Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Yes, you can buy milkweed from a garden center, but be sure it hasn't been sprayed with pesticides.
They only lay eggs on milkweed, because those are the only plants the caterpillars can eat.
So if you want to raise Monarchs you have to have milkweeds.
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.