Description
A beautiful mixture of nectar-rich flowers that adult butterflies need for forage as well as Milkweed for egg-laying sites and food for monarch caterpillars.
Includes:
Siberian Wallflower, Candytuft (Iberis umbellata), ‘Dalia Flowered’ Zinnia Mix (Zinnia elegans ‘Dahlia Flowered Mix’), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Indian Blanket, (Gaillardia pulchella), Gayfeather (Liatris spicata), ‘Sensation’ Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sensation Mix’, Sulphur Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus ‘Bright Lights Mix’), Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum leave), French Marigold (Tagetes patula ‘Dainty Marietta’), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) 10.27.23
Seeds per pound: 192,000, Approximately 12,000 seeds per 1oz package!
Planting Zones: 2-10
Recommended Seeding Rates:
(from lush to moderate coverage)
1 oz. 100 -150 sq ft.
4 oz. 375 – 500 sq ft.
8 oz. 750 – 1000 sq ft.
1 lb. 1,500 – 2,000 sq ft.
5 lb. 7,500 – 10,000 sq ft.
10 lb 15,000 – 25,000 sq ft.
25 lb. 1-2 acres (1 acre = 43,560 sq ft.)
Planting milkweed and a wide variety of high-quality nectar-bearing flower species will provide a foraging site for adult butterflies and help support monarch populations, and their incredible migration! Adult monarchs follow nectar corridors, a series of habitat patches of plants that flower at appropriate times during the spring and fall migrations. These flower sites provide stopping off points for the butterflies to feed and stock up during their long migrations. Planting Monarch Rescue Mix will provide these nectar corridors.
