Plant Milkweed in your garden and
help save the Monarch Butterfly!

By Choosing the grow milkweed you are joining the thousands of other growers who are concerned about the diminishing numbers of Monarch Butterflies. The Monarch Butterfly only lays her eggs on the milkweed plant. Her caterpillars depend on the milkweed for their very life. Many environmental factors are putting Monarch Butterflies at risk. One major factor is the loss of the plant's habitat. Wild milkweed is being sacrificed for land development. Less available milkweed, fewer butterflies, it's as simple as that!

You can help! Add the perennial milkweed plant to your garden and begin a new lease on life for these beautiful and beneficial insects.

You can purchase Common Milkweed seeds very inexpensively from the SoFo Gift Shop. Stop by any day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to pick up the seeds and we'll provide you with all the information you need to grow these beautiful perennial plants.





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