Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Glendale

Plant with caution as Wedelia has escaped and has become a pest in portions of Florida where it is now considered a class 2 invasive by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council for central and southern Florida.

This Rudbeckia is unusual in that it will grow and flower quite well even under deciduous shade. A vigorous clump forming perennial common to stream banks and moist areas but will do fine in average garden soils.

A.k.a. Texas Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Tropical Sage. Spikes of deep lavender tubular flowers are produced from spring to fall on this compact well-branched Salvia. Somewhat drought resistant once well-established but will grow and flower better under average...

For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . Major Wheeler produces loads of large clusters of deep red 2" tubular flowers with yellow throats are held above the rich blue-green disease resistant foliage of this selection of the tame...

2" wide sunny yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable native perennial from late spring to late summer and sometimes up until frost. Drought tolerant and deer resistant.

Attracts butterflies as well as serves as a host to Sulphur butterfly caterpillars. The Candlestick Tree does readily reseed, consider removing ripe seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings.

Mystic Spires Salvia has also been selected as a Texas Superstar plant. Few Salvias can compete with the ever popular 'Indigo Spires' for pure flower power but the newly introduced 'Mystic Spires' may have an edge.

Pitcheri or Pitcher Sage. Large spikes of deep blue, tubular flowers are born in summer, late summer, and sometimes into fall on this clump forming native perennial wildflower. Pruning the stems back by half in spring will produce fuller, shorter plants...

Nova Pentas was a 1999 Georgia Gold Medal winner that can produce clusters 4" across. Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens...

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Jr. Butterfly Bush makes a great addition to the garden and landscape but this one is compact enough for containers too.

Attracts butterflies and other pollinators. Ripe seeds are utilized by birds. The dark green, deeply dissected foliage of the Compass Plant was used as a compass as the large leaves generally point north and south.

Excellent for butterflies and the birds will enjoy the seedheads in winter. 1999 Perennial Plant of the Year. A reliable, tough, and deservedly award winning clump forming perennial.

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...

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...

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.

The deeply cut, somewhat hairy, medium green foliage and delicate stems give this species a finer overall texture. Rudbeckia's generally attract smaller pollinators with their disc flowers, the tiny flowers that make up the 'cone' on a cone flower.

In the northern most portions of their range, zones 5 and 6, they should be provided with a deep winter mulch. Stoke's Asters or Stokesia Daisies are durable drought, deer, and rabbit resistant, clump-forming native perennials.

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.

An endless display of huge purple tubular flowers that emerge from dark colored calyxes are borne from spring to frost on this vigorous growing hybrid Salvia. Evergreen in mild winter climates and it is known to tolerate temperatures as low as 20 o F...

Eared Goldenrod should make a nice addition to an informal perennial or woodland garden where its summer flowers will add a touch of sunshine to the landscape. An unusual and uncommon native found growing along stream sides and woodlands that is most...

Produces small maroon to greenish flowers flowers in spring. It is reported to have a banana custard-like flavor, some say that fully ripe fruit of the Dwarf Pawpaw is equal to the Pawpaw, while others firmly disagree.

This is a drought resistant, taprooted, twining, native, perennial vine, expect the top to die-back in the northern portions of its range. Fringed Twinevine is fairly drought resistant once well-established.

Coral Honeysuckle or Trumpet Honeysuckle is a native, often evergreen vine that is vigorous and easy to grow as well as easy to control, unlike its white and yellow Japanese cousin.

This is one of the few plants that you will find consistently at nearly every butterfly conservatory. Another of the smaller varieties creating a dense bush with loads of nectar rich flowers for the butterflies and hummingbirds.

Somewhat drought resistant once well-established. Whiteleaf Mountainmint has a strong minty sage-like fragrance and can be used in place of sage in cooking as well as in the place of mint for teas and coffee.

Duranta's are tropical to subtropical evergreen shrubs but can easily be trained into medium-sized tree standards. The flowers may be followed by clusters of bright yellow to orange-yellow fruit.

Where hardiness is a consideration plant as early in the year as possible to help them get well established before winter. Mascagnia macroptera is evergreen to about 25 o F but below that it may lose all or most of its foliage which quickly returns with...