Monarch Rescue Mix

DescriptionMonarch Rescue Wildflower Seed MixOur Monarch Rescue Mix features a beautiful combination of nectar-rich flowers that adult butterflies need for forage as well as Milkweed for egg-laying sites and food for monarch caterpillars. Let’s create this new hidden monarch habitat in our yards. Whether you have two square feet like me or space for a 15′ x 15′ plot, you can help save monarchs from extinction. One yard, one packet of seeds, one plant at a time, we can provide food and a place to raise baby monarchs.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), Larkspur (Delphinium consolida), Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum leave), French Marigold (Tagetes patula ‘Dainty Marietta’), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)    05.25Seeds per pound:  192,000, Approximately 12,000 seeds per 1oz package!Planting Zones:  2-10Recommended Monarch Rescue Mix 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.  Plant Monarch Rescue Mix which is designed to provide these nectar corridors.Read more about Monarch ButterfliesTo learn about the White House’s unprecedented alliance for bee and Monarch butterfly recovery, click here.  Wildflower Seed Planting Tips                Pollinator Bookmarks