Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Lexington Fayette

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.

Spikes of deep fuchsia buds open to pale pink flowers with an orange eye. The fragrant, nectar rich flowers of Buzztm Soft Pink Butterfly Bush are sure to attract loads of pollinators of all shapes and sizes including butterflies, bees, and even hummingbirds.

The Dwarf Mexican Petunias are drought resistant once well established but will also grow in poorly drained moist sites. They are shade tolerant but flower best when grown in sunny areas.

3-4" wide, yellow, sunflower-like flowers are born on 4-8'H+ sturdy stems over an extended period in summer on this durable, native, clump-forming, tap-rooted perennial. The dark green, deeply dissected foliage of the Compass Plant was used as a compass...

Indigo Spires has long been one of our favorites and is a reliable performer in the landscape producing a 2-4 high plant with medium green foliage. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination...

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.

Buddleias or Butterfly Bushes do best where they have good drainage and prefer a full to mostly sunny position for the best overall health and flowering. This Buddleia is a densely branching compact deciduous shrub with gray-green foliage that makes colorful...

3" soft primrose yellow, cornflower-like daisies are born in summer on this durable and reliable, clump forming US native perennial. Plants readily multiply into dense clumps. Mary Gregory Stokesia Daisy is a 1998 Niche Gardens introduction.

Readily reseeds under good conditions. All of these images were taken at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas to learn more about their great gardens, or to see hundreds of butterflies be sure to visit.

Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A perennial in mild winter climates and may reseed under good conditions. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing...

The only real maintenance for Turk's Cap is to prune away the dead stems in winter where they freeze to near the ground and to mulch them as needed. In the northern portion of their range the Turk's Caps are die-back perennials that freeze nearly to the...

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

The bracts are probably more showy than the flowers but the flowers attract loads of pollinators including bees and small butterflies. The foliage is wonderfully fragrant and can be used in teas and cooking.

Huge scarlet pine-cone-like blooms to 8 inches long are borne in summer atop the large deep green tropical foliage. An unusually large-growing variety.

To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just a Monarch Host. Solid yellow blooms are borne from spring to fall on this vigorous and fast growing upright perennial.

Showy deep violet-purple, fragrant spikes, to 8" long, are held at the ends of the arching, woody stems. Black Knight Butterfly Bush is an exceptionally free-flowering shrub, producing the intensely deep purple, fragrant flowers from spring until fall.

These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are moderately salt tolerant. Removing spent flowers and seed heads will promote the production of wave after wave of new flowers throughout the summer...

Great for pollinators. The large attractive soft, blue-green foliage makes a nice garden accent and is at its prime in winter and spring. Most sources disagree on the hardiness of this plant.

The finely textured blue-green to deep green fragrant foliage of Narrow-Leaved Mountainmint is topped by large clusters of tiny light lavender to light pink tubular blooms in summer.

Buchanan's Sage is an excellent choice for containers or the garden where it is sure to attract both hummingbirds and butterflies. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing...

The seeds of this Monarch host plant were shared with us via Dr. Bill Grant. By some this plant may be considered weedy, simply remove any ripening seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings.

A hummingbird and butterfly magnet! For more on Greg's introductions from the SFA Gardens website click the "More Info" link below. The more sunlight they get the fuller the plants tend to be and the more flowers they generally produce.

It dies to the ground in winter, but faithfully returns from the ground each spring. An easy to grow and drought tolerant Heirloom plant that is highly treasured. Some bee-keepers say it is good for honey, also.

Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies, great cut flower. The Purple Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to fall on 2-3 foot stems. Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers.

May produce delicious passionfruit under good conditions and with cross-pollination. Considered by many to be one of the most fragrant Passionvines with a strong gardenia-like perfume emanating from the 2" white flowers that have a purple stripe centered...

Masses of tall wispy deep pink spikes are covered by a succession of large pink butterfly-like flowers throughout summer. A tough and hardy, drought tolerant, perennial US Native.

May reseed under good conditions though it may be unlikely to where mulched. Plants readily multiply into dense clumps. Colorwheel Stokesia is just as tough and reliable as its brethren creating a mound of foliage on a durable and dense clump forming...