Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Akron

Pure white 3" flowers clusters. Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season.

On a recent trip to west Texas we saw a Coral Vine that must have had 50 or more butterflies on one plant! Rose of Montana is considered invasive in some regions, please check with your local county extension office before planting.

The Pentas' nectar rich flowers are excellent for attracting butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other garden beneficials. Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant.

It is considered to be a cross with either P. The large, 3-4" wide, raspberry red flowers are centered by a corolla of raspberry red filaments that fade to bright white at the center.

Periodic removal of older and weaker canes will help to keep them growing vigorously. The American Elderberry is a large growing native deciduous shrub whose cooked fruit and flowers are used to create healthy and delicious confections, syrup, jelly,...

Early Bird Gold was selected from a stand of Goldstrum Rudbeckia and inherits all of that award winning perennial's attributes yet it flowers continuously over a much longer period.

Blue Porterweed is an intermediate growing Porterweed and has a fairly dense upright habit. Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely...

An Almost Eden exclusive! Clusters of soft orange buds open to intense dark orange tubular blooms. For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . We often see a few flowers on our vines in the garden in winter but the main show is in spring...

Full sun is preferred but it will still grow and flower if it gets more than half a day of sun but is more likely to 'stretch' and flop. Under natural conditions Azure Blue Sage produces tall arching stems that terminate into large, often branching, spikes...

Considered by many to be the best white butterfly bush. Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. Attracts scads of butterflies.

They may be picked once they are to full size and allowed to ripen indoors out of reach of hungry raccoons and opossums. Plant two for pollination. Allow the green fruit to become soft before eating, the softer the better by some accounts.

An excellent choice for small spaces, the front of the garden and landscape, as well as in containers where it can bring pollinators of all shapes and sizes close at hand. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com

A popular and easy to grow beauty that is now considered to be very rare if not extinct in its native habitat of Mexico. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.Average moist, well-drained, moderately...

A tough, drought resistant, hardy and reliable US native perennial. Mexican Hat is an easy to grow clump forming perennial with finely textured blue-gray foliage. The disc flowers that compose the 'cone' attract a variety of smaller pollinators.

The Purple Coneflower is an excellent plant for pollinators with its nectar rich flowers. First image courtesy of Kieft Seed 2013 AAS Perennial of the Year! This award winning seed grown Purple Cone Flower produces 3-4" wide daisies in brilliant colors...

This is a tough and hardy, perennial US Native. Great for smaller pollinators. The relaxed petals surround a tall central cone of each daisy-like flower.Finely textured blue-gray foliage on a plant that becomes more dense with age.Blooms from late spring...

Midnight Mexican Bush Sage produces long, rich purple, tubular flowers that emerge from velvety purple calyxes creating long upright to gently arching spikes of flowers in late summer and fall (and spring where protected from freezing).

The Mixed Butterfly Bush is a strong, easy-to-grow plant. We ship sturdy ready to grow plants. One of the most prolific sources of massed color, blooms from July to frost. The Mixed Butterfly Bush has fragrant 8-10'' flower spikes and grows 4-8' tall.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes.

Mystic Spires has excellent heat tolerance, loves the sun, and the dark blue flowers attract a variety of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and the occasional hummingbird. The tall spikes of deep indigo flowers are born from late spring to frost...

Coronation Gold, a hybrid Achillea , was named in honor of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Like most Achilleas, this one benefits from very well-drained, sandy soils in full to mostly sunny locations preferably with good air circulation.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes.

Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer.

3-4" bright golden yellow daisies are held on sturdy stems atop the medium green foliage. Excellent deer resistance. Drought tolerant once well-established but it does enjoy average moisture.

Huge rosy pink flowers! Producing some of the largest flowers seen on an Althea, Ruffled Satin Althea produces very large, full, rich rosy pink single flowers beginning in spring and early summer and continuing until fall.

Grow Redwings as a vine or a sprawling shrub preferably in a sunny location and it should reward you for many years to come. For more information see an excellent article from JC Raulston Arboretum by clicking here or the "More info from Universities,...