Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Santa Clara

The Lace-Leaf Vitex is considered by many to be the most hardy of the Chaste Trees. 6-8" spikes of lavender-pink flowers that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees are borne in summer.

The bluest of the blues! Blue Arrowleaf Sage produces large branching clusters composed of dense spikes of 1" vivid cobalt blue tubular flowers that may be produced nearly throughout the year on this hybrid Salvia.

This Texas and Mexican native with an upright to arching growth habit is a root hardy perennial in the northern portions of its range but may become shrub-like in mild winter climates.

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

Lo' and Beholdtm Pink Micro Chip is a sterile selection so it does not spend its energy producing seed but instead produces an endless display of nectar rich flowers. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com

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

This sterile hybrid from Euroamerican Propagators has garnered top marks in gardens across the US! Provide ample sunlight in a well-drained, fertile soil and stand back as this passion flower may be the star of the show!

A.k.a. Texas Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Tropical Sage. Did you know that Salvia is the number one recommended plant for hummingbirds. Revels in the heat and sun but is known to flower in some shade as well! Deer resistant, moderately salt tolerant, and a tough...

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.

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers. Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly...

Even the new growth is bright red adding to its color show. For more information see an excellent article from JC Raulston Arboretum by clicking here or the "More info from Universities, ..." to the left.

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 click the "More Info" link below.

For sheer flower power and durability it is hard to beat the Dwarf Mexican Petunias! These reliable perennials lend themselves to use as a groundcover, as a replacement border plant for the old Monkey Grass and Liriope because they do actually produce...

This is a vigorous and disease free and drought tolerant spreading to upright deciduous shrub or small tree that attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer...

This is a drought resistant, taprooted, twining, native, perennial vine, expect the top to die-back in the northern portions of its range. The seed for these originated in the southern most portions of Texas.

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...

On a recent trip to west Texas, we saw what must have been over 50 butterflies on one vine! Coral Vine is considered invasive in some regions, please consult your local county extension office before planting.

Coronation Gold Achillea is a clump forming selection and its grayish foliage suggests drought resistance. This is an award winning perennial and has received the Royal Horticulture Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Bumblebees are perfectly designed for this as the pollen is rubbed on their back as they circle the corona drinking nectar and then carry it to the next flower. Some sources have suggested P.

It is known to have escaped in several other states - California, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and others along the eastern half of the US. Royal Red is vigorous and fast growing quickly developing into a medium-sized deciduous shrub that flowers from...

An exceptionally free flowering form of our native Coral Honeysuckle producing a nearly continuous display of red tubular blooms with a yellow throat. Dan's Everblooming begins flowering in late winter and early spring and lasts through fall on established...

For more information see the research paper " Nectar Theft and Floral Ant-Repellence: A Link between Nectar Volume and Ant-Repellent Traits? To learn more about the detailed differences between the two please see the publication " Stachytarpheta jamaicensis...

Grows 18-24'' tall and wide. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. In the fall and winter, the foliage is bright red. Firefly Heather has been awarded a winner of Britains prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.

Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some regions, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. Butterfly Bushes are often intensely fragrant on summer evenings. Huge, conicle, bright pink bloom spikes can reach 18" long and 4" wide...

The tubular, nectar rich flowers of Monardas attract a variety of pollinators including hummingbirds, butterflies, and some bees. In the wild Scarlet Beebalm is most common in the Northeastern and Northcentral US and may prefer afternoon shade in the...

Neglecta , that has white, pink, to purplish ray petals that more closely resemble those of the Sanguin Purple Coneflower, E. Attracts butterflies, bees, and a variety of other pollinators.