Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Kent

Flat-Top or Shiny Goldenrod provides a perfect landing platform for pollinators while they enjoy its rich nectar and pollen. Flat-Top Goldenrod is found most commonly throughout the western portions of Louisiana and intermittently in east Texas generally...

Moderately drought tolerant once well established. Great at the back of the garden or in natural settings. Azurea and not the shorter S. We have seen singular stems reach near 8' in the garden, grown in partial sun.

Coronation Gold, a hybrid Achillea , was named in honor of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. The flower clusters make great resting places for tired pollinators. The flowering begins in late spring and may continue through much of summer.

The 'red' coloration of this butterfly magnet is often most pronounced in southern climates. Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Ice Chip is the newest introduction in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes.

We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen from the vine. A crown of deep sapphire blue filaments create a striking contrast with the white petals and sepals that are held against the rich...

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. Easy to grow and deer and pest resistant.

The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. 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...

The nectar rich flowers are adored by larger bees and the foliage is a host to a variety of butterflies. Bahama Blue Passion Flower is a beautiful and vigorous free flowering selection of the Blue Crown Passion Flower, Passiflora caerulea, with all its...

An evergreen perennial that slowly develops into a 6-9" high slowly spreading stoloniferous groundcover. Provide Mouse-Eared Tickseed with average moisture and good drainage in average garden soils for best results.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Spikes of deep lavender tubular flowers are produced from spring to fall on this compact well-branched Salvia.

Wow! Excellent flower power on a vigorous vine, Aphrodite's Purple Nightietm Passion Flower produces an explosion of 3-4" wide flowers composed of purple petals and sepals that are topped by a crown of deep purple, blue, and white filaments.

This is not the same as the original 'Starburst' Penta cultivar. The 2-3" flower clusters of the Starburst Penta are borne from spring to fall on this upright to rounded shrub-like tropical perennial that is often grown as an annual.

Where drainage is poor consider providing raised beds or grow them as container plants. The flowers are richly fragrant with an aroma reminiscent of honey. Buddleia had become invasive in some parts of the US particularly Oregon, Washington.

On a recent trip to west Texas we saw a Coral Vine that must have had 50 or more butterflies on one plant! Rose of Montana is considered invasive in some regions, please check with your local county extension office before planting.

Www.terranovanurseries.com 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. Provide Blue Boa Agastache with good drainage, average moisture, average fertility,...

Excellent for pollinators, particularly native bees. Blue Mistflower is a rhizomatous colonizing native perennial that may be best suited to naturalistic settings or among larger growing plants as a tall groundcover.

Deadhead Selfheal to help extend the flowering season. It is somewhat resistant to drought once it is well-established although it will likely flower best with average water. This member of the mint family is easy to establish and requires little care...

Sweet Goldenrod is the state herb of Delaware and is has been used to make the medicinal Blue Mountain Tea. Another of the garden friendly clump forming Goldenrods, Sweet Goldenrod makes a nice addition to the garden, as well as in natural areas and along...

Drought and deer resistant. Rapidly becoming the most popular shrub in America, Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Outstanding when planted in full sun.

Flutterby Petite Blue Heaven Butterfly Bush is a densely branching compact deciduous shrub with gray-green foliage that makes colorful addition to the garden and landscape but is small enough to use in medium-sized containers.

The seed for these originated in the southern most portions of Texas. Remove seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings as it can be difficult to eradicate once it is well-established.

Slender Blazingstar, Liatris acidota, is a denizen of the imperiled Coastal Prairie ecosystem. Slender arching stems that end in spikes of purple flowers emerge from the soft fine textured foliage of this dainty Liatris from late spring through early...

A hummingbird magnet! Earlier flowering in the Southeast and later flowering as you move northward. Dig and divide every 2-3 years for the best results. Considered to be one of the most vigorous and disease resistant cultivars available.

Elderberry was selected as the 2013 Herb of the Year by the International Herb Society. The woody stems of the American Elderberry can be cut back in winter to help promote a fuller and lower plant.

They enjoy moist soils but are somewhat drought resistant once well established. Frogfruit or Turkey Tangle Fogfruit is adaptable to soil types including clay, sand, as well as coastal plantings.

The Butterfly Series Pentas are excellent heat and humidity tolerant free flowering Pentas with a medium sized well-branched growth habit. Where not hardy, heat and humidity tolerant Pentas make wonderful annuals for gardens or containers.