100 Plants to Feed the Monarch: Create a Healthy Habitat to Sustain North America's Most Beloved Butterfly
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Summary
The plight of the monarch butterfly has captured public attention and sparked widespread interest in helping to save their dwindling populations。 In this in-depth portrait of the monarch butterfly—covering its life cycle， its remarkable relationship with milkweed， its extraordinary migration， and the threats it now faces due to habitat loss and climate change—detailed instructions on how to design and create monarch-friendly landscapes are enriched by guidance on observing and understanding butterfly behavior and habits。 Following the model of their previous best-selling book， 100 Plants to Feed the Bees， the Xerces Society provides at-a-glance profiles of the plant species that provide monarchs with nourishment。 The plants， which are all commercially available， range from dozens of species of milkweed—the only food of monarch caterpillars—to numerous flowering plants， shrubs， and trees that provide nectar for the adult butterfly， including those that bloom in late season and sustain monarchs in their great migration。 Gorgeous photographs of monarchs and plants， plus illustrations， maps， and garden plans， make this a visually engaging guide。
Reviews
Sharon Tyler
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100 Plants to Feed the Monarch: Create a Healthy Habitat to Sustain North America's Most Beloved Butterfly by The Xerces Society is currently scheduled for release on April 13 2021。 The plight of the monarch butterfly has captured public attention and sparked widespread interest in helping to save their dwindling populations。 In this in-depth portrait of the monarch butterfly—covering its life cycle， its remarkable relationship with milkweed， its extraordinary migration， and the threats it now f 100 Plants to Feed the Monarch: Create a Healthy Habitat to Sustain North America's Most Beloved Butterfly by The Xerces Society is currently scheduled for release on April 13 2021。 The plight of the monarch butterfly has captured public attention and sparked widespread interest in helping to save their dwindling populations。 In this in-depth portrait of the monarch butterfly—covering its life cycle， its remarkable relationship with milkweed， its extraordinary migration， and the threats it now faces due to habitat loss and climate change—detailed instructions on how to design and create monarch-friendly landscapes are enriched by guidance on observing and understanding butterfly behavior and habits。 Following the model of their previous best-selling book， 100 Plants to Feed the Bees， the Xerces Society provides at-a-glance profiles of the plant species that provide monarchs with nourishment。 The plants， which are all commercially available， range from dozens of species of milkweed—the only food of monarch caterpillars—to numerous flowering plants， shrubs， and trees that provide nectar for the adult butterfly， including those that bloom in late season and sustain monarchs in their great migration。 Gorgeous photographs of monarchs and plants， plus illustrations， maps， and garden plans， make this a visually engaging guide。100 Plants to Feed the Monarch is a well written and researched read。 I learned a great deal about the monarch butterfly and the hazards they face in today's world。 I think the information is presented in a very engaging and readable format and that it is really for interested readers of all ages， not just for adults。 The information given about each of the kinds of milkweed and companion plants was well formatted and easy to understand。 The book really helped me formulate a plan for my backyard， and the plants I would like to grow there in order to help the monarch butterflies thrive， and help other pollinators as well。 The addition of resources used in the writing of the book and for readers to use in order to do further research made me even happier with the book。 I think avid gardeners， those looking to help the environment， and those that just want to see more butterflies on their properties will all get a great deal from this book。 。。。more
Emily
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Written concisely and from a beginners standpoint which makes it accessible to all。 Looking forward to planting some native milkweed this spring。 ARC from publisher via NetGalley but the opinions are my own。
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader 100 Plants to Feed the Monarch is an accessible practical *usable* guide to steps home gardeners can take to protect and enhance habitat for butterflies and other pollinators （specifically the monarch butterfly， but there's lots of practical info here for other species）。 Due out 13th April 2021 from Storey， it's 288 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 Written and presented by the Xerces Society， this is a really well written Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader 100 Plants to Feed the Monarch is an accessible practical *usable* guide to steps home gardeners can take to protect and enhance habitat for butterflies and other pollinators （specifically the monarch butterfly， but there's lots of practical info here for other species）。 Due out 13th April 2021 from Storey， it's 288 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 Written and presented by the Xerces Society， this is a really well written guide which contains concrete practical steps to help protect and enhance habitat for butterflies。 The introductory chapters contain a good layman-accessible explanation of the monarch's life cycle and why habitat is shrinking and populations are being lost as well as a good guide to designing， improving， and expanding monarch-friendly habitat。The second section of the book contains the plant profiles。 One main chapter covers milkweeds （obviously very important - it's their main food source）， as well as secondary sections detailing other important habitat plants grouped thematically: non-milkweed host plants， nectar plants， and nectar producing trees， vines， and shrubs。 Each of the 100 plant family profiles includes color photographs， genus/group names， descriptions， culture requirements （light， soil， blooming season）， recommended species， growing range map， and other invertebrate species for whom the plant（s） are important in terms of food or habitat。 This is a very well put together， graphically appealing， useful guide。 Xeriscaping and using more native plants in garden designs have gotten more attention lately and over the last few years of incorporating more wildflowers in my own home garden beds I've been amazed how many more butterflies and native pollinators I've seen。 It's also been rewarding from a time-saving standpoint because the native plants and wildflowers I've invited into my garden are perfectly adapted to life in the area as well as providing an important ecological bonus in the form of food or shelter for local wildlife。Five stars。 This would be a superlative selection for public or school library acquisition， home library， gifting to a gardening friend， for gardening groups/allotments/community gardens， or maker's groups。 Really nicely done。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Briar's Reviews
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This book is an excellent resource for beginner and experienced gardeners looking to expand their Monarch Butterfly gardens。 I have been cultivating a Monarch Butterfly specific garden for years so I always love a new book that can show me some more plants to pick up。 Bonus to this book that shows you 100 plants and the areas they grow best in （across North America）。 I am so pumped to so get some more plants to add to my Monarch Butterfly garden！I highly recommend this book。 It has an abundance This book is an excellent resource for beginner and experienced gardeners looking to expand their Monarch Butterfly gardens。 I have been cultivating a Monarch Butterfly specific garden for years so I always love a new book that can show me some more plants to pick up。 Bonus to this book that shows you 100 plants and the areas they grow best in （across North America）。 I am so pumped to so get some more plants to add to my Monarch Butterfly garden！I highly recommend this book。 It has an abundance of good information， is easy to read and set up in a manageable way。 The content is also amazing。 What a valuable resource。Four out of five stars。Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
Katie
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What a fantastic resource！ As both an at-home Butterfly Garden enthusiast and a professional Horticulturist advocating for pollinator support， this book was a fantastic read， and excellent resource。 Every section was informative with far more detail than I usually find in books of this nature。 As a Canadian， I had NO IDEA there were so many species of Milkweed！ It was very interesting to read about the plant details and habitats that the Monarchs visit after leaving our region。 Having previously What a fantastic resource！ As both an at-home Butterfly Garden enthusiast and a professional Horticulturist advocating for pollinator support， this book was a fantastic read， and excellent resource。 Every section was informative with far more detail than I usually find in books of this nature。 As a Canadian， I had NO IDEA there were so many species of Milkweed！ It was very interesting to read about the plant details and habitats that the Monarchs visit after leaving our region。 Having previously been impressed by “100 Plants to Feed the Bees” I also enjoyed this publication from The Xerces Society and will be adding a print copy to my reference collection。 I do hope the book is going to be proofread visually as a number of images have watermarks， and some of the layouts seem incorrect。 I received this free digital ARC from NetGalley and I am not compensated for this review。 。。。more
Johanna Sawyer
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Excellent title！ This is a book designed to help encourage more milkweed growth due to overuse of pesticides。 We are killing pollinators。 What did I like？ This book has an urgent message that needs to be heard。 Food growth has taken an incredible turn as over use of pesticides are killing our natural pollinators。 In this book the Monarch butterflies main food source are milk weeds。 Drastic pesticide use has killed a large amount of this butterflies food source。 The book encourages every day peop Excellent title！ This is a book designed to help encourage more milkweed growth due to overuse of pesticides。 We are killing pollinators。 What did I like？ This book has an urgent message that needs to be heard。 Food growth has taken an incredible turn as over use of pesticides are killing our natural pollinators。 In this book the Monarch butterflies main food source are milk weeds。 Drastic pesticide use has killed a large amount of this butterflies food source。 The book encourages every day people to check out local milk weeds and plant to help the Monarch thrive。 Would I recommend or buy？ I’d definitely recommend。。。。 although we need to really buy local milk weed to plant so as to not screw up the natural order of the Monarch butterfly。 I found the book to be thought provoking and informative！ I’d love to get some butterflies in my garden and recall many of these wild plants as a child in NY。 Five stars for a wealth of information！ I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review！ Kudos to the author！ Only thing I thought could help this book was a map of where some of these are grown。 Book listed Rocky Mountain and others but I bet half of America doesn’t know where that is。 So a shaded map would have been better。 。。。more
Meredith
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**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。**With so many butterflies and bees becoming endangered in this day and age， it's great to see a book that can help lessen the decline of these populations。Overall， it's a great book if you've got an area where you can plant some flowers to help Mother Nature out。 **I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。**With so many butterflies and bees becoming endangered in this day and age， it's great to see a book that can help lessen the decline of these populations。Overall， it's a great book if you've got an area where you can plant some flowers to help Mother Nature out。 。。。more
Alexandra
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A good gardener's book and those who do love butterflies。 A decent amount of information about different plants （and areas they grow）。 A nice introduction to the monarch。 A good gardener's book and those who do love butterflies。 A decent amount of information about different plants （and areas they grow）。 A nice introduction to the monarch。 。。。more
Misti
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I really appreciated this book as a native plant gardener and naturalist。 Too often plants for butterflies are either naturalized species or ones that are just very prevalent in the garden industry。 I loved how detailed the list of plant species got and wish we could have a regional version， too！A must have for any native plant and butterfly gardener！*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for my review*
Patch405 （Shannon Barghols）
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You can never go wrong with a book produced by The Xerces Society。 Their website is one that I turn to time and time again。 This book is spectacular。 The books covers the basics of the life of a monarch and creating monarch habitats。 It then advances to the plants monarch need， starting with a full education on milkweeds。 Non-milkweed plants， wild flowers， trees， shrubs， and vines as sources of nectar are also included。 My favorite part of the book is the ‘plant profiles。’ For each plant， there You can never go wrong with a book produced by The Xerces Society。 Their website is one that I turn to time and time again。 This book is spectacular。 The books covers the basics of the life of a monarch and creating monarch habitats。 It then advances to the plants monarch need， starting with a full education on milkweeds。 Non-milkweed plants， wild flowers， trees， shrubs， and vines as sources of nectar are also included。 My favorite part of the book is the ‘plant profiles。’ For each plant， there is a standard profile that includes exposure， soil moisture， bloom time， uses， companion species， growing range， and great photos。 One can quickly look through the profiles to find flowers that are good for their region， and then make decisions based on exposure and soil moisture。 I have quickly discovered new flowers I must try！I received a digital copy of the book in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts are my own。 A blog of this review appears at: https://patch405。com/2020/11/03/book-。。。 。。。more
Kate TerHaar
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We have been tagging monarchs for the past two years and this year build an enclosure to raise them。 This book gives great information on all things monarch and especially their favorite and necessary food-milkweed。 Great resource。 Planning on adding some of the plants detailed in my garden。
Beth
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Incredibly thorough and interesting - who knew there were so many types of milkweed？ Loved all of the different plants outlined， but I do wish the region was listed on the initial page of each entry as it was disappointing to find a plant I wanted to try only to turn the page and see it wasn't doable in my area。 Incredibly thorough and interesting - who knew there were so many types of milkweed？ Loved all of the different plants outlined， but I do wish the region was listed on the initial page of each entry as it was disappointing to find a plant I wanted to try only to turn the page and see it wasn't doable in my area。 。。。more
Jackie Lantern
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I have butterfly bushes as is， with mixed results。 But I’m definitely very motivated to attract monarchs and their friends。 This reference is a very detailed and thorough assembly of plants you would look to own if you want to attract monarch butterflies。 This book definitely gives me the confidence that I would succeed in time。 Nice work！
Alicia Bayer
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This is a great resource for gardeners looking to grow more monarch-friendly plants。 We have several stands of milkweed on our property just for the monarchs and our kids have raised monarchs for many years， bringing in leaves with tiny eggs or caterpillars that we house in homemade butterfly houses。 We care for them with fresh milkweed leaves each day and watch as they grow bigger and eventually form chrysalises， then watch them transform inside （you can see their wings forming inside towards t This is a great resource for gardeners looking to grow more monarch-friendly plants。 We have several stands of milkweed on our property just for the monarchs and our kids have raised monarchs for many years， bringing in leaves with tiny eggs or caterpillars that we house in homemade butterfly houses。 We care for them with fresh milkweed leaves each day and watch as they grow bigger and eventually form chrysalises， then watch them transform inside （you can see their wings forming inside towards the end of the time） until they emerge。 They spend the morning pumping and drying their wings， and then we carefully release them outside。 They often hang around perched happily on the kids' fingers for many minutes before they fly away， and it's a pretty magical thing to be part of。 Even if you don't raise them inside， having a yard full of monarchs is pretty magical， and they really need our help these days。This book starts with information about monarchs， then moves on to profiling milkweeds。 Of the 100 plants to feed the monarch， the first 31 are all species of milkweeds since they are the primary host plant of the caterpillar。 From there， there are nectar producing plants that attract the butterflies， all of which are native and easy to grow。 Zones are not listed， but maps show the natural range of each plant。 Growing information and photos are provided for each plant， which are also great flowers for other polinators （and are frequently quite pretty， too）。 All in all， it's a very thorough， helpful and well researched guide。 I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
Erin
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I admit to not knowing much about butterflies before reading this one。 Yeah， butterflies are pretty and we should support them， but it was actually a newfound love of plants that drew me into this book。 I'm so glad it did。 I learned a ton here， including about the butterfly life cycle and their epic migration。 The main draw here is the plants that butterflies， and other pollinators， need。 I was encouraged by the author's description of how easy it is to help - if everyone who reads this book pla I admit to not knowing much about butterflies before reading this one。 Yeah， butterflies are pretty and we should support them， but it was actually a newfound love of plants that drew me into this book。 I'm so glad it did。 I learned a ton here， including about the butterfly life cycle and their epic migration。 The main draw here is the plants that butterflies， and other pollinators， need。 I was encouraged by the author's description of how easy it is to help - if everyone who reads this book plants even a couple of supportive plants， we can make life just a little easier for butterflies and other pollinators。 Count me in！Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to preview a digital version of this book。 。。。more
Chantal
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What a great book to learn more about a Monarch butterfly and how to preserve it for the future。 Lovely pictures and easily written。 Everything you have to know is in this book！ What a great book to learn more about a Monarch butterfly and how to preserve it for the future。 Lovely pictures and easily written。 Everything you have to know is in this book！ 。。。more
Amanda Karsh
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