Peyton’s Potting Shed

08/30/2025

Ahhhhh! Indigo Bush! What a beauty for your yard! It's purple flowers are a show stopper for the Spring months, and what a great time to get this beauty in the ground to be ready for the Spring garden show! Our plants are in 1 gallon pots and currently stand about 14" tall, most certainly ready to take on the Winter months, developing those roots for Spring.

It is also a host plant for moths and butterflies such as the Southern Dogface, Silver-spotted Skipper and the Grey Hairstreak

Although the picture appears to have brown flowers, they truly are a beautiful mix of purple and yellow. It's one of those "you will have to see for yourself" plants! 😉

https://kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=274

08/29/2025

Just a reminder! We will be at the Pittsburg Farmers Market tomorrow with our native plants! 8-12, next to the Pittsburg Middle school on Broadway.

Also, it is Little Balkans Day, so there will be many festivities happening in Pittsburg tomorrow!

08/29/2025

Common Rue is another favorite of ours and also the Black and Giant Swallowtail butterfly. This hardy, perennial is a sure favorite and even stays green throughout most of the winter months in our area. It's tough to say the least!

The article below has some GREAT information about the benefits of this plant in your pollinator garden, but don't let the headline scare you off from growing this in your garden. It is only a danger if you plan to use the herb for human consumption, and no danger to your pollinators!

https://toadandsage.com/rue-the-benefits-and-dangers-of-this-lesser-known-herb/

08/28/2025

The Common Evening Primrose is a new one this Fall for us and we are pretty excited to see it in all of its glory! It is a host plant for the Primrose Moth, White Lined Sphinx, and Pearly Nymph. Take a look at that Primrose Moth! What a beauty! 😍

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Schinia-florida

https://kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=741

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08/27/2025

We're pretty excited to add this one to our line up for the Fall, Rigid Goldenrod or Solidaga rigida. It's bloom time is August, September and October so be ready for the show with this bright yellow addition to your garden!

Make sure you don't confuse this beauty with the Fall allergy bandit known as Ragweed. They are completely different! And if you have any questions or need a little info to help you decipher, here is a great one to help you!

https://hgic.clemson.edu/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-goldenrod-and-ragweed/

https://kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=186

08/26/2025

This is why it is important to plant NATIVE Milkweed from your area. NOT TROPICAL(annual) milkweed!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BJ4daHbGU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Sadly, loss of future monarch migration may be on us! While we can’t personally do anything about rising fall temperatures that encourage extended reproductive activity…we might unknowingly signal females to stop migrating and lay eggs if we have actively growing non-native milkweed in September/October, and we live in the flyway.
Some non-native milkweed grows until frost, attracts many monarch visitors, and passes on accumulated OE spores which infect offspring.😳
The monarch fall migration is a spectacular feat of adaptation. It took eons to evolve. Let’s not mess it up!!!

08/26/2025

A new variety that we will have this week at the market is Chicory. Although not native, it is now recognized as naturalized, it has nice alternative properties to coffee, can be used as salad greens and is a blue wildflower favorite.

https://kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=358

08/25/2025

We're bringing out the blues this week, with more Blue Sage and Chicory. If this is a color that has been missing from your garden, these two plants are sure to show up and bring the azure to your world. It is a host plant for the Hermit Sphinx Moth and the Northern Checkerspot Butterfly!

One of our favorite websites that we use to find information about the great wildflowers of our area, is kswildflower.org! Be sure to click on the link to find out the habitat requirements of this fascinating, blue wildflower1

https://kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=198

08/25/2025

Fall planting is the IDEAL time to plant, even though most have the mindset that Spring is. That is partly because we tend to anticipate the warm, sunny days of Spring after a long, cold winter and have an itching to get in the garden.

But Fall planting is hands down better practices for your plants and their chance of survival. Here is a great article that explains why Fall planting is more conducive to your plants.

https://ipm.missouri.edu/meg/2020/9/fallPlanting-DT/

08/24/2025

If you look closely, you can see his “pollen pants”….

08/24/2025

True! Keep your eyes open for them in your backyard!

Many of the monarch caterpillars you are seeing now will be the butterflies that will start their migratory journey south. They are referred to as the "Super Generation". http://butterfly-lady.com/the-monarch-butterfly-super-generation/

08/24/2025

This week will be our first week back at the Pittsburg Farmers Market and we are soooo excited! We have a few new varieties in limited quantities that are ready for your Fall planting! And what a perfect time to do so with the expected rains this week! We will have a few plants in 1 gallon pots, 6” pots and others will be in 4" pots. All are priced at $5 each or 6/$25.

P.S. Stan-I have your Plains Coreopsis! I didn't forget completely!