Butterfly Plants Florida

Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. Cloud Eight is a semi-dwarf selection of Purole-Top Vervain with a compact and free flowering habit. Clusters of rich purple flowers are produced on sturdy stems atop the medium...

Pollinated flowers are followed by round passion fruit that ripen to yellow and contain a tangy tropical tasting clear flesh that surrounds each of the small black inedible seeds. We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars)...

It can easily be overwintered as a container plant in a sunny window where not hardy, just keep it on the dry side and never soggy. Buchanan's Sage is an excellent choice for containers or the garden where it is sure to attract both hummingbirds and butterflies.

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...

Provide your Turk's Caps with a well-draining, moderately fertile soil, preferably with at least 4-6 hours a day of direct sunlight for the best results. Tough, easy, and great for Hummingbirds.

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

The Snow Queen Passionflower is a host to the Gulf Frittilary Butterfly and will most likely serve as a host for other butterfly species as well. The flowers shine brightly against the backdrop of deep blue-green foliage.

This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage and flowers. Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green...

Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. An excellent choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will flower from summer until frost. The Butterfly Series Pentas are excellent heat and humidity tolerant free flowering...

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.

May not tolerate poor drainage but at the same time will do well in most soils from clay, calcareous, limestone, and sand. Excellent fall color for the garden as well as drought tolerance and pest and disease resistance make this an excellent addition...

Excellent deer resistance. A choice native coneflower, the Texas Coneflower produces 3-5" bright golden yellow daisies that are borne singly, or in small clusters of up 5 flowers, and are held on sturdy upright stems in summer.

Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves.

Somewhat drought resistant once well-established but will grow and flower better under average water conditions. Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A perennial in mild winter climates and may reseed under...

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. It dies to the ground in winter, but faithfully returns from the ground each spring. This is the selection with the deepest red color, comes from seed collected in southern Baja California.

Buddleia had become invasive in some parts of the US particularly Oregon, Washington. Removing spent flowers will also help to prevent its spread in areas where this may be a concern.

Neglecta , that has white, pink, to purplish ray petals that more closely resemble those of the Sanguin Purple Coneflower, E. This is a clump forming, taprooted perennial that prefers well-drained soils.

An excellent cut flower that can last for up to a week in a vase. These seedlings originated from a vigorous native Louisiana population of this beautiful perennial. A superb butterfly nectar plant! Masses of large pinkish-purple daisy-like blooms are...

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers.

Although Crucita is somewhat drought resistant once well established it will flower most consistently where it gets regular moisture during the growing season. Jack in the Bush or Crucita is truly one of the very best butterfly plants as well as for a...

Otherwise these are great garden performers that will bring their owners many years of enjoyment with almost no maintenance required. Colorwheel Stokesia is just as tough and reliable as its brethren creating a mound of foliage on a durable and dense...

Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. Attracts scads of butterflies. White, fragrant bloom spikes reaching 16", are held against the green, velvety foliage.

Henry Eilers Sweet Coneflower was discovered in Illinois in a prairie remnant along a railroad. A beautiful and eye-catching addition to any garden setting as well as a long lasting cutflower for arrangements.

The flower clusters make great resting places for tired pollinators. Coronation Gold, a hybrid Achillea , was named in honor of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Mainly they do not like to stay wet and avoid over fertilizing these plants as they can...

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.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. This is a wonderful drought tolerant, reliable, native perennial for the garden as well as butterflies and other pollinators.