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Purple Fountains Skullcap is considered by some to be hardy to zone 8A if provided with a deep winter mulch, we have a tendency to err on the side of caution and say zone 9 with a mulch, possibly additional protection in harder winters.

Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. They can also be pruned in spring just before growth begins again. Established plants require little additional maintenance once established but may benefit from a light summer shearing.

All rights reserved. The Lily of the Nile is a long-lived reliable clump forming perennial that makes a wonderful addition to the garden or landscape. Extremely durable once established.

Clusters of deep red, 1 1/2", tubular blooms are borne throughout most of the year on this beautiful tropical spreading to mounding perennial with beautiful glossy rich green foliage.

A heat and humidity tolerant perennial perfect for hot sunny locations with well-drained soils. This Agastache is a pollinator magnet that is well suited to the garden, landscape, and in containers.

Established plants can produce a seemingly endless display of flowers from spring to fall! An excellent choice for hummingbird gardens! The Red Hot Poker is drought tolerant once well established, has some salt tolerance, and is considered deer resistant.

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. All atop a low mounding and spreading to sprawling perennial Salvia.

Image courtesy of Itsaul Plants. In spring, once the danger of hard frosts and freezes has past, the damaged foliage can be cut back to about 3". This tough and reliable clump forming perennial is deserving of a place in any sunny garden.

For more information on growing Salvia greggii and its hybrids see Dr. William C. Mesa Azure Salvia is a hybrid selection from the Mesa series and the nectar rich flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and long tongued bees anytime this tidy plant...

An excellent nectar plant for hummingbirds as well as butterflies, especially the yellow Sulphurs. Turk's Cap are native to portions of the southern US although they have been passed around so much in southern gardens it may be hard to say just where...

In late winter it can be cut back to about 6-12" high if desired. Intensely colored cranberry red flowers are produced throughout the growing season on this killer new Salvia. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider...

Fuzzy Bolivian Sage is a vigorous perennial Salvia with large deep green tropical looking foliage on a vigorous plant that can reach 4' high by the end of summer. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.

Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. Some sources suggest that no fertilizer is required or desired once established.The 1" long flowers are well suited for pollination by hummingbirds, butterflies, and long tongued bees.

Like the rest of the members its genus it is typically found in moist to wet areas growing along stream banks and ditches. Like other species of Physostegia, Narrowleaf False Dragonhead are adored by hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.

Fragrant mint-like foliage covers this mounding shrub-like tropical perennial. The real surprise is how much this perennial blooms! Spikes of lavender and pink salvia like blooms are born from spring to frost.

A hummingbird magnet! The show begins in late spring and lasts into fall on established plants. A freely flowering hybrid, Mandarin Honeysuckle produces clusters of up to 15 or more, 3" long red to reddish-orange tubular, widely flaring flowers that show...

In summer it produces dense spikes of tubular white flowers atop sturdy stems that attract a variety of pollinators including hummingbirds.This is a hardy, perennial that is native to the eastern half of North America and prefers moist to wet soils but...

Providing a warm, sunny, protected exposure and a breathable insulative mulch may help established Iochromas survive colder winters to return in spring in zones 8B-9A, but there can be no guarantee.

The Blue Pea Vine or Clitoria prefers a rich moist soil. The young tender fruit are edible but are considered unpalatable by some. Provide with midday and or afternoon shade for the best foliage color, but keep in mind that too much shade may reduce flowering.

The Red Buckeye was selected as the Georgia Native Plant Society's 2014 Plant of the Year! Click here to read an excellent article about this plant from the Georgia Native Plant Society or click the "More info from universities..." link below.

THESE WERE CUT BACK BY MISTAKE ON 8-29-17, AND WILL NEED 2-3 MORE WEEKS TO BE SHIPPABLE. YOU MAY PRE-ORDER THEM BY CALLING ME AT 337-375-2114. A fast growing, drought resistant, moderately salt tolerant tropical south Florida native that grows into a...

Plant in mass for the best effect. Apricot Sunrise produces an endless display of brilliant orange to golden yellow tubular flowers in spikes from summer and into fall well above the fragrant foliage.

This is an absolute show stopper when in full bloom! Produces a huge mass of 2-1/2"orange trumpets with yellow throats in late spring with some flowers throughout summer. Welch's book Heirloom Gardening in the South: Yesterday's Plants for Today's Gardens...

Cross Vines are a low maintenance choice for fences, posts, and large trellises. We normally grow Cross Vines in average garden soils with good drainage, average moisture and full sun for best flowering and vigor.

In the northern portions of its hardiness range, USDA Cold Hardiness zones 7B-8, the Rosebud Sage should be provided with a breathable winter mulch such as pine straw. Deep rose pink, fuzzy tubular flowers are produced in spikes atop the tall stems of...

Blooms from spring to fall. Pure white shrimp-like blooms emerge from the arching spikes of long-lasting chartreuse bracts. An easy and durable slowly spreading tropical perennial.

Flowers may be produced in summer and fall if moisture is available. Perfectly suited to dry gravelly or sandy soils in a full sun position whether in containers or in the ground. A small amount of leaf drop during or immediately preceding shipping or...