100 plants to feed the monarch : create a healthy habitat to sustain North America's most beloved butterfly

100 plants to feed the monarch Create a healthy habitat to sustain North America's most beloved butterfly

Eric Lee-Mäder, 1972-

Book - 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 a...re 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." -- Amazon..com.

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Subjects
Butterfly gardening.
Monarch butterfly > Feeding and feeds.
Monarch butterfly > Conservation.
Planting (Plant culture) > Environmental aspects.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
Genres
Instructional and educational works
Illustrated works
Published
North Adams, MA : Storey Books [2021]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Xerces Society
Main Author
Eric Lee-Mäder, 1972- (author)
Corporate Author
Xerces Society (-)
Other Authors
Stephanie Frischie (author), Emma Pelton (writer of preface), Sarina Jepsen, Stephanie (Biologist) McKnight, Scott Hoffman Black
Physical Description
288 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-287).
ISBN
9781635862737
  • Preface
  • Part 1. North American Royalty
  • Chapter 1. The Life of a Monarch
  • Chapter 2. Creating and Protecting Monarch Habitat
  • Part 2. The Plants Monarchs Need
  • Chapter 3. The Extraordinary Milkweed
  • Chapter 4. Non-Milkweed Host Plants
  • Chapter 5. Nectar Plants: Native Wildflowers
  • Chapter 6. Nectar Plants: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
  • Appendixes Community Science Projects
  • Resources
  • Selected References
  • Acknowledgments
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Attracting and protecting monarch butterflies is easy and necessary, according to this urgent guide from the conservation nonprofit Xerces Society. "A simple patch of milkweeds and a couple of other wildflowers next to your own front door can be the place where a tiny egg hatches and grows to become part of an epic story," the authors write, and offer key facts about the species, including an outline of the monarch life cycle, mating habits, and migration patterns. To counter dire threats to the butterflies, including insecticides and climate change, the authors suggest readers make pollinator gardens using native plants, detailing such basics as sun exposure, soil type, and bloom time, and survey more than 30 varieties of milkweed, which butterflies lay eggs upon, as well as 100 other beneficial "host" plants that provide life-sustaining nectar. The brief tips on garden design feel out of place, but the guidance on plant basics is straightforward and easy to follow. These eye-opening tips will appeal to both seasoned conservationists and those new to the cause. (Mar.)

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