Butterfly Pavilion Seed Collection

Butterfly Pavilion Seed Collection - a Garden of Butterflies and Pollinators

Creating an effective butterfly habitat is an act of selfless stewardship that goes beyond simply planting flowers. A successful sanctuary is a complete, functioning ecosystem designed to support butterflies at every stage of their lives. This collection has been expertly curated to provide that complete support system, establishing not just a feeding station for adult butterflies, but a vital nursery for their young.

The secret to a self-sustaining butterfly garden lies in providing two distinct and critical types of plants: specific larval host plants that serve as the exclusive food for caterpillars, and a continuous succession of nectar-rich flowers to fuel the adult butterflies. By combining the essential butterfly larvae host plant with other keystone species and a multi-stage flower mix, this collection provides the complete ecological foundation for a thriving butterfly population that will return to your garden year after year.

What's Inside Our Collection?

Butterfly Milkweed: The Monarch Nursery 

The cornerstone of any butterfly habitat, Butterfly Milkweed serves the single most critical role as the exclusive host plant for Monarch caterpillars, providing the essential food required for their transformation. Its vibrant orange flower clusters also offer a rich nectar supply for a wide range of adult butterflies, from Swallowtails to Fritillaries, ensuring this hardy native plant supports the entire butterfly lifecycle. (Approx 50 seeds per pack)

Purple Coneflower: The All-American Welcome Mat 

This iconic prairie native features a large, sturdy central cone that provides the perfect "landing pad" for butterflies like Monarchs and Swallowtails to rest and feed with ease. Beyond providing a crucial mid-to-late summer nectar source, its seed heads, if left standing, become a vital food source for Goldfinches and other songbirds in the fall and winter. (Approx 100 seeds per pack)

Mexican Sunflower: The Butterflies' Migration Beacon 

Regarded as one of the best butterfly attractants, the Mexican Sunflower's brilliant orange blooms are a magnet for butterflies, providing a high-energy fuel source that is essential for their arduous fall migration. This fast-growing annual thrives on a bit of neglect, preferring poor soil and producing more flowers with less fertilizer, making it an easy and reliable late-season performer. (Approx 50 seeds per pack)

Monarch Butterfly Flower Mix: The Season-Long Buffet 

This mix is a complete butterfly garden engine in a single packet, strategically designed with a diversity of annuals and perennials to provide a non-stop, overlapping succession of blooms. It is engineered to supply nectar from the first warmth of spring to the last days of fall, while also including additional host plants to support the lifecycles of at least five other species of native butterflies and moths. (Approx 200 seeds per pack)

Lemon Queen Sunflower: The Pollinator Hub 

A towering North American native, this beautiful sunflower acts as a keystone species in the garden, serving as a larval host for 69 species of butterflies and moths, including the Bordered Patch and Silvery Checkerspot. Its abundant nectar and pollen also make it a hub for a vast community of native bees, and after blooming, its seed-filled heads provide a feast for songbirds. (Approx 50 seeds per pack)

French Marigold - Brocade Mix: The Protective Edging 

This compact, bushy annual provides a durable and exceptionally long-blooming nectar source, making it ideal for defining the borders of your butterfly garden with continuous color. In addition to feeding butterflies, its roots exude compounds that help protect the garden's soil by repelling or killing pathogenic nematodes, acting as a natural guardian for the entire planting. (Approx 100 seeds per pack)

Learn More

• Milkweed Seed Germination Procedures 
• Growing Milkweed for the Monarch Butterfly
• Planting A Pollinator Feast

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