Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Alexandria

These seedlings originated from a vigorous native Louisiana population of this beautiful perennial. For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here.

Beautiful, deep blue flowers emerge from black calyxes on this exquisite perennial Salvia all summer and fall. Glossy rich green foliage. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.

Beautifully cut medium green deeply cut lacy foliage that is reminiscent of the delicately cut foliage of some Japanese Maples adorns this vigorous 'Chaste Tree'. 6-8" spikes of lavender-pink flowers that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees are...

This Rudbeckia is unusual in that it will grow and flower quite well even under deciduous shade. This vigorous native produces masses of black-eyed golden yellow daisies from mid-summer to fall on tall sturdy stems.

Spikes of fragrant tiny pink flowers emerge from this diminutive Butterfly Bush from early spring through fall. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com Lo' and Beholdtm Pink Micro Chip is a sterile selection so it does not spend its...

Cutleaf Coneflower grows across much of the central and eastern US and is a spreading rhizomatous perennial that enjoys a moist soil. The Cutleaf Coneflower produces 2-4" wide, drooping yellow daisies that are centered by a small dark cone in summer.

A tightly clump forming perennial, Eared Goldenrod produces loose arching arrays of bright yellow flowers in summer atop sturdy stems. Eared Goldenrod should make a nice addition to an informal perennial or woodland garden where its summer flowers will...

Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices...

The soft texture and and gently arching flower spikes make this beautiful Blazing Star a perfect candidate for the perennial garden where it sure to attract attention as well as butterflies and pollinators.

An easy to grow and drought tolerant Heirloom plant that is highly treasured. Some bee-keepers say it is good for honey, also. 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...

Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices...

A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains the Mast Arboretum plant collection.

Gregg's Mist Flower is a.k.a Palm-leaf Mistflower, Purple Palm-leaf Thoroughwort, West Texas Ageratum, West Texas Mist Flower, and occasionally as Boneset. To learn more about Gregg's Mist Flower see " Perennial for part shade and butterfly magnet : Gregg's...

We often see a few flowers on our vines in the garden in winter but the main show is in spring with flowers continuing on and off often until fall. Clusters of deep orange 2" tubular flowers with yellow throats are held above the rich blue-green foliage...

Each rosy pink, star shaped flower has a contrasting dark fuchsia eye. The 2-3" flower clusters of the Starburst Penta are borne from spring to fall on this upright to rounded shrub-like tropical perennial that is often grown as an annual.

Another of the garden friendly clump forming Goldenrods, Sweet Goldenrod makes a nice addition to the garden, as well as in natural areas and along roadsides. Anise Scented Goldenrod a.k.a. Anisescented Goldenrod.

Where not hardy, heat and humidity tolerant Pentas make wonderful annuals for gardens or containers. In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season.

In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season. Pure white 3" flowers clusters. The Butterfly Series Pentas have been selected as a 2012 Louisiana Super Plant! The flowers of Pentas...

Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green foliage. This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage...

Few other woody vines can provide the long flowering show that this wonderful native can provide as well as attracting loads of Hummingbirds. Beautiful deep red to coral, yellow throated tubular blooms are born from spring to fall.

Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green foliage. This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage...

A native of the southern most portions of Texas and Florida, Crucita can be found in flower as early as mid summer to late fall. In cooler climates it may act as a die-back perennial returning from the roots in spring.

Lady in Red Scarlet Sage produces a nearly non-stop display of loose spikes of scarlet red tubular flowers from spring to frost on an upright to spreading plant. Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A tender...

Tenuis or Gulf Blazingstar... These may be born over a fairly long period, often beginning in early summer with some flowers still in open even into early fall on well-established plants.

Goldstrum Rudbeckia is an award winning selection of our native Rudbeckia fulgida which is native to much of the eastern and central United States. A profusion of dark-eyed golden yellow, 3-5'', daisies are held above the tidy rosette of foliage throughout...

To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties Passionvines are the caterpillar host plant for Gulf Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary, Zebra Longwing, Julia, and...

Tolerant of wet and dry soil conditions. The finely textured blue-green to deep green fragrant foliage of Narrow-Leaved Mountainmint is topped by large clusters of tiny light lavender to light pink tubular blooms in summer.