Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Denver

Summer Jewel Lavender is an exciting new color development in this free flowering native that hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators adore and Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A perennial in mild winter...

Anise or Brazilian Sage, Salvia guaranitica , is an upright growing perennial that may flower nearly continuously from spring to frost. Kobalt Anise Sage is sometimes often sold as 'Cobalt'.

Give your Pentas a rich fertile soil and periodic water during dry spells. In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season.

A low maintenance native perennial that grows from a bulb-like corm that will produce more and more flowering stems the larger and older it gets. If you have purchased Liatris squarrosa from us in the past it was in fact actually Liatris tenuis .

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. Mountain or Royal Sage produces loose spikes of glowing orange-red tubular...

Verbena's are cool season growing perennials and so that is when fertilize should be applied. Spreads and slowly creates a dense groundcover or as a trailing plant in containers. Homestead Verbena was discovered by Dr. Allan Armitage and Dr. Michael Dirr...

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.

Train it on a trellis or other support to produce a small-medium sized fragrant evergreen vine. Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green foliage.

We have to say thank you to Marc Pastorek of Meadowmakers for sharing a start of this great native perennial with us! Wild Bergamot is the 2013 Notable Native from the Herb Society of America.

Abelias are adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions but will do best in the long run when soils have average or better drainage. If flowering seems to slow down remove about one third of the oldest stems in the shrub for renewal and fertilize with...

Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'.Buddleias can grow to become largeshrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder.

We often see a few flowers on our vines in the garden in winter but the main show is in spring with flowers continuing on and off often until fall. For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide .

Black Knight, an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, is still one of the most strikingly colored and popular of all Buddlejas grown today. Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some regions, consider sterile selections or deadhead periodically to prevent...

The Buzztm series of Butterfly Bushes were developed for their compact habit, large flower spikes, and for their exceptional flower power. Provide a full to mostly sunny position in well-drained soils.

Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. I would be surprised to find a plant that produces a more continuous supply of nectar rich flowers from summer to frost, even most Lantana has to catch its breath from time to time during...

Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. Considered by many to be the best white butterfly bush. White, fragrant bloom spikes reaching 16", are held against the green, velvety foliage.

The University of Florida recommends pruning last year's plants hard in spring to promote branching and strengthening of the trunks. And the more branches you create the more Candelabra's you'll get to enjoy! With a protective mulch in mild winter climates...

A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers. The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces, and...

Removing spent flowers and seed heads will promote the production of wave after wave of new flowers throughout the summer and into fall. A 'Texas Lilac' Vitex selection. This is a vigorous and disease free and drought tolerant spreading to upright deciduous...

Great for butterflies and pollinators. A clump forming native that flowers from late spring through mid-summer and sometimes into fall. Drought tolerant once well-established but it does enjoy average moisture.

Provide a full sun location and a well drained soil for the best results. To learn more click here . It is definitely worth the trip and they have a great Butterfly festival each fall.

Flowers from late spring to frost and is adored by Hummingbirds. A larger flowering form of the common Batface Cuphea which produces 1-1/2" long red tubular blooms that end with a purple bat-like face that is accented by the bright red 'ears'.

The soft texture and and gently arching flower spikes make this beautiful Blazing Star a perfect candidate for the perennial garden where it sure to attract attention as well as butterflies and pollinators.

Black and Blue Salvia, an Anise Sage, is a highly sought after nectar plant for hummingbirds, larger butterflies, and other pollinators. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.

Silver Spires was the top rated white flowered Vitex in trials at Longwood Gardens. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are moderately salt tolerant.

Henry Duelberg Mealycup Sage has been selected as a Texas Superstar for its reliable performance and garden qualities. Thank you for allowing us to use this image! The last image in the group with a Bumblebee on the spikes of Henry Duelberg Sage was contributed...

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. To learn more click here . Our plants are seed grown and so some variability is possible.