100 Plants to Feed the Monarch

100 Plants to Feed the Monarch: Create a Healthy Habitat to Sustain North America's Most Beloved Butterfly - by the Xerces Society

Once a familiar sight floating above meadows, gardens and prairies, monarch butterflies are now disappearing from North America. This highly visual, at-a-glance guide shows how you can help restore habitat by planting native wildflowers, shrubs and trees that monarch butterflies depend on.

The plight of the monarch butterfly has captured public attention and sparked widespread interest in helping to save their dwindling populations. In this in-depth portrait of the monarch butterfly—covering its life cycle, its remarkable relationship with milkweed, its extraordinary migration, and the threats it now faces due to habitat loss and climate change—detailed instructions on how to design and create monarch-friendly landscapes are enriched by guidance on observing and understanding butterfly behavior and habits. Following the model of their previous best-selling book, 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, the Xerces Society provides at-a-glance profiles of the plant species that provide monarchs with nourishment. The plants, which are all commercially available, range from dozens of species of milkweed—the only food of monarch caterpillars—to numerous flowering plants, shrubs, and trees that provide nectar for the adult butterfly, including those that bloom in late season and sustain monarchs in their great migration. Gorgeous photographs of monarchs and plants, plus illustrations, maps, and garden plans, make this a visually engaging guide.

About the Author

The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. Established in 1971, the Society is at the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide, harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to implement conservation programs. They are the authors of 100 Plants to Feed the Monarch, 100 Plants to Feed the Birds, Farming with Native Beneficial Insects, and Attracting Native Pollinators. 

Author: The Xerces Society
Publisher:  Storey Publishing
Copyright © 2021
ISBN: 9781635862737
Paperback: 288 pages
Dimensions: 6" x 8"