Monarch Waystations = Gardens with Milkweed
Milkweed - it's what's for dinner . . .
. . . for a monarch caterpillar.

BONAP
Biota of North America Program

PLANTS USDA
NRCS
North Carolina vendors of milkweed:

See "Local Resources" for additional vendors in Asheville area that carry Asclepias at various times of the year.

The Xerces Society's
Milkweed Project

Lots of great reading and resources here:
http://www.xerces.org/milkweed/
Access PDF for Milkweed: A Conservation Practioners Guide here:
http://www.xerces.org/milkweeds-a-conservation-practitioners-guide/

Methods of Propagating Milkweeds
USFS publication: Monarchs and milkweeds: The current situation and methods for propagating milkweeds
by Tara Luna & R. Kasten Dumroese.
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2013_luna_t001.pdf?
This map (from the link below) shows approximate ecoregions best suited for milkweeds. Identify your area's number and cross reference it to the listing for native milkweeds.