Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In United States

With most passionflowers the 5 stamens (pollen producing glands) arch downward once they are ready to release their pollen (and nectar) then on the next flower, hopefully, the 3 stigmas will arch downward once they are ready to receive pollen thus doing...

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. A popular and easy to grow beauty that is now considered to be very rare if not extinct in its native habitat of Mexico.

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces, and containers where it is sure to attract loads...

Shade tolerant, deer resistant, moderately salt tolerant, and moderately drought resistant once they are well-established and few plants can compete for adaptability. Easy to grow, moderately drought tolerant once well-established, and exceptionally free-flowering.

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.

Large, up to 5" wide, sweetly fragrant, long-lasting, pure white flowers are produced from spring to fall or year round under warm, frost-free conditions. Similar to Constance Elliot but with larger flowers and improved vigor and disease resistance.

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.

Rich red 3" flowers clusters. The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer. The Butterfly Series Pentas have been selected as a 2012 Louisiana Super Plant! Give it a rich fertile soil...

Rudbeckia fulgida is native to much of the central and eastern United States. This exciting new day-length neutral and thusly free flowering Black-Eyed Susan was discovered at Dupont Nursery near Plaquemine, Louisiana and is sure to bring in the butterflies...

Masses of 1" yellow-eyed bluish purple daisies absolutely cover this plant for weeks in late summer and fall. Excellent drought tolerance once well-established as well as good deer resistance and reliability.

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 stems in summer.

Nectar-rich, light purple flowers are produced continuously from spring to fall on tall spikes that butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds cannot seem to resist! Lavender Porterweed is a medium to large growing exceptionally full and vigorous Porterweed...

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.

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces, and containers where it is sure to attract loads...

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.

Royal Red is vigorous and fast growing quickly developing into a medium-sized deciduous shrub that flowers from late spring until frost. These Butterfly Bush hybrids can be pruned back to 12-24" in late winter/early spring to help promote health and vigor...

The Ozark, Bush's, or simply the Yellow Coneflower is a native of the Ozark regions of northern Arkansas and central Missouri. This rare plant is sustainably produced in nurseries and is now available to the public.

For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here. An excellent cut flower that can last for up to a week in a vase. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research...

This is a wonderful drought tolerant, reliable, native perennial for the garden as well as butterflies and other pollinators. 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...

Jack in the Bush or Crucita is truly one of the very best butterfly plants as well as for a host of other pollinators! The nectar rich, light blue to purple, flat topped flower clusters make the perfect landing platforms for pollinators of all shapes...

Their only downfall is wet soggy winter soils which could cause rot. Stoke's Asters or Stokesia Daisies are durable drought, deer, and rabbit resistant, clump-forming native perennials.

Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. Attracts scads of butterflies. Considered by many to be the best white butterfly bush.

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. A vigorous clump forming perennial common to stream banks and moist areas but will do fine in average garden soils. Henry Eilers Sweet Coneflower was discovered in Illinois in a prairie remnant along a railroad.

The Achillea's fragrant foliage deters deer and rabbits. Coronation Gold Achillea is a clump forming selection and its grayish foliage suggests drought resistance. Coronation Gold, a hybrid Achillea , was named in honor of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.

Use this reliable perennial Salvia in beds or containers. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers.

This Greg Grant introduction produces loads of white spikes of tubular flowers from late spring to fall on this durable, Texas tough native. For more about the story about the discovery of Henry Duelberg and Augusta Duelberg mealycup sages see the 'Extermal...

Great for smaller pollinators. Finely textured blue-gray foliage on a plant that becomes more dense with age. This is a tough and hardy, perennial US Native. Each golden yellow petal is heavily splashed with burgundy and surround the tall brown central...