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Milkweed Plants for sale at the Milkweed Market

Milkweed and Nectar Plants for Sale 2025

Closed for Season. Re-opening May 1, 2025 Milkweed 4 Monarchs8741 Elizabethtown Rd.Elizabethtown PA 17022 It’s the long stone lane717-367-9656 (no text, old school) Local Pickup Only Open 4 days a week.Milkweed Market opens May 1 thru Sept. 15Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PMMilkweed will be available all summer. Nectar flower while […]

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Milkweed Plants for sale at the Milkweed Market

Yearly Summer Schedule

Milkweed 4 Monarchs Summer 2025 Schedule 8741 Elizabethtown Rd. Elizabethtown, PA 17022 -8474 (717)367-9656 – sorry No text www.Milkweed4Monarchs.org Summer Hours: May 1 thru Sept. 14 Thursdays thru Sundays 8:00 AM – 6:00 PMWinter Hours: Closed for Season after Sept 14th. Seeds for sale online or hours by appointment for local seed pickup. May. 1st […]

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Native Milkweed by State

Want to add more native milkweed species next year? Find out which species are native to your state and make your plans now 🙂 Asterisk * denotes species that are being grown here.

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Stamp mailings temporarily suspended

USPS is extraordinarily slow with the rigid non-machinable stamped hand processed envelopes and delivery is taking more than 3 weeks. When the backlog eases, Stamp shipping may be added as an option again.

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Potted milkweed plant with free caterpillar

Education Gifts that help Save the Monarchs

Milkweed 4 Monarchs in Elizabethtown, PA has Gift Certificates available for educational items that help save our Monarch Butterflies. Watching the lifecycle of a Monarch Butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to Monarch is exciting for all ages. The Mesh Butterfly Enclosures can be given as a gift now along with a Gift Certificate for the […]

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New Cheaper Shipping Option

A new cheaper shipping option is being offered at checkout for smaller orders under $10.00. USPS has once again raised the price of their tracking labels. It’s hard for me to charge $4.00 in shipping to purchase a $2.29 packet of seeds, but that doesn’t even cover the whole amount! For $1.50, less than half […]

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Milkweed Plant with Caterpillar

Potted Milkweed with Caterpillar for Insect Habitat cages

Help save the Monarchs 1 caterpillar at a time Availability usually begins around Mid-Late July. Milkweed 4 Monarchs 8741 Elizabethtown Rd. Elizabethtown, PA. 17022-8474 (It’s the long stone lane) Hours: Thurs thru Sundays from 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM until sold out. Call ahead if you want to make sure caterpillars are available. 717-367-9656 (no […]

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Milkweed species being grown this year 2021

Live Plants available each May (Local pickup only) $1 each. 3-4 weeks old. A. Incarnata Pink. Pink Swamp M. A. Incarnata White. White Swamp M. A. Syriaca. Common M. A. Tuberosa. Butterfly Weed M. Orange and Yellow A. Curassavica. Tropical M. Silky Red and Silky Gold Later in July Mature potted Tropical M. with a […]

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Supplies needed for milk jug greenhouses

How to Start Milkweed seeds in milk jugs

Easy step-by-step instructions to make your own mini greenhouses using milk jugs.

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MIlkweed species being added in 2021

Here is the new list of milkweed species being added in 2021 denoted with ( * ) Those seeds will be available in the Fall of 2021. Meanwhile, here are the 2020 seeds available now. https://www.milkweed4monarchs.org/product-category/seeds-milkweed/ *** A special thank you *** Thank you to everyone who helped make this list possible. Thank you to […]

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Milkweed Market is Closed for the Season. See you next Spring :)Questions