Butterfly Attracting Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Huntsville

The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and Florida. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae...

Grows 4-8' tall. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds. Wonderful lightly scented clusters of white, red and purple flowers can measure one to two feet in length.

Filipendula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: Emperor Moth, Grey Pug, Grizzled Skipper, Hebrew Character, Lime-speck Pug, Mottled Beauty and The Satellite have all been recorded on Meadowsweet.

* The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics . * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. * Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America .

The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are covered with soft, white fuzz. Consuming much of the plant is followed by drooling, sleepiness, anxiety, leaping about and purring.

Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil. The Purple Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to fall on 2-3 foot stems.

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

* Its odor is considered similar to that of the bergamot orange (the source of bergamot oil used to flavor Earl Grey tea. * Beebalm has a long history of use as a medicinal plant by many Native Americans, including the Blackfeet.

As an essential oil, Hyssop's botanical name is always referred to as Hyssopus officinalis. Hyssopus officinalis and Hyssopus decumbens are the same plant; however, France calls it Hyssopus decumbens due to its terrain creating a more potent hyssop.

It grows best in full sun but will tolerate some shade and under most conditions will bloom from June to September. Blossoms are great for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds and as cut flowers.

Porterweeds are excellent nectar producers outperforming nearly all other butterfly plants in the garden. Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves.

It is one of the most important spices in Kashmiri Pandit and Gujarati cooking. * It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe.

The Purple Coneflower is an excellent plant for pollinators with its nectar rich flowers. May flower from late-spring to fall. This is one of the few plants that can compete for the attention that butterflies pay to the Porterweeds or Stachystarpheta...

Like other Passionvines, cross-pollination may be required or it may be that like Incense, it too is sterile, and is grown more for its flower production than fruit. Like its sister seedling Incense, a diploid and another cross of Passiflora incarnata...

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers.

The deep reddish-pink bloom spikes are borne atop this compact and profuse blooming butterfly bush. A new Buddleja color from the breeding work of Dr. Dennis Werner at JC Raulston Arboretum.

Stays green a long time. It grows in meadows, on roadsides, riversides etc. * It is a perennial which grows between 30 and 120 cm (47 in), flowering from June until July. * Loosely tufted perennial, short lived bunchgrass.

Will start blooming this summer and have plenty of brilliant flowers for cutting as well as outdoor decoration. It is a strong field-grown plant. The Orange Glory Butterfly plant enjoys full sun and will withstand long periods of summer drought.

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. There is reported to be sister species, E. This rare plant is sustainably produced in nurseries and is now available to the public.

The image with near raspberry colored foliage is the color Raspberry Wine may take on during fall and winter. Earlier flowering in the Southeast and later flowering as you move northward.

The dainty flowers are pollinated by a variety of smaller pollinators but are definitely relished by bees. It is a clump forming native perennial with an upright growth habit that generally dies back to the ground in winter.

A.k.a. Texas Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Tropical Sage. Deer resistant, moderately salt tolerant, and a tough and easy to enjoy native with flower power. Spikes of deep lavender tubular flowers are produced from spring to fall on this compact well-branched...

This is the only species of Echinacea that naturally produces yellow flowers. This rare plant is sustainably produced in nurseries and is now available to the public. Paradoxa , is a taprooted native that is typically found in or near the shallow soils...

Mascagnia macroptera is not the same as Stigmaphyllon ciliatum . A vigorous and hardy yet well-mannered twining climber the Yellow Butterfly Vine can grow to 15-20' high if given support or it can easily be maintained on a fence, trellis, or arbor.