Collecting and Planting Milkweed Seed

Collecting and Growing Milkweed Seed for Monarchs

Collecting and Planting Milkweed Seed

Each female monarch butterfly lays one egg on an individual milkweed plant, depositing up to 100 eggs daily.  The only food source for the caterpillar is milkweed plants. For that reason, it is important to have a healthy milkweed population. 

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