Monarch Seeks Mums

Yesterday I planted the purple mums Which had sat forlorn on the porch for days. A monarch butterfly is scouring porch searching for mums today. Monarch is fifteen yards away from the goal plant. Will he settle for a light on the marigolds or the roses? I watch him take off, in an optimistic way. He flits up and down from bush to flower, Settling on the purple mums. This determined butterfly amuses me.