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The flowers attract hummingbirds and larger butterflies. It is also easy enough to overwinter a few cuttings indoors to plant the following spring. Providing a mulch and a protected area will help as well.

As the flowers age oranges and yellows begin to show up adding to the festivities. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. Full sun and moist soils are preferred for best performance.

#4 of the top pollinators (in order of attractiveness) at Ohio State University trials 2017, including annuals. Large dense spikes of rich purplish pink tubular flowers are produced from spring to fall on this multiple award winning and highly rated perennial.

Honeysuckles grow and flower best where they get at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight or more per day and prefer a well-drained, average moist, moderately fertile soil. Unlike some rapant introduced species, Gold Flame Honeysuckle is a well mannered...

As well mannered in the garden as it name implies Miss Manners Physostegia stays in a tidy clump. 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,...

Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results. Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. An excellent choice for pollinators including hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.

Where not hardy the Firecracker Vine can easily be maintained as a container plant and you can cut the vines away from its support after the first good frost or freeze. The Firecracker Vine looks somewhat similar to Cypress Vine, Ipomoea quamoclit , but...

If well-established Firespike is generally considered hardy well into zone 8B. Providing a mulch and a protected area will help as well. Firespike is sure to attract hummingbirds and larger butterflies.

"It has also been sent around as 'Welch' and as 'Navasota'."-Greg Grant. We apologize for any confusion but this is actually an old, likely hybrid, honeysuckle that originated from Pam Puryear's grandmother's garden in Navasota, Texas.

The flowers contrast nicely with the colorful blueish green, glossy foliage with reddish-purple veining. Obviously, we cannot recommend this. Barleria lupulina is known to have medicinal properties and is used in its native range to treat a wide range...

In almost all regards the Narrow-Leaved Bird of Paradise resembles its more common cousin the Orange Bird of Paradise, although this one is more resistant to drought and has reduced its leaf blades to the point where, once the plant is mature, only the...

A dwarf and compact bottlebrush creating an evergreen mound to only 3'H and 5'W. Produces masses of deep red bottlebrush blooms in summer.

Provide good air circulation and a moderately rich soil with average moisture in full sun for the best results with Garden or Summer Phlox. Periodic deadheading will help keep them looking clean as well as helping to extend the flowering season.

Container grown specimens that have gone dormant in the fall, can be brought indoors to any well lit area and will need only minimal water until you see signs of growth in spring. Arching loose spikes of dangling orange-red, 1" long tubular flowers are...

The large maple-like foliage is broadly edged in bright creamy white and provide a nice backdrop to the orange veined Chinese lantern-like, 2" long flowers. A breathable winter mulch, a well-drained soil, and a sheltered position will help to ensure its...

Where not hardy it is easily maintained as a container plant. In zone 9 well established plants may suffer some freeze damage but normally return if they are given a protected position and are provided with a winter mulch.

Easily overwintered in containers where not hardy. The Red Firecracker Fern produces loads of 1" showy red tubular flowers that are born in large loose clusters throughout the warmer months of the year or nearly year round where winters are mild.

Blooms from mid-summer to fall. A tough Texas native and is drought tolerant once established. Cut to the ground in spring for denser growth. Soft pumpkin-orange upward facing tubular blooms are borne on an upright to spreading deciduous shrub.

Phlox is adored by butterflies and hummingbirds alike! Robert Poore is one of only a handful of Garden Phlox cultivars recommended for southern gardens by noted Texas plantsman Greg Grant.

Provide a full sun or near full sun location with average moist but well-drained soils. Provide Agastache with a full or near full sun location and allow the soil to become slightly dry between waterings.

The large velvety, generally heart-shaped foliage creates the perfect foil for the flower display and adds to its tropical appearance. All three have similar growth habits and are will slowly spread by runners but never seem to be invasive or overly aggressive.

Quite drought tolerant once well established and it does prefer a well drained soil. San Antonio Red is one of the reddest flowered Hummingbird Bushes producing rich red upward facing tubular flowers that are borne in spike-like clusters from summer to...

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...

Provide your Turk's Caps with a well-draining, moderately fertile soil, preferably with at least 4-6 hours a day of direct sunlight for the best results. The only real maintenance for Turk's Cap is to prune away the dead stems in winter where they freeze...

An excellent choice for hummingbirds and larger butterflies. It is naturally an arching to upright shrub-like perennial that remains evergreen in the warmer portions of its cold hardiness range but well-established plants may act like die-back perennials...

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.

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.