Butterfly Milkweed- Native General Information Butterfly Milkweed is a delightful native perennial plant. It has a good deal of practical and aesthetic qualities. This is the host plant for monarch butterflies and their caterpillars. This plant is native to a large portion of the United States, and is vital for the monarchs. The leaves are [...]
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Butterfly Milkweed- Native General Information Butterfly Milkweed is a delightful native perennial plant. It has a good deal of practical and aesthetic qualities. This is the host plant for monarch butterflies and their caterpillars. This plant is native to a large portion of the United States, and is vital for the monarchs. The leaves are [...]
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Butterfly milkweed is this week’s Plant of the Week. We love this plant here at Grimm’s Gardens, it is one of our best sellers! Asclepias tuberosa, known also as butterflyweed or pleurisy root, is a North American prairie native. It can be found throughout the Midwest and Great Plains. In 2017, the Perennial Plant Association […]
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Hello Yellow Butterfly Milkweed General Information Hello Yellow Butterfly Milkweed is a cultivar of the native Butterfly Milkweed. This plant grows in an upright fashion on sturdy green stems. There are many narrow, lancolate leaves all over the stems, forming a full clump of the leaves. Large clusters of yellow flowers form on the ends [...]
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Butterfly Milkweed- Native *Just Emerging from Dormancy* General Information Butterfly Milkweed is a delightful native perennial plant. It has a good deal of practical and aesthetic qualities. This is the host plant for monarch butterflies and their caterpillars. This plant is native to a large portion of the United States, and is vital for the [...]
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Butterfly lovers should plant a variety of plants, from trees and shrubs, to grasses and perennials for butterflies. But what are some of the best plants to attract butterflies, and other pollinators to the garden? How can butterfly lovers plant such a buffet of perennials, grasses, and other plants to attract the widest variety of […]
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It feels strange to not do anything in the butterfly garden, but that is exactly the best thing to do. At least, as long as you have no invasive insects or plants. June is the month of flowers, bees, and butterflies, at least here in Northeast Kansas. It used to be “April showers bring May […]
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Showy Milkweed – Native General Information An absolutely outstanding example of the asclepias family of milkweeds, the Showy Milkweed comes by its name honestly, putting on an amazing show when it blooms with beautiful pink globes of star-shaped flowers in the spring! You will be delighted with the show and the Monarch butterfly will love [...]
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Swamp/Marsh Milkweed- Native General Information Swamp Milkweed is a perennial plant. This native plant is found over a broad range of the lower 48 states. This is a taller ornamental plant, and is an important food source for a variety of pollinators. The leaves are narrow and longer in appearance and deep green in color. [...]
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