In addition to its low levels of cardiac glycosides, A. tuberosa has rough leaves, which are also unattractive to egg-laying monarchs. [43] As a result of these factors, reproducing monarchs do not typically use A. tuberosa as a host plant for their offspring. [43] Although the plant's colorful flowers provide nectar for many adult butterflies, A. tuberosa may therefore be less suitable for use in butterfly gardens than are other milkweed species. [43] Many species of milkweed contain toxic cardiac glycosides ( cardenolides). Monarch caterpillars deter predators by incorporating these chemical compounds into their bodies, where the toxins remain throughout the insect's lifetime. [40] Although monarch caterpillars will feed on butterfly weed ( Asclepias tuberosa), the plant contains only low levels of cardiac glycosides. This may make A. tuberosa unattractive to egg-laying monarchs. [41] Some other milkweeds have similar characteristics. [42] The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison was released in April 2016 and it is the first novel in The Collector Series which follows the same three FBI agents (Eddison, Vic, and Ramirez) throughout the novels. The Butterfly Garden falls under the genres of both a thriller and a police procedural as Hutchison weaves the story through Inara’s words now in a police interview room and as she reminisces on her past, including being held as a prisoner at the Garden. The Butterfly Garden and The Collector Series are not for the faint of heart as Hutchison has created an absolutely haunting story that is both breathtaking and horrifying.

Hurwitz, Jane (2018). Butterfly Gardening: The North American Butterfly Association Guide. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400889365. LCCN 2017958516. OCLC 1017925007 . Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Google Books.This very useful book will appeal to virtually everyone interested in butterfly gardening or butterflies. Beginners and experts alike will enjoy the down-to-earth style. Neither too elementary nor too technical, the book presents new concepts that are easy to grasp and implement, and the illustrations are excellent."—John V. Calhoun, Research Associate, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History

Warren, E.J.M. (1988). The Country Diary Book Of Creating A Butterfly Garden (1st Americaned.). New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0805008144. LCCN 87083030. OCLC 1193384885 . Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Internet Archive. Brusati, Elizabeth D. (June 21, 2016). "Buddleja davidii Risk Assessment". Berkeley, California: California Invasive Plant Council. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021 . Retrieved August 18, 2021. Hutchison does an excellent job at breaking up the story so that the reader is aware of who is narrating throughout the story. When Inara is recounting what has happened at the Garden, the story is told from her voice. At times throughout The Butterfly Garden, the language used for Inara/Maya’s character almost seems unlikely for an eighteen year old. The reader learns about her troubled past and how she has been on her own, fending for herself for as long as she can remember. Hutchison has created a slew of characters for The Butterfly Garden each with their own unique personality and identity and even though a lot of them are secondary characters, Hutchison has done an excellent job at not confusing the reader and constantly has the narrator throw in little things to help the reader remember who a character may be.Discover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National Trust Gorgeous photographs of butterflies and plants dress up the text and graphs, making it a pleasure to read."—Jean Greenlaw, Denton Record-Chronicle After answering an advert for help required for a reclusive novelist living in a large crumbling house, Erin meets Maggie. At first she doesn’t know what to make of Maggie and her somewhat unkempt house. But she agrees to work for her and help her finish her memoir before she dies. Maggie has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and is gradually losing her sight, but is adamant that she must finish writing her story for her son to read. A son she hasn’t seen for over 30 years - Maggie needs to make amends and for him to know the truth before she dies. The Smithsonian Institution's Butterfly Habitat Garden .... and the Ripley Garden .... are both good places to see milkweed integrated into a garden setting.