Plant Donation Program
PLANT GRANTS
Update to the PDP
Starting in 2025 the ability to request specific plants and quantities will be discontinued. Instead we will be implementing a new donation award called an HOA Plant Grant for HOAs or simply a Plant Grant for all other organization types. Each Plant Grant will contain a predetermined selection of keystone species, host, and nectar plants.
What is the Plant Donation Program?
The Plant Donation Program (PDP) is part of our third mission to provide assistance in creating Lepidoptera friendly habitats. We will donate up to 50 Plant Grants (approximately 810 plants) per year to qualifying HOAs, schools, parks, groups, organizations, and nonprofits who apply for a PDP Plant Grant.
• HOAs are eligible to receive one HOA Plant Grant per year containing 9 plants.
• Schools, parks, nonprofits, and other organizations are eligible to receive one Plant Grant per year containing 18 plants.
What plants are donated in a Plant Grant?
Each HOA Plant Grant will have one (1) of each species listed below. All other Plant Grants will have two (2) each of the species listed below.
Total Keystone Species: 5
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Sunlight: Full-Part Sun
Moisture: Medium
H: 2ft W: 2ft
Coreopsis, Lance-leaf
Coreopsis lanceolata
Sunlight: Full
Moisture: Medium-Dry
H: 2ft W: 2ft
Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Sunlight: Full-Part Sun
Moisture: Wet-Medium
H: 6ft W: 4ft
Goldenrod, Sweet
Solidago odora
Sunlight: Full-Part Sun
Moisture: Medium-Dry
H: 3ft W: 2ft
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Sunlight: Full-Part Sun
Moisture: Wet-Dry
H: 4ft W: 2ft
Each HOA Plant Grant will have one (1) of each species listed below. All other Plant Grants will have two (2) each of the species listed below.
Total Host Plant Species: 1
Butterfly Weed Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Sunlight: Full-Part Sun
Moisture: Medium-Dry
H: 3ft W: 2ft
Species Hosted: Monarch
Each HOA Plant Grant will have one (1) of each species listed below. All other Plant Grants will have two (2) of each of the species listed below.
Total Nectar Plant Species: 3
Hyssop, Anise
Agastache foeniculum
Sunlight: Full-Part Sun
Moisture: Medium-Dry
H: 3ft W: 2ft
Mountain Mint, Virginia
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Sunlight: Full-Part Sun
Moisture: Wet-Medium
H: 3ft W: 1ft
Wood Mint, Downy
Blephilia ciliata
Sunlight: Full-Part Sun
Moisture: Medium-Dry
H: 2.5ft W: 3ft
Eligibility Requirements
- The applicant is applying on behalf of a group or organization.
- The recipient (organization or group) must be located within North Carolina.
- All donated plants to the recipient must be planted and grown in North Carolina.
- The recipient agrees not to use any pesticides or herbicides on any donated plants.
- The recipient will use the donated plants for any of the following purposes: education, insect support, habitat restoration, public garden, HOA community garden, pollinator garden project, or other purpose(s) pre-approved by Backyard Butterflies.
- Recipients may re-apply to the program. Recipients are limited to receiving only one Plant Grant donation award per year.
Application Periods
Spring Donation Awards:
Applications accepted January 1 – 31. Donations are distributed in May.
Fall Donation Awards:
Applications are accepted June 1 – 30. Donations are distributed in October.
Award Process & Notification
We currently fulfill applications on a first-come, first-served basis. If in the event we experience failed or low germination rates we will substitute any unavailable plants with a suitable alternative or omit that plant if no substitution is available.
Applicants will be notified 1-3 weeks by email prior to the next upcoming plant sale fundraiser listed on the main plant sale fundraiser webpage.
All applicants will be required to confirm that they accept their award by a given date. Awards will be forfeit if no confirmation is received by the requested date.
Get a Reminder
Our next application period opens on January 1, 2025.
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