Monarch Butterfly Garden Flower Seed Mixture

Monarch Butterfly Seed Flower Mixture

Monarch populations have been in decline for a number of years, and the loss of nectar sources and milkweeds has been indicated as a major contributor to these declines.  This mixture is composed of native wildflowers, garden flowers and milkweeds which supply nectar sources for adult monarchs.  Milkweeds are utilized for egg-laying and provide food to monarch caterpillars.  This mixture is appropriate for home gardens, commercial landscaping, golf courses and other maintained sites.

Add some native grasses to and you have a great all around mix! Little Bluestem is great as it is native to all 48 US states. Or just keep it strictly to flowers. This mix is ideal for all parts of the United States as it has a wide range of native plants that aren't harmful for butterlfies on their migration paths.  If you want to improve this mix for you regions, please add packets or bulk seed of specific natives. For example, if on the west coast please add Narrowleaf Milkweed. If east of the Rocky Mountains, please add Common or Red Milkweed. 

Flowers:

• Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta),
• Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa),
• Candytuft (Iberis umbellata),
• Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus),
• Dwarf Godetia (Clarkia amoena),
• Gayfeather (Liatris spicata),
• Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis),
• Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella),
• Lance-Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata),
• New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae),
• Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea),
• Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea),
• Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea),
• Roundheaded Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata),
• Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum maximum),
• Siberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus allionii),
• Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima),
• Sweet William Pinks (Dianthus barbatus),
• Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)

Seeding Rates:

• 8 oz for 1,000sq ft
• 12-24 lbs per acre (depends on density of existing plantings)
• 1 Acre with Grass - 12  lbs per acre
  
• 1 Acre for just Flowers - 24 lbs per acre
• 1 oz packets when planted with flowers it will do 155 sq ft

Instructions - Sow seeds anytime: fall before winter sets in, spring or summer.  The area should be worked to either be free of all plants or prepared to allow seed contact to soil when planting in existing beds. Some grasses will germinate in the cool weather, while others will remain dormant until the is warms. 

• Sow 1/4" deep
• Germination 10-20 days