Pollinator Plants Perennials For Sun For Sale In Austin

‘Lord Baltimore' flowers best in areas with long, hot summers. Once the plant starts blooming, new flowers will open each morning. Hibiscus Lord Baltimore is treasured for its giant red flowers.

It was reportedly named English lavender because of its ability to grow well in the English climate. May be kept dense with regular pruning. Lavender Hidcote is a compact mounded form typically growing to 20” tall and featuring deep purple-blue flowers...

Exact parentage of this cultivar is unknown. Patent documents reveal that this cultivar is primarily distinguished from the straight species by: (1) stiffer, more upright, and more compact growth habit, (2) more compact inflorescences typically colored...

Coneflowers bloom from June to August with some sporadic later bloom. Deep golden yellow petals with pronounced orange cones. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones may be...

Echinacea is a must have in every garden for butterflies and pollinators. Each flower (to 3-4″ diameter) features downward-arching, overlapping, deep rose-purple rays which encircle a large orange-brown center cone.

Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause root rot.

In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. In warmer climates, cut it back in the spring before it begins to bud. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases...

Sedum Autumn Fire produces bold clusters of closely packed, rosy pink flowers appear in late summer, age to a salmon bronze and finish with a deep coppery red in fall. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced...

Leaving some spent flowers on the plant in the fall will provide food for wintering birds. Showy daisy-like purple coneflowers (to 5″ diameter) bloom throughout summer atop stiff stems clad with coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate, dark green leaves.

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. Truly a colorful sight. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Fall pruning, especially in colder climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly.

Coarsely-toothed, dark green leaves (to 6” long). The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones may be visited by goldfinches or other birds that feed on the seeds.

Lavender Provence is a wonderfully fragrant herb, grows quickly and produces buds that are easily removed for potpourri making . Grow in average, dry to medium, well-drained, alkaline soil in full sun.

It typically grows to 3-7' tall and to 2-4' wide. Flowers (to 6-9” wide) are among the largest flowers produced by any perennial that is winter hardy to the St. Louis area. Site in locations protected from wind to minimize the risk of wind burn.

Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Asclepias incarnata with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause...

Wrinkled, lance-shaped, light green leaves (to 4” long) are aromatic. Plants are reasonably drought tolerant, once established. The Perennial Sages are invaluable perennials for their rich display in the border.

Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.

Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes. * Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots.

The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds.

We suggest when planting your newly purchased St John's Wort Red Fame plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. This is not to be rushed. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.

Violet-blue spikes top this low grower, lending a soft, muted feel to the garden. Awarded 2007 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association. This low-maintenance catmint keeps its blue-green, aromatic leaves neat through the summer.

It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States , Mexico...

Blooms a bit later in the Daylily season. Flowers up to 6” across are intense rosy-pink with softer pink highlights and a golden throat. Award of Garden Merit winner. Grows 2-3' tall and 18-14” wide.

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family.

1 each of Immortality, Rosalie Figge, Pink Attraction, Double Click, Cloud Ballet and Harvest of Memories.

Creeping Phlox does well in most average garden soils, but is considered to be fairly drought tolerant once well-established. It will handle full sun in cooler summer climates but will likely need afternoon shade in hot summer climates.