Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Oakland

Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. 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.

Inspiration Passionflower is a vigorous climbing, evergreen to perennial vine, with medium to dark green foliage. Inspiration Passionvine, like most other root hardy tropicals, should be established in the garden after the danger of frost/freeze has passed...

Commonly found growing in sandy pine uplands in eastern Texas and western Louisiana. Then we were sure that we were making something out of nothing... Attracts loads of butterflies and a variety of other pollinators.

For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . Major Wheeler produces loads of large clusters of deep red 2" tubular flowers with yellow throats are held above the rich blue-green disease resistant foliage of this selection of the tame...

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.

Attracts pollinators. Deep dark red, 2-3" wide daisies are born all summer long on this exciting new perennial. Provide good drainage, average moisture, and ample sunlight for the best results.

Images were taken at Allen Acres B and B, Pitkin, Louisiana. Remove spent flower heads before seeds ripen if reseeding is a concern. Blue Mistflower is a rhizomatous colonizing native perennial that may be best suited to naturalistic settings or among...

In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated by another seedling, species, or cultivar. We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen...

They are salt tolerant and deer resistant and can be pruned to shape if desired although their natural arching to mounding form will often produce the most flowers for pollinators.

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.

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.

This tough little native is drought tolerant and prefers to be on the dry side of moist and is resistant to drought once well-established. Excellent for hummingbirds and butterflies.

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. To learn more about this excellent perennial Salvia read " Mystic Spires Blue is a hot perennial Salvia " by Norman Winters...

Their reliability and durability make them highly recommended garden perennials. Plants readily multiply into dense clumps. Their only downfall is wet soggy winter soils which could cause rot.

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. 2001 RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Zagreb Coreopsis is slightly more compact than Moonbeam. 2" wide sunny yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable native perennial from late...

Homestead Verbena was discovered by Dr. Allan Armitage and Dr. Michael Dirr on an old homestead in Georgia. Spreads and slowly creates a dense groundcover or as a trailing plant in containers.

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.

Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some regions, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. Huge, conicle, bright pink bloom spikes can reach 18" long and 4" wide at the base! An excellent choice for butterfly gardens.

An excellent choice for butterfly gardens as well as providing nectar for a host of other pollinators including hummingbirds. Black Knight Butterfly Bush is an exceptionally free-flowering shrub, producing the intensely deep purple, fragrant flowers from...

Use Blue-Violet Tapien Verbena as a groundcover, a spiller in containers, or as a beautiful hanging basket. A nearly endless procession of vivid, deep bluish-purple flower clusters are born in mass above the low, ferny foliage of this wonderful free-flowering...

Clustered Mountainmint is one of our favorites to pick and smell as we walk through the garden. Considered by many to be the best of the Mountainmints, Clustered Mountainmint produces an abundance of tiny whitish tubular blooms touched with purple or...

Easy to grow, moderately drought tolerant once well-established, and exceptionally free-flowering. Provide your Turk's Caps with a well-draining, moderately fertile soil, preferably with at least 4-6 hours a day of direct sunlight for the best results.

White, fragrant bloom spikes reaching 16", are held against the green, velvety foliage. Attracts scads of butterflies. Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing.

Plant 2' apart. Lovely pink/white blooms to beautify slopes and problem areas from June through September. Grows 12-24'' tall. Northern grown 1 year old roots. Grows so thick, it chokes out even persistent weeds and requires no mowing or care.

Grow 2-3' tall. Bloom: July-September. They are insect and disease free and resistant to drought and deer. Award winner! Black-eyed Susans have rich, golden yellow petals set off by bronze-black centers.

Attracts butterflies and other pollinators. The dark green, deeply dissected foliage of the Compass Plant was used as a compass as the large leaves generally point north and south.

In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated by another seedling, species, or cultivar. We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen...