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Pink Delight Butterfly Bush
Prices start at : 55.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

It's a hardy bush, with no insect or disease issues to cause you concern. As if the beauty of your flowers weren't enough, the fragrance of the blossoms is every bit as enticing as their appearance! A scintillating addition to your yard, and strong lure...

4 - 6 feet

    • Botanical Name: Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight'
    • Mature Height: 4 - 6 feet
    • Mature Spread: 4 - 6 feet
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Black Knight Butterfly Bush
    Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

    It blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring. Plant one near a path or patio and you can enjoy its sweet fragrance too. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies.
    • Botanical Name: Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'
    • Growth Rate: Fast
    • Foliage: Green
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Indigo Spires Salvia
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    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...
    • Native To / Origin: US - Huntington Botanic Gardens, San Marino, CA - circa1979
    • Salt Tolerance: Low to Moderate - Protect from Direct Salt Spray
    • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Homestead Purple Verbena
    Prices start at : 6.99 USD

    An old and reliable perennial Verbena that produces large clusters of deep purple blooms from spring to fall. What a discovery that must've been! The trailing Verbenas are one of the earliest flowering perennials in our gardens and provide the early hummingbirds...
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Grows To: 8-12''H x 18-30''W
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Soil & Moisture: Moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils.
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Cloud Eight Purple-Top Vervain, Brazilian Vervain, Tall Verbena, Verbena bonariensis
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    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.
    • pH Range: Slightly Acidic, Neutral
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Grows To: 2-3'H x 12-18"W
    • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,10
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    May Pop Passion Flower, Passion Vine, Passionflower
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD

    This makes this a great plant for children to enjoy as the multitudes of often alien looking caterpillars are sure to pique their interest. The Maypop is the caterpillar host for the Gulf Fritillary and other members of the Longwing family as well as...
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
    • Native To / Origin: US
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10,11
    • Soil & Moisture: Average moist to somewhat dry soils.
    • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Buchanan\'s Sage, Purple Autumn Sage, Fuchsia Sage, Salvia
    Prices start at : 8.99 USD

    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.
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10,11, (8B?)
    • Grows To: 18-24''H x 18-24''W
    • Native To / Origin: Mexico
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Lo\' & Beholdtm Lilac Chip Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD

    A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers. Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing.
    • Native To / Origin: US Gardens- NC, JC Raulston, Dr. Dennis Werner - 2012
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Grows To: 12-24''H x 18-24''W
    • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils, with average moisture. Does not tolerate wet feet / poor drainage but are otherwise fairly adaptable.
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Pam Puryear\'s Pink Turks Cap
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    Either way, these are excellent, hardy, and long-lived perennials with immense flower power. Easy to grow, moderately drought tolerant once well-established, and exceptionally free-flowering.
    • Fertilizing: Use a balanced, preferably slow-release, fertilizer in spring-midsummer if needed.
    • Pruning: Cutback hard if desired in early spring, and remove dead and freeze damaged stems.
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch SQ / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
    • Grows To: 3-5'H x 3-5'W
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Siskyou Pink Gaura, Apple Blossom Grass, Wand Flower, Lindheimer\'s Bee Blossom
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    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.
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Native To / Origin: US - TX, LA - Siskyou Rare Plant Nursery, Medford, OR
    • Grows To: 2-3'H x 2-3''W
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Snow Queen Passion Flower, Passionvine
    Prices start at : 17.99 USD

    Large, up to 5" wide, sweetly fragrant, long-lasting, pure white flowers are produced from spring to fall or year round under warm, frost-free conditions. This Passionvine along with many of Myles Irving's Riverside hybrids appear to rarely produce fruit...
    • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight
    • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, fertile, well-drained soils.
    • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8B,9,10,11,(8A?)
    • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Angel Wing Jasmine, Shining Jasmine, Star Jasmine
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    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.
    • Grows To: 5'H x 6'W
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade
    • Salt Tolerance: Slight
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10,11
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Butterflytm Red Pentas, Egyptian Star Cluster
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    Rich red 3" flowers clusters. Where not hardy, heat and humidity tolerant Pentas make wonderful annuals for gardens or containers. Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant.
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Grows To: 18-24''H x 12-18''W
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,(9? with protection)
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Early Bird Gold Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    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. Early Bird Gold was selected from a stand of Goldstrum Rudbeckia and inherits all of...
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,9
    • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Grows To: 12-18''H x 12-18''W (Flower stalks 24''H)
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    October Skies Aromatic Aster
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    Masses of 1" yellow-eyed bluish purple daisies absolutely cover this plant for weeks in late summer and fall. Pruning if necessary should not be done after June as you may be removing flower buds for the late summer/fall show.
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
    • Native To / Origin: US - Much of the central and eastern US - introduced by Primrose Path
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Texas Coneflower
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    Nitida have sometimes been grouped as one species. Texas Coneflower provides us with a medium-sized Rudbeckia that is similar in habit to the stately Giant Coneflower. The Texas Coneflower is found only in Louisiana and SE Texas.
    • Grows To: 3-4'H x 18-24"'W
    • Native To / Origin: US- Louisiana and SE Texas
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
    • Soil & Moisture: Average to moist.
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9 at least
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Lavender Porterweed
    Prices start at : 6.99 USD

    Nectar-rich, light purple flowers are produced continuously from spring to fall on tall spikes that butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds cannot seem to resist! Lavender Porterweed is a medium to large growing exceptionally full and vigorous Porterweed...
    • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3'W
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils.
    • Native To / Origin: American Tropics
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Summer Jewel Red Scarlet Sage, Blood Sage, Hummingbird Sage
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    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.
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Soil & Moisture: Moderately fertile to poor soils. Average to dry soils with good to excellent drainage. Do not overwater.
    • Native To / Origin: US - TX, LA, MS, GA, AL, FL - Bred by Takii & Co, Ltd
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11, (9A-9B?)
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Lo\' & Beholdtm Lilac Chip Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers. Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing.
    • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
    • Salt Tolerance: Slight
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Baja Red Rose of Montana, Coral Vine
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    This is the selection with the deepest red color, comes from seed collected in southern Baja California. An easy to grow and drought tolerant heirloom plant. On a recent trip to west Texas, we saw what must have been over 50 butterflies on one vine! Coral...
    • Grows To: Vining to 40'
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Native To / Origin: Mexico
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Royal Red Butterfly Bush
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD

    Royal Red is vigorous and fast growing quickly developing into a medium-sized deciduous shrub that flowers from late spring until frost. Deadheading spent flowers will help to promote continuous flowering but this is not required.
    • Salt Tolerance: Slight
    • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Good and Reese Nursery, Ohio, 1928
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Bush\'s Yellow Coneflower, Ozark Coneflower, Yellow Purple Cone Flower
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD

    There is reported to be a sister species, E. The Yellow Purple Coneflower or Yellow Coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa var. A paradoxically yellow flowered purple coneflower with deep sunny yellow ray petals that surround the dark bristly rounded cone.
    • Native To / Origin: US - Mainly S Central Missouri and N Arkansas
    • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, moderately dry to average moist soils.
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Fertilizing: Spring - midsummer.
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Native Purple Cone Flower
    Prices start at : 6.99 USD

    A superb butterfly nectar plant! Masses of large pinkish-purple daisy-like blooms are often born from late spring to fall. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently...
    • Native To / Origin: US
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Henry Duelberg Mealycup Sage
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    This is a wonderful drought tolerant, reliable, native perennial for the garden as well as butterflies and other pollinators. For more about the story about the discovery of Henry Duelberg and Augusta Duelberg mealycup sages see the 'External Info Link'...
    • Grows To: 3'H x 3'W
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Native To / Origin: US - Greg Grant, TX
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Crucita, Jack in the Bush, Fragrant Mist Flower, Blue Mist Flower
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    All of these images were taken at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas to learn more about their great gardens, or to see hundreds of butterflies be sure to visit. Jack in the Bush can become shrub-like in frost free climates but often look...
    • Soil & Moisture: Well draining somewhat dry soils.
    • Grows To: 3-6'H x 4-6'W
    • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10
    • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Colorwheel Stokesia Daisy, Stoke\'s Aster
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    In the northern most portions of their range, zones 5 and 6, they should be provided with a deep winter mulch. Stoke's Asters or Stokesia Daisies are durable drought, deer, and rabbit resistant, clump-forming native perennials.
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,(5,6 if mulched)
    • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
    • Grows To: 12-18''H x 12-18''W
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    White Profusion Butterfly Bush
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD

    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.
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Native To / Origin: Gardens
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Grows To: 4-6'H x 3-5'W
    Louisiana
    Merryville
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