Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Orange

We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen from the vine. To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties...

Wedelia is highly salt tolerant and is considered drought tolerant enough to be used in Xeriscapes. Drought tolerant once established, Wedelia revels in the heat and sun creating a dense 8-12" high mass of foliage, stems and flowers.

In the northern most portions of their range, zones 5 and 6, they should be provided with a deep winter mulch. Stoke's Asters or Stokesia Daisies are durable drought, deer, and rabbit resistant, clump-forming native perennials.

Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Clusters of rich purple flowers are produced on sturdy stems atop the medium green foliage from...

In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season. Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant.

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.

In midsummer it produces the fragrant, nectar rich yellow flowers atop sturdy 2-3' high stems. The Ozark, Bush's, or simply the Yellow Coneflower is a native of the Ozark regions of northern Arkansas and central Missouri.

If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.

A vigorous clump forming perennial common to stream banks and moist areas but will do fine in average garden soils. A good choice for the back of the border. These Rudbeckia's are good for attracting smaller butterflies and it seems that the Red Banded...

Jack in the Bush or Crucita is truly one of the very best butterfly plants as well as for a host of other pollinators! The nectar rich, light blue to purple, flat topped flower clusters make the perfect landing platforms for pollinators of all shapes...

1/2" salmon pink blooms adorn the long spike-like bloom stems from spring to frost. In zone 10 it is likely to be a reliable perennial if not evergreen. Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates.

It is also on the long list of plants that are larval hosts to the Gray Hairstreak Butterfly. Savanna or Appalachian Mountainmint has nicely fragrant, medium green foliage and is considered to be one of the better Mountainmints for garden settings as...

On a recent trip to west Texas we saw a Coral Vine that must have had 50 or more butterflies on one plant! Rose of Montana is considered invasive in some regions, please check with your local county extension office before planting.

And the more branches you create the more Candelabra's you'll get to enjoy! With a protective mulch in mild winter climates the Candlestick Tree may return from the roots to grace your garden the next season but it is not always reliable.

The more sunlight they get the fuller the plants tend to be and the more flowers they generally produce. This hybrid Greg Grant selection produces a large, vigorous, and free flowering Turk's Cap that revels in the heat and the sun of Southern summers.

Vitex is a vigorous, disease and deer resistant, drought and salt tolerant large spreading to upright deciduous shrub or small tree. Silver Spires produces medium sized spikes of white flowers that are held against the dark blue-green fragrant foliage.

Another of the smaller varieties creating a dense bush with loads of nectar rich flowers for the butterflies and hummingbirds. Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves.

Perennial Verbenas make wonderful additions to the butterfly garden providing nectar even in late winter for early visitors. A nearly endless procession of vivid, deep bluish-purple flower clusters are born in mass above the low, ferny foliage of this...

Train it on a trellis or other support to produce a small-medium sized fragrant evergreen vine. Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green foliage.

The nectar rich flower clusters host a wide variety of pollinators and its ripe fruit is sure to attract many bird species. So, even though it is drought tolerant, a little extra moisture during dry periods and fertile soil will benefit fruit production.

Miss Pearl is the latest release in the Miss series from the breeding work of Dr. Dennis Werner at North Carolina State University where he has developed sterile Buddlejas with greater flower power and compact habits for the garden and landscape.

A mulch will also provide many benefits as well. The American Elderberry is a large growing native deciduous shrub whose cooked fruit and flowers are used to create healthy and delicious confections, syrup, jelly, wine and more.

For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here. Raise Monarch Butterflies in your own backyard! The Monarchs migrate through our area just as the Asclepias begin to awaken in spring, just...

This collection includes one each of the following shrubs: Red Butterfly Bush Blue Butterfly Bush White Butterfly Bush Yellow Butterfly Bush Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds.

In mild winter regions Mountain Sage is known to reach 10' x 10' but can easily be kept smaller with pruning. Easy, drought tolerant once established, and virtually pest free. Mountain or Royal Sage produces loose spikes of glowing orange-red tubular...

Called Popcorn Cassia because when brushed or crushed the foliage emits the wonderful fragrance of freshly buttered popcorn. Tall spikes of dark golden yellow 1" blooms are born in summer and fall on an upright growing shrub.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Glossy rich green foliage. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering...