Butterfly Brush

In northern climates, it will die back to the ground for winter, but it can also be easily pruned. You'll enjoy the spikes of hot pink flower clusters that adorn your Miss Ruby mid-summer and persist until the first frost.

Pink Delight Butterfly Bush will grow up to six feet in height with an equal spread. The outstanding feature of your Pink Delight Butterfly Bush is its amazing flowers. You could also use several in a side yard where its flowers can dress up your summer/fall...

Planting a few in your front yard will ensure a spectacular floral display and impressive gathering of summertime winged visitors. It is easy to grow and generally pest-free. * Attractive to butterflies * Lovely flowers * Easy to care for * Sweet fragrance

If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.

The trailing Verbenas are one of the earliest flowering perennials in our gardens and provide the early hummingbirds and butterflies with plenty of choice nectar at a time when few other perennials are in flower.

Cloud Eight is a semi-dwarf selection of Purole-Top Vervain with a compact and free flowering habit. Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

The Maypop is the caterpillar host for the Gulf Fritillary and other members of the Longwing family as well as the Variegated Fritillary. We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen from...

If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.

The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces, and containers where it is sure to attract loads of butterflies and other pollinators! The Lo & Beholdtm Buddleja...

In mild winter climates they can get fairly large but are certainly amenable to pruning. This Turk's Cap has won the prestigious Lynn Lowery Award from the Native Plant Society of Texas! For more on Greg's introductions from the SFA Gardens website click...

A tough and hardy, drought tolerant, perennial US Native. Masses of tall wispy deep pink spikes are covered by a succession of large pink butterfly-like flowers throughout summer.

The flowers shine brightly against the backdrop of deep blue-green foliage. This Passionvine along with many of Myles Irving's Riverside hybrids appear to rarely produce fruit and are often triploid to tetraploid in nature.

This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage and flowers. Train it on a trellis or other support to produce a small-medium sized fragrant evergreen vine.

An excellent choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will flower from summer until frost. Where not hardy, heat and humidity tolerant Pentas make wonderful annuals for gardens or containers.

This exciting new day-length neutral and thusly free flowering Black-Eyed Susan was discovered at Dupont Nursery near Plaquemine, Louisiana and is sure to bring in the butterflies and pollinators as well as providing color all summer.

Excellent fall color for the garden as well as drought tolerance and pest and disease resistance make this an excellent addition to the perennial or wildflower border. Pruning if necessary should not be done after June as you may be removing flower buds...

A rosette of large, rich dark green glossy foliage subtends the flower stalks. Rudbeckia texana and R. We have to say thank you to Marc Pastorek and C.C. Richmond for sharing this with us!

Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves. In zone 8B-9 we find that a small percentage larger growing Porterweeds, like Lavender, Coral, and Purple, may return from the...

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering throughout the growing season.

The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces, and containers where it is sure to attract loads of butterflies and other pollinators! The Lo & Beholdtm Buddleja...

It flowers all summer and fall. On a recent trip to west Texas, we saw what must have been over 50 butterflies on one vine! Coral Vine is considered invasive in some regions, please consult your local county extension office before planting.

Deadheading spent flowers will help to promote continuous flowering but this is not required. Removing spent flowers will also help to prevent its spread in areas where this may be a concern.

This rare plant is sustainably produced in nurseries and is now available to the public. In midsummer it produces the fragrant, nectar rich yellow flowers atop sturdy 2-3' high stems.

An excellent cut flower that can last for up to a week in a vase. For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here. These seedlings originated from a vigorous native Louisiana population of...

For more about the story about the discovery of Henry Duelberg and Augusta Duelberg mealycup sages see the 'External Info Link' below. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing...

A native of the southern most portions of Texas and Florida, Crucita can be found in flower as early as mid summer to late fall. Readily reseeds under good conditions. To learn more click here .

Super easy and tough. A durable and reliable US native perennial, Stoke's Aster comes highly recommended and its easy to see why with its moderate drought resistance, few pest or disease problems, deer and rabbit resistance and the fact that it revels...