Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Providence

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers.

Stoke's Aster comes highly recommended and its easy to see why with moderate drought resistance, few pest or disease problems, deer and rabbit resistance and it revels in the heat and sun of our southern summers.

The beautiful silvery-green delicate trilobed foliage makes it a great contrast for darker colored trellises and backdrops. With most passionflowers the 5 stamens (pollen producing glands) arch downward once they are ready to release their pollen (and...

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. These were grown from locally collected seed.

Solid yellow blooms are borne from spring to fall on this vigorous and fast growing upright perennial. To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just a Monarch Host.

The foliage is wonderfully fragrant and can be used in teas and cooking. The bracts are probably more showy than the flowers but the flowers attract loads of pollinators including bees and small butterflies.

Summer Jewel Lavender is an exciting new color development in this free flowering native that hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators adore and Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A perennial in mild winter...

This durable perennial makes a great border, groundcover, or makes a great addition to containers. In mild winter climates, like zone 9 and 10, they can remain evergreen and will flower for most of the year.

The last image in the group with a Bumblebee on the spikes of Henry Duelberg Sage was contributed by L Ledda of Texas. 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...

Zagreb Coreopsis is slightly more compact than Moonbeam. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. 2001 RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Provide Zagreb Coreopsis with good drainage and medium to low moisture.

The Flutterby Petite Tutti Fruitti Pink Butterfly Bush was selected as a Louisiana Super Plant by the LSU Agcenter in 2014. Images courtesy of Star Roses and Plants, all rights reserved.

Another of the garden friendly clump forming Goldenrods, Sweet Goldenrod makes a nice addition to the garden, as well as in natural areas and along roadsides. The flowers and foliage, fresh or dried, is often used to make a very nice herbal tea, as a...

This easily grown evergreen vine is an excellent choice for hummingbirds and butterflies that may produce flowers basically year round with peak flowering in early to mid spring as the Hummingbirds arrive.

It produces large clusters of white flowers sometimes tinged with pink or purple that attract a variety of pollinators. Remove seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings as it can be difficult to eradicate once it is well-established.

October Skies Aster is a low mounding perennial that develops into a compact shrub-like plant by flowering time. Aromatic Aster is native to much of the central and eastern US. Pruning if necessary should not be done after June as you may be removing...

A rosette of large, rich dark green glossy foliage subtends the flower stalks. Nitida have sometimes been grouped as one species. Rudbeckia texana and R. Texas Coneflower provides us with a medium-sized Rudbeckia that is similar in habit to the stately...

A vigorous and hardy yet well-mannered twining climber the Yellow Butterfly Vine can grow to 15-20' high if given support or it can easily be maintained on a fence, trellis, or arbor.

In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated by another seedling, species, or cultivar. We have not yet tested this and so this report is only anecdotal.

The deep reddish-pink bloom spikes are borne atop this compact and profuse blooming butterfly bush. In some states and counties Buddleia's are considered invasive, please check with your local state offices before purchasing.

Incense is considered to be one of the hardiest passionvines for US gardens along with the native Maypop Passionvine, Passiflora incarnata , one of its parents, and the US native Yellow Passionvine, Passiflora lutea .

Pollinated flowers are followed by round passion fruit that ripen to yellow and contain a tangy tropical tasting clear flesh that surrounds each of the small black inedible seeds. The Maypop is the caterpillar host for the Gulf Fritillary and other members...

Prairie Blazing Star is an easily grown native perennial that also makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried. Prairie Blazing Star is common in the prairies and forests of the central and north eastern US.

Tall spikes of dark golden yellow 1" blooms are born in summer and fall on an upright growing shrub. Considered by some to be root hardy in zone 9 with protection. Called Popcorn Cassia because when brushed or crushed the foliage emits the wonderful fragrance...

This is one of the few plants that you will find consistently at nearly every butterfly conservatory. Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners...

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

Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes. The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces,...

Adaptable to a variety of soil conditions. According to one Oklahoma gardener who was kind enough to bring this to our attention, when the flowers are used in bouquets the fragrance is enough to fill a room at times.