![Several fall-blooming native aster plants (Aster spp.) are perfect for Monarch butterflies. They do not need milkweed (Ascelpias spp.), their larval host plant, at this time of the year, but be sure to include milkweed in your summer butterfly garden.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/5569/Monarchslr.jpg)
Monarch Butterflies
The time of the year has come when Georgians look to the sky to watch for signs of Monarch butterfly migration. These butterflies are on their way to the Sierra Madre of Mexico to overwinter on the oyamel fir trees of the area.