Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Rhode Island

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

A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the...

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

Here in zone 8B they freeze to the ground in most winters and we plant them atop winter growing bulbs like Spanish Bluebells that take their place during the Ruellia's dormant period and as the Bluebells are finishing up the Ruellias are on their way...

May not tolerate poor drainage but at the same time will do well in most soils from clay, calcareous, limestone, and sand. Cut back the stems to the rosette in winter. Masses of 1" yellow-eyed bluish purple daisies absolutely cover this plant for weeks...

It is considered to be a cross with either P. We have not yet tested this and so this report is only anecdotal. As tropical as it looks to be the Lady Margaret Passionflower is reported to survive in zone 8B if provided with a protective mulch.

Called Popcorn Cassia because when brushed or crushed the foliage emits the wonderful fragrance of freshly buttered popcorn. Considered by some to be root hardy in zone 9 with protection.

The native Coral Honeysuckle is not an aggressive vine, unlike the white and yellow flowered invasive Japanese Honeysuckle. 'John Clayton' , named for the colonial botanist, was selected by the Virginia Native Plant Society and was found growing on the...

Silver Spires was the top rated white flowered Vitex in trials at Longwood Gardens. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are moderately salt tolerant.

The Flutterby series of Butterfly Bushes or Buddleias were selected not only for their compact habit, fragrant colorful flowers, their ability to flower continuously throughout the growing season, and landscape potential but also for their sterility or...

1-1/2" bright orange-yellow daisies top this diminutive and durable dwarf Coreopsis in late spring and early summer. Deadhead to extend flowering into fall. Provide Mouse-Eared Tickseed with average moisture and good drainage in average garden soils for...

A good choice for the back of the border. The sweetly scented foliage gives it its common name. These Rudbeckia's are good for attracting smaller butterflies and it seems that the Red Banded Hairstreak is one to find its nectar attractive.

A truly dwarf Buddleia producing loads of fragrant blue spikes on a low mounding plant that only grows to 2-1/2'!Of 107 Butterfly Bushes on trial at Wisley Gardens Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Butterfly Bush was the#2vote getter.

Talayote produces clusters of small cream and green milkweed flowers that are held above and among the large heart shaped foliage and can be found in flower from summer and into early fall attracting a host of smaller pollinators.

The Fragrant White Mistflower produces clusters of fragrant, white, nectar-rich flowers in fall just as the Monarch butterflies are migrating southward. The flowers attract a large variety of pollinators including bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and...

Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'. Butterfly Bushes are easily grown, free flowering butterfly magnets and are moderately drought tolerant once well established.

It is best to plant at least two for cross pollination and to bear the heaviest crops. For excellent info on Elderberry from the Herb Society of America click here . These were grown from locally collected seed.

Considered by many to be the best of the Mountainmints, Clustered Mountainmint produces an abundance of tiny whitish tubular blooms touched with purple or lavender in tight clusters held above the attractive bluish white bracts.

An unusually large-growing variety. Huge scarlet pine-cone-like blooms to 8 inches long are borne in summer atop the large deep green tropical foliage.

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. An excellent choice that is compact enough for containers or the garden.

Deep cobalt-blue tubular flowers are held atop the medium green lightly fragrant foliage from summer to fall. It has been known to spread by rhizomes but under most conditions stays neatly where it's put and where hardy will return year after year.

Brilliant golden yellow drooping petals surround the tall gray cones from late spring to fall. The disc flowers that compose the 'cone' attract a variety of smaller pollinators. This is a solid yellow flowered seed grown strain that we have selected.

Few other woody vines can provide the long flowering show that this wonderful native can provide as well as attracting loads of Hummingbirds. We often see a few flowers on our vines in the garden in winter but the main show is in spring with flowers continuing...

Beautiful, deep blue flowers emerge from black calyxes on this exquisite perennial Salvia all summer and fall. Anise or Brazilian Sage, Salvia guaranitica , is an upright growing perennial that may flower nearly continuously from spring to frost.

A succession of red tubular blooms that end in a purple bat-like 'face' are topped by a pair of glowing red 'ears' creating the interesting 'bat face' look. A well-drained soil is key to winter survival of the Georgia Scarlet Batface Cuphea.

Sharp or Slender Blazing Star is tolerant of moisture but is also drought tolerant once well-established. Attracts Butterflies. Multiple plants per pot. The soft texture and and gently arching flower spikes make this beautiful Blazing Star a perfect candidate...

With that ID, we can now finally add Beauregard parish to the record books! The two are notoriously difficult to distinguish and honestly initially we thought that it was L. One of the smaller growing and longer flowering Blazingstars with good drought...