Can you help me raise my pulmeria plants?

Who on earth told you they only eat milkweed? Nope, not true. They know what to do by instinct.

http://www.whatdobutterflieseat.info/what-do-monarch-butterflies-eat/

Don't mess with them and let nature do its thing. Netting and other forms of interference is exactly why there is such a problem. The best we can do as stewards of the glorious earth is to provide the best environment for them to thrive.

If you are determined to grow them yourself, educate yourself properly, take a class, etc.

https://www.saveourmonarchs.org/how-to-raise-monarch-butterflies-at-home.html

https://www.monarch-butterfly.com/grow-monarch-butterflies.html

One must know what to do, otherwise by "helping" them can actually do more harm than good.

Don't interfere with their cycle, first of all. They are attracted to nectar producing plants. The caterpillars will feed after they emerge. My garden was always one that encouraged butterflies and hummingbirds. I have multiple plants growing along with milkweed planted in a small, sunny bed. I can spend hours watching them come and go. Don't use any pesticides. Hand weed. The less interference the more they thrive. There are multiple sites online that give good advice, as you mentioned. It is destruction of their natural habitats and pesticides that have harmed them. In other words, we are their greatest enemy or friend. Keep the habitat/garden as natural as possible. In a protected, natural environment, they thrive. Do some reading online, sit back and enjoy.

Was it wrong to move her from the Pulmeria to her milkweed? I moved her with leaf she was on and didn't touch her with my hands. Just moved the leaf

onto her milkweed. I never use pesticides and keep their habitat natural.

I never want to hurt them and yes you can watch them for hours. Lots of times they disappear and return later. Sometimes I see them resting somewhere not

even on their Mweed, but never bother them. This one was quite a distance

from her mweed, but thought they only ate milkweed. Have never seen info

on other plants they eat. Thanks for your response. I totally enjoy all my little

garden buddies. I have no dirt. only large cement patio with loads of pretty

plants and flowers.

Yes thanks everyone, I started searching just now and find they eat cucumbers, pumpkin. My Mweed is in pots as I have to dirt and have had 17 monarch cats so far this spring/summer, as the season is just starting (summer) I hope to have lots more. They are also eating a newly transplanted mweed from my friend who also has them and these plants were wilted due to the transplant

transition, and they even ate those. Also MY nursery are the people who said they only eat mweed. I know they only lay eggs on Mweed and still see them flying around. I also planted some fennel in another area of my patio and am hoping to get them as well. Others here in Camarillo Ca have had them so hopeful. I spend lots of time on my patio on my swing just watching nature, and was hoping I'd see a monarch appear from somewhere that I haven't been able to see their crystallis. ( spell)

just because someone works at a nursery doesn't mean they are knowlegable as you have discovered. Pretty sure the Monarchs know what they need to do to survive if only us humans would stop interfering; Leave them alone or you will end up killing them just sit back and enjoy the gifts Mother Nature has bestowed in your garden