Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Fontana

Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com

To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties We have offered this plant under the name of White Passionvine for many years.

Where they don't freeze back, a hard late-winter pruning will act as a renewal and may help to rid them of overwintering pests as well as to keep them full and in bounds (if you can stand to remove the flower buds).

The Butterfly Bush does best where it gets most of a day of sun (>6 hours, preferably 8 or more) and has good to excellent drainage. Where drainage is poor consider providing raised beds or grow them as container plants.

This is an excellent twining vine for a fences, trellises, or latticework. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. Considered by many to be the best of the red flowered Coral Honeysuckles.

Lo' and Beholdtm Pink Micro Chip is a sterile selection so it does not spend its energy producing seed but instead produces an endless display of nectar rich flowers. An excellent choice for small spaces, the front of the garden and landscape, as well...

In the northern portion of their range the Turk's Caps are die-back perennials that freeze nearly to the ground in winter and return vigorously in spring. Either way, these are excellent, hardy, and long-lived perennials with immense flower power.

Removing spent flowers and seed heads will promote the production of wave after wave of new flowers throughout the summer and into fall. This is a vigorous and disease free and drought tolerant spreading to upright deciduous shrub or small tree that attracts...

Where they don't freeze back, a hard late-winter pruning will act as a renewal and may help to rid them of overwintering pests as well as to keep them full and in bounds (if you can stand to remove the flower buds).

They are shade tolerant but flower best when grown in sunny areas. This durable perennial makes a great border, groundcover, or makes a great addition to containers. Here in zone 8B they freeze to the ground in most winters and we plant them atop winter...

An unusual and uncommon native found growing along stream sides and woodlands that is most common in western Louisiana and eastern Texas but is also found in much of the southeast as well.

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.

To learn more about the detailed differences between the two please see the publication " Stachytarpheta jamaicensis " by Stephen H. Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves.

The Candlestick Tree does readily reseed, consider removing ripe seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings. The Candlestick plant is a moderately fast growing and vigorous sun loving tropical that is excellent for the back of the border.

Sturdy and winter hardy compact plants with excellent flower power. May flower from late-spring to fall. These 'daisies' are actually a composite flower and are composed of a multitude of ray flowers (the wide normally colorful 'petals' of a 'daisy')...

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...

Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com

Buchanan's Sage is an excellent choice for containers or the garden where it is sure to attract both hummingbirds and butterflies. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent...

This species is from Eurasia Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. Blue Dragon Nordic Dragonhead is clump forming perennial whose brilliant blue flowers are sure to attract pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and low flying...

Large, 3-4" cornflower-like daisies are born in summer on this durable and reliable US native perennial. Their only downfall is wet soggy winter soils which could cause rot. Stoke's Aster comes highly recommended and its easy to see why with moderate...

May not tolerate poor drainage but at the same time will do well in most soils from clay, calcareous, limestone, and sand. October Skies Aster is a low mounding perennial that develops into a compact shrub-like plant by flowering time.

The small size lends Ice Chip to the perennial border, smaller spaces, and containers where it is sure to attract loads of butterflies! The Lo & Beholdtm Buddleja series was developed at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum by Dr. Dennis Werner.

He describes it as "chartreuse-green foliage and the normal tall golden yellow flowers. Read more about Greg Grant's plant selections on the SFA Gardens website here . The interesting and beautiful, yellow foliage of this Greg Grant selection of the Giant...

An excellent cut flower that can last for up to a week in a vase. A superb butterfly nectar plant! Masses of large pinkish-purple daisy-like blooms are often born from late spring to fall.

Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. The Butterfly Series Pentas are excellent heat and humidity tolerant free flowering Pentas with a medium sized well-branched growth habit.

Red Satin Coreopsis is a sterile selection from Darrel Probst so it can spend all summer flowering. Threadleaf Coreopsis is a durable generally clump forming native that may slowly spread by short rhizomes under good conditions.

Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A perennial in mild winter climates and may reseed under good conditions. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.