Welcome Back PolliNATION and Happy Valentine’s Day 😍

After some butterfly-chilling cold in January, we’re flirting with 50°F and abundant sunshine…it feels downright springy, but I’ve lived here long enough to know we haven’t seen the last of Minnesota winter 🥶

Check out our monarch-themed Valentine greeting below, but FIRST…check out 4 Red flowers to consider for your pollinator garden this upcoming season!

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are a common sight in our northern butterfly garden. From what I’ve noticed, they are almost on the same schedule appearing in May and disappearing from garden view in late September…trending later in these warmer times.

If you’d like to attract more hummingbirds this season check out:

7 Flowers Irresistible to Monarchs and…HUMMINGBIRDS ⬅️ (don’t miss the surprising video at the bottom of the linked post)

For more hummingbird favorites, check our valentine pollinator plants of the week listed below…

Monarda didyma ⬅️ (plant #1b in our pretty 🦋 plants ebook- hummingbird favorite)

Salvia subrotunda (an annual salvia that that hummingbirds savor…can eclipse 4 feet!)

‘Major Wheeler’ honeysuckle ⬅️ (a climbing vine with a bounty of red blooms hummingbirds can’t resist)

tropical milkweed ⬅️ (plant #6 in our pretty 🦋 plants ebook)

How do you show your love for monarchs? With your garden, of course 🌿 🦋

I Love Monarchs Valentine ⬅️ 🦋

The 5 Instar Stages of Caterpillars 🌿🐛

Blue Skies and Butterflies,

Tony your Butterfly Guide 🦋