Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Kentucky

The Compass Plant is native to much of the central and eastern US. The dark green, deeply dissected foliage of the Compass Plant was used as a compass as the large leaves generally point north and south.

The foliage is wonderfully fragrant and can be used in teas and cooking. Considered by many to be the best of the Mountainmints, Clustered Mountainmint produces an abundance of tiny whitish tubular blooms touched with purple or lavender in tight clusters...

A perennial which may freeze to the ground in winter in the cooler portions of its range. 1" golden yellow daisies sit atop the dark rich green foliage of this durable groundcover.

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com All rights reserved. Butterfly Bushes are easily grown, free flowering butterfly magnets and are moderately drought tolerant once well established.

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

Goldstrum Rudbeckia is an award winning selection of our native Rudbeckia fulgida which is native to much of the eastern and central United States. A reliable, tough, and deservedly award winning clump forming perennial.

In zone 8B-9 we find that a small percentage larger growing Porterweeds, like Lavender, Coral, and Purple, may return from the roots in late spring if well mulched. Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. The blooms are borne continuously from late spring to fall. An unusual variety.

Beautifully cut medium green deeply cut lacy foliage that is reminiscent of the delicately cut foliage of some Japanese Maples adorns this vigorous 'Chaste Tree'. 6-8" spikes of lavender-pink flowers that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees are...

The Ozark, Bush's, or simply the Yellow Coneflower is a native of the Ozark regions of northern Arkansas and central Missouri. There is reported to be sister species, E. This is a clump forming, taprooted perennial that prefers well-drained soils The...

Tolerant of wet and dry soil conditions. An excellent choice for native pollinators like bees and butterflies. Grown from locally collected seed. The finely textured blue-green to deep green fragrant foliage of Narrow-Leaved Mountainmint is topped by...

Hard late winter or early spring pruning promotes new growth and more flowers and helps to keep the plants more compact. The flowers attract a large variety of pollinators including bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and other garden beneficials.

Flat topped clusters of bluish-purple Ageratum-like flowers are borne atop short sturdy stems that are adorned with finely cut and softly textured, medium green foliage. *Under full sun conditions Gregg's Mist Flower may need supplemental water during...

This is a tough and easy pinewoods native plant that is great for butterflies and pollinators. 3-4" light pink to purplish pink coneflowers with drooping petals are held high above the foliage on sturdy stems.

Black Knight, an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, is still one of the most strikingly colored and popular of all Buddlejas grown today. Black Knight Butterfly Bush is an exceptionally free-flowering shrub, producing the intensely deep purple, fragrant...

With most passionflowers the 5 stamens (pollen producing glands) arch downward once they are ready to release their pollen (and nectar) then on the next flower, hopefully, the 3 stigmas will arch downward once they are ready to receive pollen thus doing...

Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves. For more information see the research paper " Nectar Theft and Floral Ant-Repellence: A Link between Nectar Volume and Ant-Repellent...

For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . Its tame habit and long blooming season make this manageable Honeysuckle an choice for covering a fence, arbor or trellis.

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. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies make this a lovely vine for fence, arbor or trellis.

Deer resistant, moderately salt tolerant, and a tough and easy to enjoy native with flower power. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.

Long spikes of deep indigo blue, tubular flowers are borne continuously from spring to frost on this vigorous perennial Salvia. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent...

The Texas Coneflower is found only in Louisiana and SE Texas. The most current treatment in the Flora of North America separates the two as individual species. A choice native coneflower, the Texas Coneflower produces 3-5" bright golden yellow daisies...

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. The last image in the group with a Bumblebee on the spikes of Henry Duelberg Sage was contributed by L Ledda of Texas.

In mild winter regions Mountain Sage is known to reach 10' x 10' but can easily be kept smaller with pruning. This Texas and Mexican native with an upright to arching growth habit is a root hardy perennial in the northern portions of its range but may...

This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage and flowers. Train it on a trellis or other support to produce a small-medium sized fragrant evergreen vine.

The far right image showing the Ruby Throat Hummingbird taking a breather, or is she really guarding her stock of nectar?, was taken and kindly shared with us by Susan Whitney. In zone 10 it is likely to be a reliable perennial if not evergreen.