Swallowtail Butterfly

Every June (and well into autumn), the tiny, deep-pink blossoms cluster along 15-inch, conical protuberances of floral brilliance. As if the beauty of your flowers weren't enough, the fragrance of the blossoms is every bit as enticing as their appearance!...

Your Black Knight Butterfly Bush is a vigorous growing deciduous shrub that boasts dark purple flowers from mid-summer into fall. However this lovely shrub is like a magnet for every butterfly that passes through your garden seeking nectar! The afternoon...

If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.

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 and butterflies with plenty of choice nectar at a time when few other perennials are in flower.

Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Clusters of rich purple flowers are produced on sturdy stems atop the medium green foliage from...

In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated by another seedling, species, or cultivar. This makes this a great plant for children to enjoy as the multitudes of often alien looking caterpillars...

If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers. The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the...

This Turk's Cap has won the prestigious Lynn Lowery Award from the Native Plant Society of Texas! For more on Greg's introductions from the SFA Gardens website click the "More Info" link below.

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.

The flowers shine brightly against the backdrop of deep blue-green foliage. 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.

Train it on a trellis or other support to produce a small-medium sized fragrant evergreen vine. Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green foliage.

An excellent choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will flower from summer until frost. Rich red 3" flowers clusters. The Butterfly Series Pentas have been selected as a 2012 Louisiana Super Plant! Give it a rich fertile soil and periodic...

Rudbeckia fulgida is native to much of the central and eastern United States. 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.

Excellent fall color for the garden as well as drought tolerance and pest and disease resistance make this an excellent addition to the perennial or wildflower border. Masses of 1" yellow-eyed bluish purple daisies absolutely cover this plant for weeks...

Excellent deer resistance. A good nectar and pollen source for pollinators. The most current treatment in the Flora of North America separates the two as individual species. A choice native coneflower, the Texas Coneflower produces 3-5" bright golden...

Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves. Nectar-rich, light purple flowers are produced continuously from spring to fall on tall spikes that butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds...

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote...

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers. The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the...

On a recent trip to west Texas, we saw what must have been over 50 butterflies on one vine! Coral Vine is considered invasive in some regions, please consult your local county extension office before planting.

The Butterfly Bush does best where it gets most of a day of sun (>6 hours, preferably 8 or more) and has good to excellent drainage. It is known to have escaped in several other states - California, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and others along the eastern...

Attracts butterflies, bees, and a variety of other pollinators. The Yellow Purple Coneflower or Yellow Coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa var. There is reported to be a sister species, E.

For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here. A superb butterfly nectar plant! Masses of large pinkish-purple daisy-like blooms are often born from late spring to fall.

Henry Duelberg Mealycup Sage has been selected as a Texas Superstar for its reliable performance and garden qualities. The last image in the group with a Bumblebee on the spikes of Henry Duelberg Sage was contributed by L Ledda of Texas.

Although Crucita is somewhat drought resistant once well established it will flower most consistently where it gets regular moisture during the growing season. Our plants are seed grown and so some variability is possible.

A durable and reliable US native perennial, Stoke's Aster comes highly recommended and its easy to see why with its moderate drought resistance, few pest or disease problems, deer and rabbit resistance and the fact that it revels in the heat and sun of...

Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. Considered by many to be the best white butterfly bush. White, fragrant bloom spikes reaching 16", are held against the green, velvety foliage.