when the temperature starts dropping below 75F

[@em286]

@@WildFloridian thanks that's good to know! I'll make sure to chop them down every year. I love butterflies 💕🦋

[@speakersubject554]

Last year I recieved a black stripped Monarch too, it was the only monarch caterpillar I ever saw since the last time I used hawaiian milkweed. It was dead that night. Story- Somebody took a caterpillar home on accident, and mentioned on Facebook that they want to give him to someone with milkweed. But I didn't know he was a gonner already. He turned to mush when he arrived. :( They dropped by a half dead monarch larva.

[@WildFloridian]

That is a bummer.

[@ALvatar3]

How far apart do I plant them? Got 3 so far bunch of caterpillars gonna buy more

[@cloudforest4087]

I only have two next to each other. My garden is small and I don't want to overcrowd them. I don't know if I can sneak in a third one around them. I think they need to be 2-3 feet apart, right?

[@randc214]

This video is awesome…thank you! But now I’m stressing… I have a patch picked out for the common milk weed I’ll be planting and it gets about 4 hours full sun, is that enough? I actually have another patch for my wildflowers which gets 6-8 hrs full sun, should I switch them out? The patch for the milkweed is much larger because I wanted to plant more milkweed but I want to do what’s best for the monarch not what’s best for my design. HELP! Also, will my wildflowers grow with just 4 hours of full sun?

[@TheTrapperGuy]

I know your in my area so wanted to ask what milkweeds do you use for dryer areas. I don't have irrigation and I can't get tuberosa to survive. Currently I just have swamp milkweed in containers with no drain holes (and occasional tropical that pops up from a previous planting before learning about it. I pull those when they pop up).

[@WildFloridian]

Yep, we are pretty close. Swamp milkweed is supposed to be able to handle drier areas. I would try some out.

[@Gtumrths]

I live in Georgia. I have seen a Monarch Butterfly two days ago that was very pale and it layed eggs on my emerging Milkweed. The plants are only 2 to 4 inches tall. Will the milkweed grow fast enough to sustain the caterpillars? I have found eggs on every plant! And I have about 10 milkweed. What can I do? Our nurseries don’t sell milkweed yet.I would appreciate your advice!

[@juneramirez8580]

Ok I always hear that same statement that native milkweeds die back so if you have tropical milkweeds cut them to the ground when native milkweeds die back. So my problem is I planted 3 different native milkweeds suggested by that same organization you mentioned. I live in the low AZ desert and my native milkweeds NEVER lost their leaves or die down to the ground. I grew pine leaf, desert milkweed and Arizona milkweed. So are these desert milkweed also filled with the parasite? I have tropical milkweed and that is the only plant I ever saw cats on. I did cut them down in the winter and they are now getting big and beautiful ready for the monarchs when they decide to come through. I am working on adding many more native milkweed but think those tropical milkweed are the monocle to plant

[@luzvigerminal558]

I am in U.K. and I have 2 swamp milkweed and they are beautiful but as we don’t have monarch here no one eat my milkweed but bees and other insects loves them. While my garden is partial shade still my milkweed is thriving and 5 feet 5 tall.

[@TheMalamutePack]

Maybe you have done it before but I haven’t see it… what native plants are Dog safe??? Im extra beginner with plants and the safety of my dogs are my #1 priority

[@WildFloridian]

I have not done a video exclusive to dog safe plants. Check out my florida native landscaping series. I go plant by plant. Most of those plants are safe for dogs.

[@brian63miata]

In my new butterfly garden the monarch caterpillars very much prefer the milkweed that I just brought home in the pot as opposed to those that are established in the garden. Ideas?

[@WildFloridian]

I've noticed the monarchs have a preference for new growth. That may be what you are seeing.

[@janetn1925]

Really dumb question and way late in relation to when this came out but here goes. I planted 1 milkweed in my front garden and 2 in back. I have ordered 4 more for spring. I am in Maine. Space and sun are an issue. I was going to split the new plants between the 2 sites. If the Monarchs come and eat all the leaves from the plants in front, can they find their way to the ones in the back? If not, I can move my one in the front and have all in back. They just will not get a ton of sun.

[@WildFloridian]

Great question! Depending on the size of the milkweed, it is generally better to clump them so caterpillars can move about. Caterpillars will at most range 20 to 30 feet. And a house would most likely block. Now if you want to be hands on…. You can then around as needed (my son did that). Hope that helps!

[@janetn1925]

@@WildFloridian It does help thanks. I have no problem moving them if needed. Hopefully I will get some. I have since heard from someone in my area who said hers are planted underneath a tree. I find that really surprising but if true that will be good as these will mostly be in a treeline garden. Thanks for the reply!

[@tonioyendis4464]

Does need-oil harm butterflies?

[@isabelcontreras3262]

Sooooooo what if I DO live in México 🇲🇽? Specifically Guadalajara, so I do plant the tropical one?

[@WildFloridian]

😂 Native planta always belong in their native land, I’ve been doing some digging to see where tropical milkweed is native to in Mexico… big country… so similar to the US… it probably has a native range. I haven’t been able to find anything that tells me which states Mexico it is native to. So short answer is yes. I would just consider if the butterflies that are migrating are in a warm enough area to last the winter. I don’t know how OE will play out there. Is the growing pattern different because of the climate or is there something else in the ecosystem that changes the effects seen in the US? So many unanswered questions… which is a bummer. So if I were you, I would plant it. 😄

[@kristing4133]

I don’t know which caterpillars I have but they ate all my leaves off my young lemon tree! Luckily I have 2 others. They are all snuggled up now so I keep watching to see what comes out.

[@lepidlover0557]

You have the caterpillars of the Giant Swallowtail on your lemon tree! North America's largest butterfly! They lay their eggs on plants in the citrus family 😁 If you want to keep the butterflies in your yard but would rather them eat something else, you can plant: White Ash Hoptree Rue And Hercules Club

[@kristing4133]

@@lepidlover0557 Can’t wait to see them now🥰thank you!

[@lepidlover0557]

@@kristing4133 you're welcome! The caterpillars look like bird poop so if you ever want to look for some, now you know what to look out for.

[@WildFloridian]

I'm so excited for you!!!! Giant Swallowtail caterpillars. What a treat! and LepidLover05 is right... they look like bird poop 😂

[@kristing4133]

Update! I’ve been checking on them daily and FINALLY I go to do my daily check there it was🤩and is gorgeous☺️

[@HostileImpulse111]

Finally got my Milkweed-patch established - (AB, Canada) - and now I can't find any Monarchs to purchase. :( (sad) - Hoping to attract them naturally!!! :) Thank you ...

[@WildFloridian]

I hope so too! I've heard the purchased ones may not migrate. There was a study that showed that monarchs raised inside and purchased didn't have strong migration tendencies. But if it is the first generation it may be ok as long as the second generation matures before the cold. Crossing my fingers for you to get some monarchs!

[@mairwaugus5203]

Is AB their natural range?

[@nathanquinn4180]

Hey there, I'm having major problems with predators eating the monarch caterpillars and pupas..spiders wasps and even a fly laying eggs in a fresh pupa. I brought many inside and when they hatched it seemed the butterflies were weak and would not fly.

[@nathanquinn4180]

Am I doing something wrong and or bad.

[@dianemcdaniel3233]

I live in your area and haven’t been able to find native milkweed. Where do you get yours?

[@WildFloridian]

I get my swamp milkweed from Wilcox in Largo

[@dianemcdaniel3233]

Thanks. Been there twice and they have been out. But it gives me an excuse to try again and load up on plants 😊. I got edible meadow garlic and a native plum last time.

[@user-fk7pf7tc7y]

My 2nd grade class thinks that 10 milkweed plants is enough to get started.

[@russellkasprzyk4934]

Get at least ten the first time you buy, from a local place that doesn’t treat or spray their plants

[@WildFloridian]

Great advice!

[@vernadavis8385]

Buy 12 milkweed at least

[@topaz3468]

My understanding from other KZbin gardening channels, is that milkweed is extremely invasive. You have to be prepared to constantly destroy the runners if it is near your vegetable garden or the lawn. 🙄

[@lepidlover0557]

There are varieties such as Asclepias Incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) and Asclepias Tuberosa (Butterflyweed) that doesn't spread aggressively by root, only by seed and can be easily controlled by either deadheading the flowers after they've been pollinated or harvesting the seeds before they blow out of the pod and spread around your garden. Or you can just plant them in containers. Just get a large pot with good drainage to put them in, and plant at least 5 or 6 Milkweeds in it

[@nyanamiller2409]

I put mine away from the vegetable garden in the corner of the yard that doesn’t get lawn sprinkler. It’s turned a weed patch into an intentional jungle of native plants! Good to know the plant’s grown habit and put it in a place where it can happily do its thing.

[@WildFloridian]

Some... like common milkweed are known for spreading by runners. Swamp milkweed and butterfly weed are spread through seeds or manual propagation. I have had native swamp milkweed and aquatic milkweed for a couple years and haven't seen it spread. Hope that helps!

[@ericajohnson3937]

If milkweed is native to your area then it cannot be invasive. It might be aggressive, but that is very different than invasive.

[@ayushnagpure3591]

Noob English pagal