Monarch Butterflies are a delight and concern to many butterfly enthusiasts, gardeners, and lepidopterists. Milkweed is the only plant in the world that a Monarch caterpillar can and will eat.

Without milkweed, Monarch butterflies would become extinct. Many milkweed species are just that, weeds. Tropical Milkweed, however, is a flowering plant sold in thousands of nurseries and seed for Tropical Milkweed is sold by seed companies in vast quantities.

Shady Oak Butterfly Farm offers free milkweed seed for the sake of Monarch butterflies. Any person sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Milkweed Seed Free, c/o Shady Oak Butterfly Farm, 12876 SW CR 231, Brooker, FL 32622 will receive the envelope in return mail with a package of milkweed seed enclosed.

Tropical Milkweed flowers with gold or a mix of orange/gold blooms. Monarch, Queen, and Soldier butterflies use milkweed as a larval host plant. Hundreds of species of butterflies find the flowers a wonderful nectar source. Growing instructions are included with each package.

For more information please write the above address or phone 352-485-2458 during business hours.