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Arizona Monarch Collaborative

Native Plant Sources and Guidance

Local Guidance

Arizona Native Plant Society: Grow Native

Xerces Society: Monarchs and Milkweeds in the Western U.S.

Managing for Monarchs in the West (species list in back)

USDA: Pollinator Plants of the Desert Southwest: Native Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.)

Southwest Monarch Study has a Monarch Habitat Restoration on Public Lands page with information about selecting and growing pollinator species in Arizona. It includes links to pdfs about planting zones and a list of species by zones.

Sources of Native Plants

The Arizona Native Plant Society maintains a list of Native Landscaping Partners.

Southwest Monarch Study maintains a list of nurseries in the west that sell milkweed and a list of plant sales.

Additional Sources

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson

Desert Survivors, Tucson

Desert Botanical Garden: Great Milkweed Grow Out (Wholesale available)

Spadefoot Nursery, Tucson

Mesquite Valley Growers Nursery, Tucson

AZ Milkweeds for Monarchs (NAU), Flagstaff


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