Plant of the Week: Butterfly Milkweed
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 […]
Showy Milkweed – Native – 5.5″ Container
Common Milkweed – #1 Container
Hello Yellow Butterfly Milkweed – #1 Container
Butterfly Milkweed – #1 Container
Plant Now for Next Year
Why do so many people ask if fall is a good time to plant? If you plant now, in the fall, then you will have much better gardens than planting in the spring. At least, that is how it works for most plants in the Central Great Plains Region of Kansas and Nebraska. Fall is […]
Buttonbush – August Plant of the Month
About Buttonbush Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, is our August plant of the month for 2025. Common throughout the Central Great Plains Region, buttonbush grows east of the high plains of the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. It can be found growing wild alongside lakes, rivers, and wetlands, with its feet partly in the water. But […]
Curlycup Gumweed – July Plant of the Month
Our July Plant of the Month for 2025 is Curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa). You have probably never heard of that eh? Well, this little known perennial native is actually quite common across much of North America. The only place it does not grow is along the Gulf States, except for Texas. It is quite common […]
Common Butterflies of the Central Great Plains
June is the time of year when a lot of our common butterflies start visiting the garden. We do have a plethora of butterflies, and some of them are quite spectacular. But many species are less likely to be seen or even known by many gardeners. There are 41 species of common butterflies found in […]
