Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Louisville Jefferson County

Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'. In some states and counties Buddleia's are considered invasive, please check with your local state offices before purchasing.

An exceptionally hardy Abelia and a great addition to any garden. Adapatable to a variety of soil conditions. Abelias are easily grown, drought, salt, deer, and pest resistant upright to arching evergreen to semi-evergreen shrubs.

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.

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 the old Monkey Grass and Liriope because they do actually produce...

To learn more visit the Cajun Prairie Society or do a search for Gulf Coast prairies. Attracts Butterflies. This beautiful perennial wildflower is found only in the Pineywoods of western Louisiana and east Texas.

Provide a winter mulch where marginally hardy or enjoy this free flowering, lightly fragrant vine as a container plant or annual where not hardy. May produce yellow ripening to orange tangy fruit if cross-pollinated.

Moonbeam Coreopsis may slowly spread by rhizomes. 1992 Perennial Plant of the Year. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. 2" primrose yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable native perennial from late spring to late summer...

Austin University and was selected and collected by one of the students there for its non-stop show. For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . Dan's Everblooming begins flowering in late winter and early spring and lasts through fall...

Even the new growth is bright red adding to its color show. For more information see an excellent article from JC Raulston Arboretum by clicking here or the "More info from Universities, ..." to the left.

The nectar rich flower clusters host a wide variety of pollinators and its ripe fruit is sure to attract a host of bird species. Elderberries are dioecious, both male and female at the same time, and may be semi-self fertile but it is best to plant at...

These seedlings originated from a vigorous native Louisiana population of this beautiful perennial. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains the Mast...

Cut back the stems to the rosette in winter. Aromatic Aster is native to much of the central and eastern US. October Skies Aster is a low mounding perennial that develops into a compact shrub-like plant by flowering time.

The trailing Verbenas are one of the earliest flowering perennials in our gardens and provide the early hummingbirds and butterflies with plenty of choice nectar at a time when few other perennials are in flower.

1999 Perennial Plant of the Year. This is an easy, durable, and reliable drought tolerant and deer resistant perennial for any sunny border. Excellent for butterflies and the birds will enjoy the seedheads in winter.

It gets the name Shiny Goldenrod from its shiny foliage. Easy to grow and with few apparent pest or disease problems, Shiny Goldenrod is also a good candidate for natural areas, meadows, and roadsides where it will readily reseed on exposed soils.

The large attractive soft, blue-green foliage makes a nice garden accent and is at its prime in winter and spring. To read more about this "stately coneflower", as Dr. Neil Odenwald puts it, in the Online Plant Guide.com click here or the "More Info..."...

Use Pink TapienVerbena as a groundcover, a spiller in containers, or as a beautiful hanging basket. Perennial Verbenas make wonderful additions to the butterfly garden providing nectar even in late winter for early visitors.

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

I would be surprised to find a plant that produces a more continuous supply of nectar rich flowers from summer to frost, even most Lantana has to catch its breath from time to time during the heat of summer.

Blooms from late spring through summer. This is a tough and hardy, perennial US Native. Finely textured blue-gray foliage on a plant that becomes more dense with age. Each golden yellow petal is heavily splashed with burgundy and surround the tall brown...

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

Fringed Twinevine is fairly drought resistant once well-established. Remove seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings as it can be difficult to eradicate once it is well-established.

Use Blue-Violet Tapien Verbena as a groundcover, a spiller in containers, or as a beautiful hanging basket. Perennial Verbenas make wonderful additions to the butterfly garden providing nectar even in late winter for early visitors.

This is great for those who love the flowers as the plant has more resources for continuous flowering throughout the growing season. Provide your Snow Queen Passionvine with a breathable protective winter mulch and a well-drained soil in the garden and...

A mulch will also provide many benefits as well. Elderberries are dioecious, both male and female at the same time, and may be semi-self fertile. The American Elderberry has huge flat clusters of tiny white flowers followed by a heavy crop of shiny black...

Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'. In some states and counties Buddleia's are considered invasive, please check with your local state offices before purchasing.

Although it lacks any cold hardiness it is certainly worthy as a container plant or treat it as an annual except in frost free areas. Can you spot the three Ruby Throat Hummingbirds nectaring in these images?