Monach, Danaus plexippus, nectaring in a California garden on Roldana petasitis, Velvet Groundsel.
(syn Senecio petasitis)
c S. Dunlap

​Monarch Nectar Plants

Want to feed a specific butterfly? Tools at feedbutterflies.com enable you to find a complete list of nectar plants that appeal to US butterflies. The search results reduce 38,000 entries to a report of either nectar plants that appeal to a specific US butterfly, or, a list of US butterflies that feed on a specific nectar plant.

Analysis of 50,000+ images show that in addition to Asclepias (aka 'Milkweed'), over 220 nectar plants appeal to Monarch butterflies. Below is a sample list of those plants -- many that can be grown in your garden or in pots on your patio.  This link directs you to a complete list of plants.

• Apocynum

• Bidens
• Ceanothus
• Coreopsis
• Echinacea
• Eriogonum
• Gaillardia
• Helianthus
• Monarda
• Ratibida
• Rudbeckia
• Salvia
• Scabiosa
• Solidago
• Trifolium
• Verbena
• Zinnia