Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Austin

To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties A caterpillar host for the Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwing, and other Heliconian butterflies.

Drought tolerant once established, Wedelia revels in the heat and sun creating a dense 8-12" high mass of foliage, stems and flowers. Plant with caution as Wedelia has escaped and has become a pest in portions of Florida where it is now considered a class...

We have not yet tested this and so this report is only anecdotal. A tamer passionvine than many others but it certainly does not lack for vigor. Lady Margaret has rarely fruited under our growing conditions although it may occasionally produce a fruit...

This durable perennial makes a great border, groundcover, or makes a great addition to containers. For sheer flower power and durability it is hard to beat the Dwarf Mexican Petunias! These reliable perennials lend themselves to use as a groundcover,...

Flutterby Petite Blue Heaven Butterfly Bush is a densely branching compact deciduous shrub with gray-green foliage that makes colorful addition to the garden and landscape but is small enough to use in medium-sized containers.

The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer. The Butterfly Series Pentas have been selected as a 2012 Louisiana Super Plant! Give it a rich fertile soil and periodic water during dry...

Nova Pentas was a 1999 Georgia Gold Medal winner that can produce clusters 4" across. The Pentas' nectar rich flowers are excellent for attracting butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other garden beneficials.

In mild winter regions Mountain Sage is known to reach 10' x 10' but can easily be kept smaller with pruning. Easy, drought tolerant once established, and virtually pest free. This Texas and Mexican native with an upright to arching growth habit is a...

They may be picked once they are to full size and allowed to ripen indoors out of reach of hungry raccoons and opossums. A small to medium-sized, spreading to upright, moderately slow growing, native deciduous shrub.

Cutleaf Coneflower grows across much of the central and eastern US and is a spreading rhizomatous perennial that enjoys a moist soil. Rudbeckia's generally attract smaller pollinators with their disc flowers, the tiny flowers that make up the 'cone' on...

Scarlet Sage is also available in pink and white with Coral Nymph and White Nymph , respectively. Somewhat drought resistant once well-established but will grow and flower better under average water conditions.

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. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research...

A.k.a. Texas Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Tropical Sage. Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering throughout the growing season.

Remember that the Elderberry flowers and fruits on new growth so even though it is drought tolerant a little extra moisture during dry periods and a fertile soil will benefit fruit production.

A hybrid bred by Myles Irvine of the UK, this Passionvine is moderately vigorous and exceptionally free flowering and is considered to be basically evergreen down to about 18 o F or into zone 8B.

The yellow to orange glands also have a strong resemblence to pairs of butterfly eggs and so hopefully a gravid female butterfly will look for a different, less crowded host to lay her eggs upon.

Bumblebees are perfectly designed for this as the pollen is rubbed on their back as they circle the corona drinking nectar and then carry it to the next flower. In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated...

Hard late winter or early spring pruning promotes new growth and more flowers and helps to keep the plants more compact. This shrubby perennial native of the Edwards Plateau is a tough hombre that is moderately drought resistant and can develop into a...

Miss Violet is another excellent introduction from the breeding work of Dr. Dennis Werner at North Carolina State University. Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'.

Provide Moonbeam Coreopsis with good drainage and medium to low moisture. Moonbeam Coreopsis may slowly spread by rhizomes. 2" primrose yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable native perennial from late spring to late summer...

Vitex are great for summer color and their large spikes of colorful flowers attract butterflies and bees. A highly recommended 'Texas Lilac' selection of Vitex. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant,...

Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves. We had previously and mistakenly offered this as Stachytarpheta jamaicensis , it is in fact Stachytarpheta cayennensis .

The image with near raspberry colored foliage is the color Raspberry Wine may take on during fall and winter. Dig and divide every 2-3 years for the best results. Raspberry Wine Monarda is a disease resistant selection with strongly fragrant, deer and...

The Butterfly Series Pentas are excellent heat and humidity tolerant free flowering Pentas with a medium sized well-branched growth habit. The Butterfly Series Pentas have been selected as a 2012 Louisiana Super Plant! The flowers of Pentas will attract...

The Compass Plant is native to much of the central and eastern US. Ripe seeds are utilized by birds. 3-4" wide, yellow, sunflower-like flowers are born on 4-8'H+ sturdy stems over an extended period in summer on this durable, native, clump-forming, tap-rooted...

The flowering stalks emerge from a rosette of wide medium green foliage on this fibrous rooted native perennial. It is quite drought tolerant once established and seems to prefer well-drained soils.

Raise Monarch Butterflies in your own backyard! The Monarchs migrate through our area just as the Asclepias begin to awaken in spring, just in time for the females to lay their eggs on the new growth.