The Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden is helping Monarch and Queen butterflies with this initiative, with a focus on propagation, expanding Monarch habitat and finding the best native milkweeds to support Monarch and pollinator populations.
Milkweeds recommended by the Phoenix DBG:
- Desert milkweed (Asclepias subulata)
- Arizona milkweed (Asclepias angustifolia)
- White stem milkweed (Asclepias albicans)
- Antelope horns milkweed (Asclepias asperula)
- Giant Sand milkweed (Asclepias erosa)
- Pineneedle milkweed (Asclepias linaria)
