Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Norfolk

Nitida have sometimes been grouped as one species. We have to say thank you to Marc Pastorek and C.C. Richmond for sharing this with us! Rudbeckia texana and R. Excellent deer resistance.

If you have purchased Liatris squarrosa from us in the past it was in fact actually Liatris tenuis . One of the smaller growing and longer flowering Blazingstars with good drought resistance once well-established.

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. To learn more click here .

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.

Vitex are great for summer color and their large spikes of colorful flowers attract butterflies and bees. Lecompte Vitex is another excellent introduction from noted plant breeder and author Greg Grant.

This tough and drought tolerant clump forming bulbous native perennial produces rosettes of blue-green grass-like foliage from which the elegant flower spikes emerge. This beautiful perennial wildflower is common to the Pineywoods of western Louisiana...

We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen from the vine. May produce delicious passionfruit under good conditions and with cross-pollination.

Provide Zagreb Coreopsis with good drainage and medium to low moisture. Deadheading will help ensure a fall repeat. Zagreb Coreopsis is slightly more compact than Moonbeam. Drought tolerant and deer resistant.

The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer. An excellent choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will flower from summer until frost.

An unusual variety. 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.

Frogfruit or Turkey Tangle Fogfruit is adaptable to soil types including clay, sand, as well as coastal plantings. Found naturally throughout much of the southern half of the US from east to west.

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 huge, to 6", golden, daisy-like blooms with tall dark brown cones or eyes are...

It dies to the ground in winter, but faithfully returns from the ground each spring. On a recent trip to west Texas, we saw what must have been over 50 butterflies on one vine! Coral Vine is considered invasive in some regions, please consult your local...

The yellow to orange glands also have a strong resemblence to pairs of butterfly eggs and so hopefully a gravid female butterfly will look for a different, less crowded host to lay her eggs upon.

The textual version of the link is here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430612/ For more information see the research paper " Nectar Theft and Floral Ant-Repellence: A Link between Nectar Volume and Ant-Repellent Traits?

Multiple plants per pot. To learn more visit the Cajun Prairie Society or do a search for Gulf Coast prairies. Grown from locally collected seed. Sharp or Slender Blazing Star is tolerant of moisture but is also drought tolerant once well-established.

Clusters of deep violet-purple flowers emerge from short upright to arching stems in summer and are held above the deep green grass-like foliage of this tough bulbous native perennial wildflower.

To learn more click here . Wild Bergamot is a clump forming native perennial with good deer resistance. Excellent for hummingbirds and butterflies. May reseed under good conditions.

For these areas consider some of the sterile or near sterile hybrids like " Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip ". An old favorite and an excellent performer, Royal Red Butterfly Bush produces a continuous wave of rich reddish-purple spikes of flowers that are adored...

Its spread can be controlled by digging up the invading portions and so is easily shared. Excellent for pollinators, particularly native bees. Blue Mistflower is a rhizomatous colonizing native perennial that may be best suited to naturalistic settings...

Where not hardy, heat and humidity tolerant Pentas make wonderful annuals for gardens or containers. In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season.

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.

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...

A.k.a. Texas Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Tropical Sage. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Summer Jewel Red is a 2011 All American Selection Award winner and produces a nearly non-stop display of...

*Under full sun conditions Gregg's Mist Flower may need supplemental water during dryer periods, especially in low rain fall regions. To learn more about Gregg's Mist Flower see " Perennial for part shade and butterfly magnet : Gregg's Mist Flower " by...

The yellow to orange glands also have a strong resemblence to pairs of butterfly eggs and so hopefully a gravid female butterfly will look for a different, less crowded host to lay her eggs upon.

First image courtesy of Kieft Seed May flower from late-spring to fall. 2013 AAS Perennial of the Year! This award winning seed grown Purple Cone Flower produces 3-4" wide daisies in brilliant colors ranging from red, orange, yellow, pink, purple, and...