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Peruse our list of available houseplants, succulents, tropicals, and carnivorous plants at Painters. Including our famous tropical ferns! The list is updated weekly during open seasons to reflect any new additions or sold out items. Prices and availability are subject to change.​ HOUSEPLANT & SUCCULENT AVAILABILITY Annual & Perennial Growing List Tree & Shrub Availability Houseplant Availability This list is updated daily. Prices and availability are subject to change. This list does not show discounted prices. Weekly sales are listed in our newsletter or New this Week page. Coming for one specific item? Or don't see what you're looking for? Please Contact us . Tree and Shrub Availability Tree and Shrub Availability

Peruse our list of available houseplants, succulents, tropicals, and carnivorous plants at Painters. Including our famous tropical ferns! The list is updated weekly during open seasons to reflect any new additions or sold out items. Prices and availability are subject to change.​ HOUSEPLANT & SUCCULENT AVAILABILITY Annual & Perennial Growing List Tree & Shrub Availability Houseplant Availability The list is updated at the start of each business day to reflect any new additions or sold out items. Prices and availability are subject to change. This list does not show discounted prices. Weekly sales are listed in our newsletter or New this Week page. Coming for one specific item? Or don't see what you're looking for? Please Contact us . Tree and Shrub Availability Tree and Shrub Availability

Since 1973 Painters Greenhouse has supplied Western North Carolina with high-quality, locally grown plants. Located just off the beaten path our seasonal family-owned greenhouse is known for its focus on native and pollinator plants, mature houseplants, and wide selection. Grown Locally to Thrive Locally Home: Welcome and Newsletter Signup 2026 FALL SEASON September 9 - October 11 Wednesday - Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday - Sunday: 9am - 4pm Monday - Tuesday: Closed SIGN UP FOR THE PAINTERS NEWSLETTER Subscribe to our newsletter! CLICK HERE TO GET THE DIRT NEW THIS WEEK Bulbs Have Arrived! View More New This Week Plant bulbs now for a spectacular spring display! Depth & Dimension, Color & Contrast View More New This Week Sale Selections Sept 16th - 20th Plant Spotlight and Sale View More New This Week Three Spectacular Cherry Laurels! MORE WEEKLY NEWS GROWN LOCALLY TO THRIVE LOCALLY For 49 years our family business has supplied WNC with high quality plants. We grow more than 90% of our plants on site. Our goal is to provide plants grown with intention and sustainability for our community. LEARN MORE GROWN LOCALLY TO THRIVE LOCALLY For over 50 years, our family business has supplied WNC with high-quality plants—growing more than 90% of them right here on-site. Our goal is simple: to offer plants grown with intention, sustainability, and deep care for our community. READ MORE A FOCUS ON NATIVES Planting native is a wonderful way to support a biodiverse ecosystem in your backyard — from the bottom to the top of the food chain. We're proud to offer one of the largest selections of homegrown native plants in WNC! LEARN MORE WHAT WE GROW Described as a paradise for plant lovers, we have over 100,000 sq. ft. of growing and retail space and cultivate over 1,000 species on site. We grow our plants with care and intention and sell direct to our faithful retail customers. Our plants are inspected and watered by hand and don't suffer shipping damage or transport from another climate. We are widely known for our focus on natives and pollinator plants, our vast selection of perennials (over 900 varieties), our giant Boston Ferns, and our lush houseplant offerings. PLANT LISTS FROM OUR BLOG Will the Real New England Aster Please Stand Up? Where to Go From Here: A Streambank Restoration Toolbox Not Just a Looker! The Many Benefits of the American Beautyberry MORE FROM OUR BLOG Follow Us on Social Media @PaintersGreenhouse WHAT PEOPLE SAY Dana C. Painters is a treasure! Their staff and owners are fantastic! Their plant selection is enormous and it's clear they take deep pride in what they do. Barb S. I have never been to Painter's and NOT been thrilled! Even this early in the season the selection was amazing, and as always, the staff was friendly and very helpful. Left with a car full of treasures! Britt T. Best greenhouse around WNC. Helpful employees, great selection and prices. A must visit

Sale Selections Sept 16th - 20th New This Week September 14, 2026 Depth & Dimension, Color & Contrast Sale Selections Sept 16th - 20th Great gardens aren’t flat — they thrive on depth. Stack layers of design into your garden beds from backdrop to border with a few of our sales options this week. Add pieces with varying heights, rich foliage, and seasonal color to create a backdrop that draws the eye straight through. On Sale this Week Through Sunday September 20th! Indigo Bush and Cherry Laurels are two great options to anchor the back of any garden with rich texture, structure, and spring blooms. 10% off all Cherry Laurels --includes 'Chestnut Hill', West Coast Skip, and Carolina Cherry Laurel (For prices and plant information, read more in our Cherry Laurel Plant feature!) Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa - orig. $14, now $10 Spiderworts--with their arching, grass-like texture, and neat clumping habit --are great options to fill the middle sections of your garden (or pots!) with dynamic shape and color. Spiderworts -- Concord Grape, Bilberry Ice, and Sweet Kate - 20% off and now $7.20 Or get your full flush of color with a few gigantic Garden Mums. Add them wherever you need the eye to land! Garden Mum volume discount extension. $12 for 8"pots: Buy 3, Get 1 Free! And finally, finish your front border with an immediate, vibrant pop of color with an array of Pansies and Violas--on sale by the flat this week! They're small right now, but they will last long into the cool of early winter! 3.5" pots of Pansies and Violas flats - 18ct. for $26.00 Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

Highlights from Our 50th Anniversary Year New This Week January 10, 2024 2023 Painters' Scrapbook Highlights from Our 50th Anniversary Year Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

A quick and easy gift for all the plant lovers in your life New This Week November 27, 2022 Painters Gift Certificates Available Online A quick and easy gift for all the plant lovers in your life Painters Greenhouse gift certificates can be purchased online and make a great present for all the plant lovers in your life! Available in increments ranging from $10-$500 and delivered immediately to your inbox, our gift certificates are a great way to give a gift that keeps growing. They also make a convenient last minute gift! ORDER YOURS NOW! Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

Care Tips and 2024 Availability! New This Week March 18, 2024 Plant of the Week: Clematis Care Tips and 2024 Availability! We ❤ clematis for several reasons, namely, because there are SO many beautiful colors and shapes to choose from! We always struggle to decide which to grow each season and are extra excited for this year’s selection. Clematis can be a bit finicky to start in a greenhouse setting, especially in cooler months, but we altered our growing schedule and techniques and the plants look extra healthy and lush as a result! Clematis are most often grown vertically on a trellis or arbor, but many varieties also do well in pots or sprawling over a wall. CLEMATIS GROWING TIPS Clematis has a few specific needs that, once met, ensure a healthy, heavily blooming perennial vine year after year. Clematis are said to like having their “heads in the sun and feet in the shade”. Mulching around the roots will help keep the soil cool, as will the foliage of a low-growing perennial placed in front of this vine. The key is really maintaining moisture around the roots, as well as preventing hot afternoon sun from fading the blooms. Choose an area with plenty of morning and midday sun, but some protection from direct sunlight in mid to late afternoon (or if in sun all day, preferably northern or eastern facing). When planting clematis, make sure to dig a large hole (up to 2 feet wide and deep), and amend the soil to improve drainage and give it some extra nutrition (try mixing ½ compost with existing soil and a bit of bark/soil conditioner). Plant the clematis with the crown of the plant 1-2 inches below the edge of the hole, and then fill the top in with mulch (straw and bark are both fine). Watering deeply once a week will help ensure lots of blooms! Check on which pruning group your clematis is in to know when and how to cut it back for the best blooming results. (Pruning Group 1: prune mid to late spring after flowering has occurred, Pruning Group 2: prune in February and again after the first flush of flowers in early summer, or Pruning Group 3: prune in February.) Don’t panic if you don’t find the time to prune - it just may mean fewer blooms or only one flush for the season. Below are our 2024 varieties and what makes each one special – good luck picking just one! All are sold in one-gallon pots for $18.50. ASAO One of the earliest clematis to bloom. Bold, fragrant, bright pink flowers. A good choice for containers or small gardens with trellising. Deadhead after first flush of flowers to encourage rebloom. Climbing 7-9’. (Pruning Group 2) BELLE OF WOKING A beloved favorite since its introduction in 1875. It still sets the standard for double-bloomers. Silvery flowers mature through slight mauve to light purple/blue. Climbing 7-9’. (Pruning Group 2) NIOBE Deep burgundy, velvety flowers and widely considered the best red bloomer on the market. Climbing 8-10’. (Pruning Group 2) POLISH SPIRIT One of the easiest clematis to grow and perfect for beginners. Extra vigorous, profusely flowering and highly rewarding! Rich purple blooms from summer to fall. Needs a wall or support to climb up to 13’. (Pruning Group 3) DR. RUPPEL Durable, deer resistant, and heavy flowering. More tolerant of shade than most. Beautiful lavender-pink blooms and attractive seed heads. Climbs 10-12’. (Pruning Group 2) DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH Large, luscious, velvety white blooms, fully double in first flush and semi-double in the fall. A treasured favorite since the late 1800s. Larger vines at 8-12’. (Pruning Group 2) WESTERPLATTE Bold and massive, eye-catching blooms range from rich magenta to purple with darker centers. Semi-compact vine at 6-9’. (Pruning Group 2) MISS BATEMAN 6” white blooms with burgundy anthers emerge earlier, blooming in late spring, and then flower again in early fall. Vigorous, yet semi-compact at 6-8’. (Pruning Group 2) NELLY MOSER Giant blooms (up to 8”) are pale pink with candy pink striping and reddish sepals (and per this photo, can vary quite a bit based on sun exposure, bloom age, etc). A favorite since it was introduced in 1897, with profuse blooms in May-June and again in September. Larger vine at 8-10’. (Pruning Group 2) PINK CHAMPAGNE Masses of giant 6-8” flowers are deep rose with gold sepals, and have slightly cupped petals. Bloom in May-June and again in September. Semi compact at 6-8’. (Pruning Group 2) BETTY CORNING ( Clematis viticella) A compact deciduous climber at 5-6’ with small flowers produced on the current year's growth. Fragrant, lilac-purple, bell-shaped flowers bloom summer to fall. (Pruning Group 3) Note: Clematis are toxic to many pets (including horses), so keep your furbabies from munching. Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

Late Figwort New This Week June 8, 2026 Pollinator Plant Spotlight Late Figwort Late Figwort (aka Simpson’s Honeyplant) Scrophularia marilandica The saying “good things come in small packages” doesn’t relate to the size of late figwort, but it does relate to the blooms! While the plant can stretch up to 10 feet tall (though average height is 4-5 feet) the clusters of blooms are so small you’d barely notice them. If you grab a hand lens on a sunny day you can truly appreciate the small jewel-like flowers ranging in color from yellow, green, purple, brown, maroon and even bright red. It’s what’s on the inside of the bloom that has Xerces Society list figwort as one of the top 100 best plants to feed the bees . According to Xerces Society, figworts are some of the most prolific nectar producers in the plant kingdom and is a high valued late-summer food source for pollinators. While blooming June through September you will see a variety of pollinators visiting—native bees, wasps (especially beneficial predatory wasps), butterflies, and hummingbirds. The sugar content of figwort’s nectar measures between 18-35%! The nectar is secreted into two drops at the base of the flower’s ovary. When a pollinator laps up the nectar, the nectar drops reappear only moments later. This all-you-can-eat buffet for pollinators had beekeepers thrilled in the late 1880s when an Illinois beekeeper James A. Simpson wrote about using S. marilandica as bee pasturage and it was noted a single acre of late figwort could produce 400 to 800 pounds of honey that was prized for being light, clear, and aromatic. Not only does late figwort have the abundance of nectar, but it’s also a plant that can tolerate a wide range of soil and sunlight conditions. Late figwort can handle up to 70% shade to full sun, and enjoys moist soil, but can tolerate dry, well-drained soil. This perennial returns year after year from thickened underground roots and does not become weedy in the garden. The acrid foliage makes late figwort deer and rabbit resistant. This is an all-in-one pollinator plant! Family: Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) family includes a range of small herbs to shrubs. Species in this family feature tube-shaped flowers highly adapted to pollinators. Notable members of the family include butterfly bushes, foxgloves, and mulleins. Name: The family’s Latin name originates from the one-time use of this family for scrofula, a bacterial infection in the lymph nodes of the neck. In the 16 th and 17 th centuries, the Doctrine of Signatures was popular – the philosophical concept which claims a plant or animal’s appearance can be used as clues to their medicinal uses. Now comes the stretch…some species of Scrophularia had swollen roots that looked like figs (fruit), figs resembled hemorrhoids, so the plant was believed to cure hemorrhoids, hence the common name. Today scrofulous means morally corrupt. I’m starting to like the common name “Simpson’s Honeyplant” much more! Native Range: Native to Quebec and west to Minnesota, south to Florida and west to Texas. It is found in our mountains of North Carolina. Fun Fact: Flowers are protogynous meaning its female reproductive parts mature before its male parts. This mechanism ensures cross-fertilization by allowing the flower to receive pollen from another plant before releasing its own pollen. Growing Conditions: Soil: Does best in fertile, moist, sandy loam but is adaptable if the soil is well-drained. Does well along the margins of streams, ponds, and woodlands. Sunlight: Prefers partial shade, but will also tolerate full sun. Height/Width: It will grow 4-10 feet tall and 3-6 feet wide. Zones: 4-8 References: https://xerces.org/blog/plants-for-pollinators-figwort https://www.honeybeesuite.com/fun-with-figworts-the-sticky-scrophularia/ www.honeybeesuite.com Figworts and their sweet surprise: a treasure trove of nectar - Honey Bee Suite According to the Xerces Society, figworts are some of the most prolific nectar producers in the plant kingdom, attracting many pollinators. Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

Supplies to get you started at Painters New This Week December 12, 2024 Recover & Restore: Plants, Seed Mix, and Live Stakes Supplies to get you started at Painters In this long process of recovery, Painters is here to help out in the way we do best: providing you high quality plants (natives are our favorites!) and guidance as you go. Check out our latest blog on Starting the Process of Landscape Restoration . For those ready to start looking ahead at replanting and revitalizing landscapes, as well as stream bank restoration, find a s election of items at Painters on Saturday December 14th to get you started: native potted shrubs and trees, native live stakes, and wildlife habitat seed mix for affordable habitat restoration. Available Native Potted Shrubs and Trees Scientific Name Common Name Variety Size Qty Salix babylonica Willow, Weeping 8"T 23 Acer rubrum Maple, Red Brandywine 2G 18 Amorpha fruticosa Indigo Bush 1G 43 Betula nigra Birch, River 2G 26 Callicarpa americana Beautyberry, American 1G 30 Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush 1G 19 Cornus sericea Dogwood, Redtwig 8"T 101 Fagus grandifolia American Beech 2G 18 Quercus shumardii Oak, Shumard 1G 11 Salix discolor Willow, Pussy 8"T 16 Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush 1G 19 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry 8"T 29 Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress 1G 27 Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry, Black Viking 2G 37 Sambucus canadensis Elderberry 1G 60 Native Live Stakes A selection of five native trees and shrubs suited to live-stake planting, chosen for their aptitude for erosion control and stream bank repair. Check out this Introduction to Live Staking to learn more. Eastern Ninebark [Physocarpus opulifolius] Native deciduous shrub (z3-7) full-part sun, 5-8' tall, 6-10’ wide White blooms in summer, attractive bark in winter; provides excellent cover for wildlife Thrives on streambanks and in moist thickets, tolerates a wide range of soil conditions Elderberry [Sambucus canadensis] Native deciduous shrub (z3-9) full-part sun, 5-12' tall and wide Showy, fragrant white spring blooms lead to tasty black berries in late summer, great for wildlife Thrives in a wide range of conditions, spreads by suckers; excellent for colonizing streambanks Silky Dogwood [Cornus amomum] Native deciduous shrub (z5-8) full sun-part shade, 6-12' tall and wide Creamy white blooms early summer, blue berries in fall; excellent for wildlife Aka swamp dogwood, thrives in moist to wet woodlands or alongside streams or ponds Black Willow [Salix nigra] Native deciduous tree (z4-9) full sun-part shade, 30-60' tall and wide The largest of NC's willows, thrives in consistently wet soil; excellent for wildlife Shallow, spreading roots are prone to invading pipes; avoid planting near structures Silky Willow [Salix sericea] Native deciduous shrub (z3-9) full sun-part shade, 6-12' tall and wide Thrives in consistently wet soil of swamps and riverbanks; fast growing, excellent wildlife value Showy and easy care; so named for the silky white hairs on its leaves' undersides Wildlife Habitat Seed Mix For those needing native restoration in areas of size, we are carrying Roundstone Wildlife Habitat Seeds. The diversity of seeds offers the highest chance of success in a variety of soil and moisture types. Plant after the first killing frost to let the natural over-wintering process open up the seed coats for higher germination in the spring. Roundstone Habitat Mix .docx Download DOCX • 51KB Note: You may notice that there are a few plants in the mix that aren't native to our area; the company included them to aid with nitrogen fixation, wildlife forage, and erosion control. They have not been deemed a significant invasive in North Carolina. Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

Add a pop of color to your home with this blooming houseplant! New This Week March 20, 2023 Plant of the Week: Painter's Palette Anthurium Add a pop of color to your home with this blooming houseplant! With stunning red, pink or orange blooms that last for several months at a time, anthurium are very easy plants to care for. Place your Anthurium in a bright room, but not in direct sunlight... they can even handle relatively low light, and only need moderate/regular water. An easy, low maintenance way to add some brilliant color to your space! Sun Exposure: Bright, indirect light to moderate light Soil Needs: well draining soil rich in organic matter and amended with perlite/orchid bark is ideal, but they aren't super picky (probably fine to stay in whatever you bought them in for a while!) Water: Water when the top 2 inches of soil are dry Humidity: Flowering varieties can tolerate lower humidity than other anthuriums Fertilizer: Fertilize once a month with 1/4 strength fertilizer Care: Easy Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

New This Week April 12, 2026 Remembering Susie Painter We are so very sorry to share the news of the loss of Susie Painter. If not for Susie and Stephen, none of us would have this beautiful home away from home. Susie worked hard alongside Stephen, with help from their son Zach and many other family members over the years to build Painters from the ground up, and when our family purchased it in 2010, it already had a large following of faithful customers. We hope it brought her some comfort in her final weeks to know her vision continues to grow and bloom and bring joy to so many--she had a lot to be proud of! We hope that these photos of Susie over the years at Painters will bring a smile to the faces of all who knew her. Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

Best Nursery (Trees, Shrubs) New This Week September 5, 2024 3rd Best in WNC! Best Nursery (Trees, Shrubs) Your votes came through and we really appreciate all of you taking the time to cast a ballot for Painters Greenhouse: 3rd Best Nursery in Western North Carolina!!! We are proud of what we do and what we can offer to all of you! Visit Mountain Xpress or pick up their free print editions to see how all your other favorite businesses and local folks measured up! And visit us for our Fall Season: we are open five days a week for five full weeks, September 11th through October 13th . We have our widest selection yet: abundant veggies and fruits, colorful blooms, beautiful grasses, beneficial natives, and a massive shrub and tree selection! Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

Bring Your Green Thumb Indoors and Create the Perfect Cozy Space this Winter! New This Week November 20, 2023 New Houseplants to Create Some Cozy Bring Your Green Thumb Indoors and Create the Perfect Cozy Space this Winter! This time of year, as the nights are getting longer and dark evenings spread ahead of us, what better way to spend the cozy Hygge season, than with a few new houseplants to refresh our indoor gardens! Calathea Beauty Star $44 At three feet tall and in 10” pots, these are larger than we’ve carried before! With absolutely incomparable foliage—this star is ready for her close-up! And do feel free to get close as this plant is non-toxic. Loves warmth, humidity, and consistently moist (not soggy) soil. Rex Begonia Vine $32-38 In bright, indirect light, the Rex Begonia Vine will climb or trail up to 10 feet! With stunning foliage, reminiscent of rex begonias, this plant is actually more closely related to grape vines. Water when the soil is dry to the touch. Also nontoxic! Limited quantities, on Painters moss poles as well as in hanging baskets. Monstera Peru $24 This houseplant appreciates medium to bright indirect light and maybe a Painters’ moss pole , if you prefer. The Monstera Peru is a unique climbing or vining species with more succulent foliage than the fenestrated leaves usually found in monsteras. Allow soil to dry completely between waterings. Cordyline Harlequin $38 With a vibrant punch of striped, pink foliage, this 4’ houseplant will be a stunning pop in a quiet winter home. Its upright habit can make for an effortless corner accent, but its vivid appearance screams centerpiece. They are easy to care for and thrive in warmth and humidity with consistently moist (not soggy) soil. Also known as the Good Luck Plant, a cordyline harlequin would make a lovely New Years addition! Domino Peace Lily $16 This variegated houseplant has beautiful markings and large, creamy white blooms. Growing from 1-3’ tall and wide, this low-maintenance air purifier is sleek and stylish. Splashes of variegation range from pale green to cream—a lovely and Christmas-y addition! Find these and many more in our newly arranged houseplant section! Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

Tree of the Week, Sept 24-28 New This Week September 22, 2025 Susan & Betty Magnolias Tree of the Week, Sept 24-28 (Small) Trees of the Week: ‘Betty’ and ‘Susan’ Magnolias Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’ Large pink flowers of Magnolia Susan Both Betty and Susan are part of the “Girl” series of magnolias bred at the U.S. National Arboretum in the mid 1950s. Crossing lily magnolia ( Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’) with star magnolia ( Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’) created sterile F1 hybrids with improved features when compared to the straight species. Blooms occur two to four weeks later than star and saucer magnolias which reduces the likelihood of late spring frost damage. Betty’s blooms are up to 8” in diameter with 12-18 tepals per flower. Outer tepals are greyed-purple at base shading to a red-purple at tips, white on the inside. (photo at top of page) Susan Magnolia bloom Susan’s blooms are 4-6” in diameter with only 6 twisted tepals with a light fragrance. Tepals are a deep red-purple both inside and out: All magnolias in the series experience sporadic summer blooms which add landscape interest with surprise blooms. These magnolias are deciduous and foliage turns yellow in fall. Use Betty or Susan as a specimen in your landscape to highlight their floral displays. Silvery gray bark and multi-stemmed habit can also provide winter architectural interest in the garden. NAME: Named after Pierre Magnol, a French botanist from the 17 th century. Magnol is credited with the categorizing related groups of plants into “families” NATIVE RANGE: Hybrids crossed in Washington, DC. Parentage species lily magnolia and star magnolia originally from SE China and Japan, respectively. FUN FACT: In the United States, the Magnolia tree symbolizes luck and stability. All of the “girls” in the series are named after the daughters of breeders William Kosar and Dr. Francis de Vos, Arboretum director Henry Skinner, and the wife of Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. Magnolia Betty flowers GROWING CONDITIONS: SOIL: Prefer loam soil with adequate moisture, and tolerate both poorly drained, heavy clay soils and dry areas. SUNLIGHT Full sun to light shade HEIGHT/WIDTH: Betty: rounded, multi-stemmed 15’ tall and 17-21’ wide Susan: fairly upright, multi-stemmed 12-15’ tall and 15’ wide ZONES: 3b-8 For sizes, prices, and current stock, see our Tree and Shrub Availability Page: https://www.paintersgreenhouse.com/tree-shrub-availability Current Availability Click for Plant Lists

As growers who are conservation-minded, we are always looking at what we grow (and plant at home), in order to provide diverse food and habitat sources for pollinators, birds and other wildlife. New This Week October 20, 2022 More than Milkweed As growers who are conservation-minded, we are always looking at what we grow (and plant at home), in order to provide diverse food and habitat sources for pollinators, birds and other wildlife. As growers who are conservation-minded, we are always looking at what we grow (and plant at home), in order to provide diverse food and habitat sources for pollinators, birds and other wildlife. We recently came across an excellent article written by Benjamin Vogt (a must read!), which we strongly agree with. In short, his message is that while monarch conservation and milkweed planting is great (and it typically does have a trickle down effect of encouraging planting for other pollinators), it can be harmful if folks are encouraged to plant milkweed and nothing else. It's very important to remember that monarchs are far from the only butterflies or pollinators at risk, and even if you only wanted to support monarchs, the adults feed on nectar from a range of flower species. You don’t want to feed adults but then have no food for the larval stage when their eggs hatch, and likewise you want to be sure you don’t bring home milkweed and caterpillars and then not have nectar for the adults once they metamorphose. In order to fully and effectively support monarchs and other at-risk species, we need to plant both host plant and nectar plant sources, and overall ensure we are creating a balanced, healthy habitat. Added bonus: planting a wider range of native and nectar-producing plants leads to a much more colorful and diverse garden landscape and more varied and beautiful garden visitors! Current Availability Click for Plant Lists