Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Philadelphia

This is considered to be the Southernmost of the Echinaceas making it an excellent addition to the perennial garden. This is a tough and easy pinewoods native plant that is great for butterflies and pollinators.

Stoke's Aster or Stokesia Daisies are durable drought, deer, and rabbit resistant, clump-forming native perennials. Their only downfall is wet soggy winter soils which could cause rot.

Like other Passionvines, cross-pollination may be required or it may be that like Incense, it too is sterile, and is grown more for its flower production than fruit. Dark purple petals and sepals with a corona of deep blue to purple, and white filaments...

An excellent choice for hummingbirds, mixed containers, hanging baskets, and in mass plantings. Provide a well-drained soil with full to mostly sun for the best results. A succession of red tubular blooms that end in a purple bat-like 'face' are topped...

A rare native Liatris, Gulf Blazingstar produces small clusters of rich purple disc flowers that are loosely scattered along a spike-like stem. Attracts loads of butterflies and a variety of other pollinators.

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

Of 107 Butterfly Bushes on trial at Wisley Gardens this was the top vote getter! Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing.Butterfly Bushes are easily grown,free flowering butterfly...

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

Train it on a trellis or other support to produce a small-medium sized fragrant evergreen vine. This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage and flowers.

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Lady in Red Scarlet Sage produces a nearly non-stop display of loose spikes of scarlet red tubular flowers from spring to...

In 2002 Herbstonne Rudbeckia received the Royal Horticulture Society's Award of Garden Merit! 'Autumn Sun' is a synonym of 'Herbstonne'. A reliable and vigorous clump forming perennial that is adored by butterflies and pollinators of all shapes and sizes.

The far right image showing the Ruby Throat Hummingbird taking a breather, or is she really guarding her stock of nectar?, was taken and kindly shared with us by Susan Whitney. This is one of the few plants that you will find consistently at nearly every...

A near perfect replacement for lawn grass that provides a burst of brilliant fall color as well. Tolerant of light shade is does flower best in full sun. Grassleaved Goldenaster is a durable native that makes a nice groundcover under larger perennials...

Attracts butterflies. 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.

An excellent choice that is compact enough for containers or the garden. 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...

Periodic deadheading is not required but may help to keep the plants looking fresher. Deep cobalt-blue tubular flowers are held atop the medium green lightly fragrant foliage from summer to fall.

The beautiful flowers provide nectar and pollen to a variety of garden beneficials including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Mascagnia macroptera is evergreen to about 25 o F but below that it may lose all or most of its foliage which quickly returns...

Nectar-rich, light purple flowers are produced continuously from spring to fall on tall spikes that butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds cannot seem to resist! Lavender Porterweed is a medium to large growing exceptionally full and vigorous Porterweed...

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

Either way, these are excellent, hardy, and long-lived perennials with immense flower power. This Turk's Cap has won the prestigious Lynn Lowery Award from the Native Plant Society of Texas! For more on Greg's introductions from the SFA Gardens website...

A mulch will also provide many benefits as well. It is best to plant at least two for cross pollination and to bear the heaviest crops. These were grown from locally collected seed.

For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains...

Flat-Top or Shiny Goldenrod provides a perfect landing platform for pollinators while they enjoy its rich nectar and pollen. Large, flat displays of rich yellow flowers are born over an exteded period in summer that lasts until early fall.

Super easy and tough. In the northern most portions of its range, zones 5 and 6, it should be provided with a deep winter mulch. Their only downfall is wet soggy winter soils which could cause rot.

Provide full to partial sun with average drainage with average moisture for best results. Beautiful, deep blue flowers emerge from black calyxes on this exquisite perennial Salvia all summer and fall.

This Buddleia is a densely branching compact deciduous shrub with gray-green foliage that makes colorful addition to the garden and landscape but is small enough to use in medium-sized containers.

Lecompte Vitex is noted for its extra large 8-12" spikes of purple-blue flowers that are born from late spring to fall. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are moderately salt tolerant.