Pollinator Plants Perennials For Sun For Sale In Louisiana

Interesting accent plant. Tolerates drought. Remove spent flower spikes to help extend the bloom period. Wrinkled, lance-shaped, light green leaves (to 4” long) are aromatic. Dense terminal spikes of violet-purple flowers rise above the foliage to 18”...

Forms a neat, compact mound with sturdy upright stems that need no deadheading. Each flower (to 3-4″ diameter) features downward-arching, overlapping, clean white rays which encircle a large yellow to yellowish-brown center cone.

Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch.

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting. 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 is reportedly the result of 2003 cross-pollination of two unnamed hybrid selections. This is an upright and columnar plant with free branching that typically grows in a clump to 24-29” tall and to 18″ wide on sturdy stems that do not need staking.

It is native to wet spots (marshes, swamps, floodplains, river banks, moist meadows, and moist woods) from Ontario and Massachusetts south to Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Florida. Site in locations protected from wind to minimize the risk of wind burn.

That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. Remove these brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance.

This is a semi-woody plant that typically grows to 1.5-3'. Good tolerance to extreme heat and humidity, and resistant to common root and foliar diseases. May be kept dense with regular pruning.

Plant butterfly weed in mixed borders, meadows and natural areas. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. The foliage is a Larval food source for butterfly caterpillars especially Monarchs.

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

Remove the brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance. Plants are long lived and can grow into very large clumps. Sedum Autumn Joy produces large semi-domed flower heads composed of tiny blossoms that appear in...

Dried seed heads also add interest to the winter garden. Echinacea is a must have in every garden for butterflies and pollinators. , commonly called purple coneflower, is a coarse, rough-hairy, herbaceous perennial that is native to moist prairies, meadows...

Very showy in late fall – leave the stems on over winter and they look great in the snow, keeping a rusty red color. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates.

Dies back completely to the ground in winter, but new growth is slow to appear in spring, be patient! – Never plant Hibiscus deeper than originally planted in the pot. After the first season we recommend fertilizing your plants with a timed release...

* Grown for its beautiful red flowers in mid summer. It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. * A very ornamental plant. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from...

* Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves (to 10" long by 8" wide) which are heart-shaped at the base. * Leaves are often used in floral arrangements.

In midsummer, large, lacy heads of hydrangea-like flowers form along this cultivar's self-adhering stems, offering a moonlit display. With lovely pewter mottling on each heart-shaped leaf, this rarity is perfect for illuminating shadowy, difficult sites.

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

Good fresh cut or dried flower. Plants thrive in average soils and withstand hot and dry conditions. Showy daisy-like purple coneflowers (to 5″ diameter) bloom throughout summer atop stiff stems clad with coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate, dark green...

Alluring fragrance and luminous magenta rose coloring garners attention as a must have iris. Blooms mid-season and then again in the fall. Grows to 32" tall.

Grows 14-16" wide and 18" tall in sun to partial shade. The foliage has a nice minty fragrance. An improved Monarda variety, Cotton Candy produces 2-3" flowers on a compact mounded plant in mid to late summer.

Drought tolerant once well established and does best in well drained soils. Typically freezes to the ground in winter but readily returns in spring. Clusters of 2" deep reddish orange upward facing tubular blooms are born from summer to fall, making this...

Supplies are limited! Plant in partial to full sun. Deep ruby red version of Stella D'Oro - the most popular daylily of all time! Ruby Stella goes beyond reblooming - it is actually everblooming from June until frost.

Finely-sized flowers are displayed on four-branch stems with 8-10 buds when mature. Solid blue color holds uniformly throughout and makes this an unforgettable standout. Blooms mid-late season and then again in the fall.

Blooms in summer, in full sun to partial shade. This hardy delightfully fragrant perennial is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies and is perfect for cut flowers. Grows 30-36" tall with an 18" spread.

Occasional deadheading will help keep the plant clean as well as promoting additional flowering although it is not a requirement as it will continue to produce buds and blooms until the first frost.

* Grown for its beautiful red flowers in mid summer. It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. * A very ornamental plant. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from...