Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Shreveport

Once established in the landscape they require very little care and maintenance. It's like having fall color year round! The new growth of Peach Perfectiontm Abelia offers shades of orange and copper that matures to bright yellow and chartreuse on reddish...

The Duranta can easily be overwintered indoors as a container plant where it is provided with direct sunlight to high light conditions. Periodic removal of the spent flower clusters will promote more flowers instead of fruit.

Provide good drainage, average moisture, and ample sunlight for the best results. Deep dark red, 2-3" wide daisies are born all summer long on this exciting new perennial. Threadleaf Coreopsis is a durable generally clump forming native that may slowly...

Wild Bergamot is the 2013 Notable Native from the Herb Society of America. Use as fresh or dried cutflower. May reseed under good conditions. Beebalm, though not really suited for bee pollination, is a wonderful native with good garden potential as well...

The deep reddish-pink bloom spikes are borne atop this compact and profuse blooming butterfly bush. 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...

He describes it as "chartreuse-green foliage and the normal tall golden yellow flowers. Great in foliage or flower. Read more about Greg Grant's plant selections on the SFA Gardens website here .

Many of these images were taken at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas to learn more about their great gardens, or to see hundreds of butterflies be sure to visit. Although this native perennial is somewhat drought resistant once well established...

Flat-Top Goldenrod is found most commonly throughout the western portions of Louisiana and intermittently in east Texas generally on well-draining, acidic soils. Unlike many of the Goldenrods this is a true clump forming perennial that stays where you...

The Candlestick plant is a moderately fast growing and vigorous sun loving tropical that is excellent for the back of the border. Attracts butterflies as well as serves as a host to Sulphur butterfly caterpillars.

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com 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...

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.

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Spikes of 2" vivid fuchsia tubular fuzzy flowers emerge from dark colored calyxes and are held atop the dark green, glossy...

Hard late winter or early spring pruning promotes new growth and more flowers and helps to keep the plants more compact. The Fragrant White Mistflower produces clusters of fragrant, white, nectar-rich flowers in fall just as the Monarch butterflies are...

The flowers attract a variety of pollinators including butterflies. A near perfect replacement for lawn grass that provides a burst of brilliant fall color as well. This is a rhizomatous and thus spreading native perennial common to much of the Pineywoods...

For more information see an excellent article from JC Raulston Arboretum by clicking here or the "More info from Universities, ..." to the left. Redwing, Vining Maple, and Mariposa are among its many names, whatever you choose to call it this rather hardy...

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.

The disc flowers that compose the 'cone' attract a variety of smaller pollinators. Mexican Hat is an easy to grow clump forming perennial with finely textured blue-gray foliage. This is a solid yellow flowered seed grown strain that we have selected.

Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder. Butterfly Bushes are easily grown, free flowering butterfly magnets and are moderately drought tolerant once well established.

Blue Mistflower is often listed as an excellent butterfly plant but we find mostly bees using it. Blue Mistflower is a rhizomatous colonizing native perennial that may be best suited to naturalistic settings or among larger growing plants as a tall groundcover.

Neglecta , that has white, pink, to purplish ray petals that more closely resemble those of the Sanguin Purple Coneflower, E. There is reported to be sister species, E. This rare plant is sustainably produced in nurseries and is now available to the public.

Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Zagreb Coreopsis is slightly more compact than Moonbeam. Deadheading will help ensure a fall repeat. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. Provide Zagreb Coreopsis with good drainage and medium to low moisture.

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. Henry Eiler's is unique in that is has petals that are quilled or rolled into tubes as well as having flowers that are more yellow than gold all with the same easy to grow habit of the Sweet Coneflower.

A tough and hardy, drought tolerant, perennial US Native. Masses of tall wispy deep pink spikes are covered by a succession of large pink butterfly-like flowers throughout summer.

Raise Monarch Butterflies in your own backyard! The Monarchs migrate through our area just as the Asclepias begin to awaken in spring, just in time for the females to lay their eggs on the new growth.

The seeds of this Monarch host plant were shared with us via Dr. Bill Grant. 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...

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Periodic deadheading is not required but may help to keep the plants looking fresher.

Black-eyed Susans are ideal for sunny borders, along walls, by driveways or as a focal point in perennial bed. They are insect and disease free and resistant to drought and deer. It blooms from early summer until frost.