Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In St Petersburg

Excellent for butterflies and the birds will enjoy the seedheads in winter. 1999 Perennial Plant of the Year. A reliable, tough, and deservedly award winning clump forming perennial.

A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers. Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing.

Sometimes called the Butterfly Bush or Christmas Senna, this durable plant is considered to be somewhat drought tolerant once well-established and is deer resistant. Deadhead to prevent reseeding.

A tightly clump forming perennial, Eared Goldenrod produces loose arching arrays of bright yellow flowers in summer atop sturdy stems. Shade tolerant, clump forming and it attracts a variety of pollinators when in flower.

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. An excellent choice for hummingbirds, mixed containers, hanging baskets, and in mass plantings.

Vitex have few pests or diseases and are great for butterflies and bees. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are moderately salt tolerant.

Selfheal can be used to good effect spilling over walls or even in containers if you feel you need to contain it. Few pests or diseases seem to bother this member of the mint family.

The flowers may be followed by clusters of bright yellow to orange-yellow fruit. Periodic removal of the spent flower clusters will promote more flowers instead of fruit. Considered a native (by some) of southern Florida, the Skyflower can grow into a...

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Deadheading will help ensure a fall repeat. Zagreb Coreopsis may slowly spread by rhizomes. 2" wide sunny yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable...

Grown from locally collected seed. This beautiful perennial wildflower is found only in the Pineywoods of western Louisiana and east Texas. Slender arching stems that end in spikes of purple flowers emerge from the soft fine textured foliage of this dainty...

The deeply cut, somewhat hairy, medium green foliage and delicate stems give this species a finer overall texture. Rudbeckia's generally attract smaller pollinators with their disc flowers, the tiny flowers that make up the 'cone' on a cone flower.

Rudbeckia texana and R. A good nectar and pollen source for pollinators. A choice native coneflower, the Texas Coneflower produces 3-5" bright golden yellow daisies that are borne singly, or in small clusters of up 5 flowers, and are held on sturdy upright...

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering throughout the growing...

Use as fresh or dried cutflower. Beebalm, though not really suited for bee pollination, is a wonderful native with good garden potential as well as being suited to natural areas. Excellent for hummingbirds and butterflies.

In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated by another seedling, species, or cultivar. One of the hardiest of passion vines the Maypop is native well into the central portion of the US reaching...

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.

Attracts butterflies as well as serves as a host to Sulphur butterfly caterpillars. The Candlestick Tree does readily reseed, consider removing ripe seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings.

This is a clump forming, taprooted perennial that prefers well-drained soils. The Yellow Purple Coneflower or Yellow Coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa var. Neglecta , that has white, pink, to purplish ray petals that more closely resemble those of the Sanguin...

Attracts butterflies. Grow 12-16'' tall. Highly drought tolerant. Winner of the prestigous 2005 Fleuroselect Gold Medal! Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun. For a rain garden. Ideal for cut-flowers.

In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated by another seedling, species, or cultivar. To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties...

The rich green deeply cut foliage is disease and pest resistant. '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.

Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. I would be surprised to find a plant that produces a more continuous supply of nectar rich flowers from summer to frost, even most Lantana has to catch its breath from time to time during...

This compact Buddleia flowers even at a very young age and will continue flowering from spring to frost. Buddleias or Butterfly Bushes do best where they have good to excellent drainage and prefer a full to mostly sunny position for the best overall health...

2-3" bright yellow sunflower-like flowers are held on 3'H branching sturdy stems from late spring to fall. Starry Rosinweed is a common native of our local pineywoods where it can be seen flowering sometimes as early as March.

An excellent choice for butterfly gardens as well as providing nectar for a host of other pollinators including hummingbirds. Some authors recommend a hard winter pruning, to as low as 6", every 2-3 years to rejuvenate plants and to promote longevity.

This tough plant is moderately salt tolerant making it a good choice for coastal plantings. Great for hummingbirds and butterflies! Mexican Bush Sage is a drought tolerant, sun and heat loving reliable clump forming perennial that is considered deer proof.

For the best results provide Black Adder Agastache with a full sun position and a well-drained soil. Easy to grow and the flowers attract loads of pollinators especially bees. Last image in the series is an Almost Eden image.