Good Plants For Butterflies

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this...

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this...

Long spikes of deep indigo blue, tubular flowers are borne continuously from spring to frost on this vigorous perennial Salvia. The nectar rich flowers provide fodder for a variety of pollinators including hummingbirds, butterflies, and a variety of bees...

An old and reliable perennial Verbena that produces large clusters of deep purple blooms from spring to fall. Spreads and slowly creates a dense groundcover or as a trailing plant in containers.

Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. Cloud Eight is a semi-dwarf selection of Purole-Top Vervain with a compact and free flowering habit. The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

The Maypop Passionvine or Passion Flower produces a summer long display of 2-3" wide white, lavender, and purple exotic flowers that are held against medium green tropical foliage.

Spikes of 2" vivid fuchsia tubular fuzzy flowers emerge from dark colored calyxes and are held atop the dark green, glossy rounded foliage from spring to fall on this compact growing Salvia.

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 Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly...

The only real maintenance for Turk's Cap is to prune away the dead stems in winter where they freeze to near the ground and to mulch them as needed. Easy to grow, moderately drought tolerant once well-established, and exceptionally free-flowering.

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

The flowers shine brightly against the backdrop of deep blue-green foliage. Similar to Constance Elliot but with larger flowers and improved vigor and disease resistance. This is great for those who love the flowers as the plant has more resources for...

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.

An excellent choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will flower from summer until frost. The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer.

A must have perennial! Early Bird Gold Rudbeckia produces wave after wave of bright golden yellow, 3-4" daisies from late spring to fall on a nicely branching plant. Rudbeckia fulgida is native to much of the central and eastern United States.

Excellent fall color for the garden as well as drought tolerance and pest and disease resistance make this an excellent addition to the perennial or wildflower border. Excellent drought tolerance once well-established as well as good deer resistance and...

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...

Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves. This is one of the few plants that you will find consistently at nearly every butterfly conservatory.

Summer Jewel Red is a 2011 All American Selection Award winner and produces a nearly non-stop display of scarlet red tubular flowers from spring to frost on a compact plant that begins flowering earlier.

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 Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly...

This is the selection with the deepest red color, comes from seed collected in southern Baja California. 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...

Buddleia had become invasive in some parts of the US particularly Oregon, Washington. The flowers are richly fragrant with an aroma reminiscent of honey. Royal Red is vigorous and fast growing quickly developing into a medium-sized deciduous shrub that...

This is a clump forming, taprooted perennial that prefers well-drained soils. The Yellow Purple Coneflower or Yellow Coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa var. A paradoxically yellow flowered purple coneflower with deep sunny yellow ray petals that surround...

A superb butterfly nectar plant! Masses of large pinkish-purple daisy-like blooms are often born from late spring to fall. For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Henry Duelberg Mealycup Sage is larger growing than the ones found at most nurseries and will top out at about 30"H and wide.

Readily reseeds under good conditions. Our plants are seed grown and so some variability is possible. 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...

May reseed under good conditions though it may be unlikely to where mulched. 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.