Be sure to plant some additional native flowering plants near your Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa).
They act as a runway to attract the butterflies and also provide nectar. Aim for a variety of plants that bloom
at different times to have flowers all season. If ornamentals are used, be sure not to get ones that are too far
from native – they lose their nectar when extra petals are bred in.
FLOWERS:
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Western Columbine – early season
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Balsamroot - early season
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Eriogonums – early/mid season
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Lupines – early/mid season
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Penstemons (P. humilis, P. speciosa are great. Any red one isn’t native here) – early/mid season
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Gooseberryleaf Globemallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia – nice
orange flowers) - mid season
LARGER FLOWERING NATIVE SHRUBS:
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Oregon grape - early season
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Service Berry – early season
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Bitter Cherry – early season
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Oregon Sunshine - mid season
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Sunflowers – mid/late season
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Goldenrod - mid/late season
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Asters – mid/late season
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Ocean Spray - mid season
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Mock Orange – mid season
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Spirea - mid season
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Rabbitbrush – mid/late season
Info provided from Monarch Advocates of Central Oregon
MACO is a group of passionate citizens that works to help the Monarch butterfly in Central
Oregon by planting local native milkweed, creating Monarch waystations, and educating
the community about how they can do the same.
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