Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Costa Mesa

The flowers attract a large variety of pollinators including bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and other garden beneficials. This shrubby perennial native of the Edwards Plateau is a tough hombre that is moderately drought resistant and can develop into...

The native Coral Honeysuckle is not an aggressive vine, unlike the white and yellow flowered invasive Japanese Honeysuckle. 'John Clayton' , named for the colonial botanist, was selected by the Virginia Native Plant Society and was found growing on the...

Dig and divide every 2-3 years for the best results. A hummingbird magnet! Earlier flowering in the Southeast and later flowering as you move northward. A clump forming, slowly spreading winter deciduous perennial that enjoys moist but well-drained soils...

Deep velvety purple blooms are produced continuously from spring to fall on this upright to spreading perennial. For more information see the research paper " Nectar Theft and Floral Ant-Repellence: A Link between Nectar Volume and Ant-Repellent Traits?

Plants readily multiply into dense clumps. Super easy and tough. Large, 3-4" cornflower-like daisies are born in summer on this durable and reliable US native perennial. Stoke's Aster comes highly recommended and its easy to see why with moderate drought...

Its spread can be controlled by digging up the invading portions and so is easily shared. This beautiful native wildflower is commonly found in moist, organic rich soils along streams, ditches, and swamps throughout the Central and particularly the Eastern...

The blue gray foliage is an added bonus on this new sterile Butterfly Bush or Buddleia. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Jr. Butterfly Bush is slightly smaller and more compact than Lo' & Beholdtm Blue...

A beautiful and eye-catching addition to any garden setting as well as a long lasting cutflower for arrangements. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. Henry Eiler's is unique in that is has petals that are quilled or rolled into tubes as well as...

The best foliage color is during the winter months and in full sun". Read more about Greg Grant's plant selections on the SFA Gardens website here . Great in foliage or flower. The interesting and beautiful, yellow foliage of this Greg Grant selection...

Did you know that Salvia is the number one recommended plant for hummingbirds. A.k.a. Texas Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Tropical Sage. Revels in the heat and sun but is known to flower in some shade as well! Deer resistant, moderately salt tolerant, and a tough...

Once again we should all thank Greg Grant for another excellent selection! This tough little sage was found growing in a cemetery with no care except for the periodic weed eater for pruning.

Silver Spires produces medium sized spikes of white flowers that are held against the dark blue-green fragrant foliage. Vitex are adaptable to a wide variety of soil types and are considered to be drought tolerant enough to be suitable for Xeric gardens.

Anise or Brazilian Sage, Salvia guaranitica , is an upright growing perennial that may flower nearly continuously from spring to frost. It has been known to spread by rhizomes but under most conditions stays neatly where it's put and where hardy will...

Prairie Blazing Star is common in the prairies and forests of the central and north eastern US. When the Liatris are in flower, few plants can compete for the multitude of butterflies and other pollinators that they attract.

The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer. In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season.

The Lace-Leaf Vitex is considered by many to be the most hardy of the Chaste Trees. Beautifully cut medium green deeply cut lacy foliage that is reminiscent of the delicately cut foliage of some Japanese Maples adorns this vigorous 'Chaste Tree'.

Provide a well-drained soil with full to mostly sun for the best results. A well-drained soil is key to winter survival of the Georgia Scarlet Batface Cuphea. A succession of red tubular blooms that end in a purple bat-like 'face' are topped by a pair...

Like its sister seedling Incense, a diploid and another cross of Passiflora incarnata x P. Cincinata , Inspiration Passionvine is a triploid and appears to rarely produce fruit which may or may not be of any reliable quality.

Cloud Eight is a semi-dwarf selection of Purole-Top Vervain with a compact and free flowering habit. The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

In some states and counties Buddleia's are considered invasive, please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com

Jack in the Bush or Crucita is truly one of the very best butterfly plants as well as for a host of other pollinators! The nectar rich, light blue to purple, flat topped flower clusters make the perfect landing platforms for pollinators of all shapes...

Provide a well-drained soil and a full to mostly sunny position for the best results. The Maypop is the caterpillar host for the Gulf Fritillary and other members of the Longwing family as well as the Variegated Fritillary.

Vitex are great for summer color and their large spikes of colorful flowers attract butterflies and bees. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are moderately salt tolerant.

1", sleepy, rose to coral-pink flowers are borne from late spring to fall on this vigorous perennial. The only real maintenance for Turk's Cap is to prune away the dead stems in winter where they freeze to near the ground and to mulch them as needed.

One of the hardiest of passion vines the Maypop is native well into the central portion of the US reaching Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. The Maypop is the caterpillar host for the Gulf Fritillary and other members of the Longwing family as well as the Variegated...

Here in zone 8B they freeze to the ground in most winters and we plant them atop winter growing bulbs like Spanish Bluebells that take their place during the Ruellia's dormant period and as the Bluebells are finishing up the Ruellias are on their way...

With that ID, we can now finally add Beauregard parish to the record books! A rare native Liatris, Gulf Blazingstar produces small clusters of rich purple disc flowers that are loosely scattered along a spike-like stem.