Our Milkweed plants are sprouting very nicely in my DIY pallet-planter. Milkweed is the host plant for Monarch and Queen butterflies, but they also provide nectar for other butterflies and insects, as well. Though we presently have 2 Monarchs still in chrysalis, and I spotted a Monarch egg on one of our other Milkweed plants; Monarch season doesn't generally start till around mid-April, here in Florida.