Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Jacksonville

One of the hardiest of passion vines the Maypop is native well into the central portion of the US reaching Illinois, Indiana, Ohio.The round fruit 'may pop' when you step on them giving this beautiful native passion flower its name.

Purple to light lavender pink flowers are nestled among the long-lasting pink to lavender 'scales' on dense beautiful arching to upright flower spikes from summer and lasting well into fall.

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.

Great in foliage or flower. The best foliage color is during the winter months and in full sun". Greg Grant mentions that ‘Golda Emanis' was named for his great aunt. Just as vigorous, easy, and tolerant as any other Great Coneflower, Golda Emanis Rudbeckia...

Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. We hope you will enjoy this new cultivar, named after Jeff's granddaughter, as much as our pollinators have! Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly...

The tall sturdy dense spikes of rich purple flowers of this beautiful native wildflower attract loads of butterflies and pollinators in summer. Grow in an average to moist soil. The large bulb-like corm will produce several flower spikes once mature.

Called Popcorn Cassia because when brushed or crushed the foliage emits the wonderful fragrance of freshly buttered popcorn. Considered by some to be root hardy in zone 9 with protection.

The clusters of long-lasting sepals darken to contrasting shades of pink adding to the continuous show of color this reliably tough semi-evergreen shrub has to offer. Provide Peach Perfectiontm Abelia with a full to mostly sunny position in most any well-drained...

Redwing, Vining Maple, and Mariposa are among its many names, whatever you choose to call it this rather hardy vine with tropical origins creates quite a show throughout the warmer months of the year with a near continuous display of yellow, orchid-like...

A tough and showy native wildflower that is surely worthy of a place in any garden. Drought tolerant once well-established but it does enjoy average moisture. Plant Rough Coneflower as a specimen or in mass for a wonderful effect.

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. Dig and divide every 2-3 years for the best results. Bee Balm is a clump forming, slowly spreading perennial well suited to moist, well-drained soils in a sunny garden setting whether in the...

Climbing Milkweed is a vigorous vine easily reaching 15' under good conditions. Fringed Twinevine is fairly drought resistant once well-established. This is a drought resistant, taprooted, twining, native, perennial vine, expect the top to die-back in...

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.

Turk's Cap are native to portions of the southern US although they have been passed around so much in southern gardens it may be hard to say just where anymore. Provide your Turk's Caps with a well-draining, moderately fertile soil, preferably with at...

They are shade tolerant but flower best when grown in sunny areas. 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, as a replacement border plant for...

Moore's Passionvine produces large yellow fruit with dark red pulp surrounding the seeds. 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.

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...

Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. An excellent choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will flower from summer until frost. In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure...

This easily grown evergreen vine is an excellent choice for hummingbirds and butterflies that may produce flowers basically year round with peak flowering in early to mid spring just as the Hummingbirds arrive.

A tightly clump forming perennial, Eared Goldenrod produces loose arching arrays of bright yellow flowers in summer atop sturdy stems. Shade tolerant, clump forming and it attracts a variety of pollinators when in flower.

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.

An easy groundcovering perennial, Under the Sea Selfheal produces fat spikes of dark bracts from which tubular purplish pink flowers emerge over an extended period from late spring and through early summer providing nectar to bees, butterflies, and other...

Turk's Cap are native to portions of the southern US although they have been passed around so much in southern gardens it may be hard to say just where anymore. Provide your Turk's Caps with a well-draining, moderately fertile soil, preferably with at...

The Snow Queen Passionflower is a host to the Gulf Frittilary Butterfly and will most likely serve as a host for other butterfly species as well. The flowers shine brightly against the backdrop of deep blue-green foliage.

It is known to have escaped in several other states - California, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and others along the eastern half of the US. For these areas consider some of the sterile or near sterile hybrids like " Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip ".

The bracts are probably more showy than the flowers but the flowers attract loads of pollinators including bees and small butterflies. Clustered Mountainmint is one of our favorites to pick and smell as we walk through the garden.

It needs excellent drainage to help ensure that it returns each year. Blue Boa Agastache won the "Too Good to Wait Performer" award at the 2013 Colorado State Perennial Trials and the "Top Performer" award in 2014.