Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Athens Clarke County

Pollinated flowers are followed by round passion fruit that ripen to yellow and contain a tangy tropical tasting clear flesh that surrounds each of the small black inedible seeds. Provide a well-drained soil and a full to mostly sunny position for the...

An excellent addition to the perennial or shrub border and in containers. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com Buddleias are excellent for attracting pollinators including butterflies, bees, and other garden beneficials! Buddlejas...

Somewhat drought resistant once well-established. Clusters of tiny, light pink, tubular flowers are encircled by a mass of velvety white, bract-like leaves in mid to late summer. The dainty flowers are pollinated by a variety of smaller pollinators but...

An unusually large-growing variety. Huge scarlet pine-cone-like blooms to 8 inches long are borne in summer atop the large deep green tropical foliage.

Earlier flowering in the Southeast and later flowering as you move northward. Dig and divide every 2-3 years for the best results. This may be a hybrid or a selection of Monarda didyma that was developed by Darrell Probost of Massachusetts and was introduced...

This Passionvine along with many of Myles Irving's Riverside hybrids appear to rarely produce fruit and are often triploid to tetraploid in nature. Provide your Snow Queen Passionvine with a breathable protective winter mulch and a well-drained soil in...

To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just a Monarch Host. Solid yellow blooms are borne from spring to fall on this vigorous and fast growing upright perennial.

The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces, and containers where it is sure to attract loads of butterflies and other pollinators! The Lo & Beholdtm Buddleja...

The flowers attract loads of butterflies as well as other pollinators and Gregg's Mist Flower flowers most heavily beginning in late summer and lasting through fall. Gregg's Mist Flower is a.k.a Palm-leaf Mistflower, Purple Palm-leaf Thoroughwort, West...

It prefers a well-drained soil and may need midday shade in hot summer climates. Blue Dragon Nordic Dragonhead can be enjoyed as a container plant or in the garden and landscape as a groundcover or as part of your summer tapestry.

A clump forming, slowly spreading winter deciduous perennial that enjoys moist but well-drained soils and ample sunlight. A hummingbird magnet! Earlier flowering in the Southeast and later flowering as you move northward.

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.

If your dwarf Mexican Petunias get too tall or leggy just cut them back to a few inches above the ground and they will quickly regrow and soon return to flowering. In mild winter climates, like zone 9 and 10, they can remain evergreen and will flower...

Pruning if necessary should not be done after June as you may be removing flower buds for the late summer/fall show. Aromatic Aster is native to much of the central and eastern US.

Cloud Eight is a semi-dwarf selection of Purole-Top Vervain with a compact and free flowering habit. Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Coral Honeysuckle or Trumpet Honeysuckle is a native, often evergreen vine that is vigorous and easy to grow as well as easy to control, unlike its white and yellow Japanese cousin.

The far right image showing the Ruby Throat Hummingbird taking a breather, or is she really guarding her stock of nectar?, was taken and kindly shared with us by Susan Whitney. Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly...

Nova Pentas was a 1999 Georgia Gold Medal winner that can produce clusters 4" across. Where not hardy, heat and humidity tolerant Pentas make wonderful annuals for gardens or containers.

The deeply cut, somewhat hairy, medium green foliage and delicate stems give this species a finer overall texture. Cutleaf Coneflower grows across much of the central and eastern US and is a spreading rhizomatous perennial that enjoys a moist soil.

In some states and counties Buddleia's are considered invasive, please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Spikes of deep violet, nectar rich, fragrant flowers are borne all summer on this vigorous yet compact Butterfly Bush.

For more on Greg's introductions from the SFA Gardens website click the "More Info" link below. Provide your Turk's Caps with a well-draining, moderately fertile soil, preferably with at least 4-6 hours a day of direct sunlight for the best results.

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.

This is a solid yellow flowered seed grown strain that we have selected. A tough, drought resistant, hardy and reliable US native perennial. The disc flowers that compose the 'cone' attract a variety of smaller pollinators.

The best foliage color is during the winter months and in full sun". The interesting and beautiful, yellow foliage of this Greg Grant selection of the Giant Coneflower makes for a wonderful contrast with other garden plants.

This Texas and Mexican native with an upright to arching growth habit is a root hardy perennial in the northern portions of its range but may become shrub-like in mild winter climates.

Use in mixed containers or in mass to create a bold effect. A larger flowering form of the common Batface Cuphea which produces 1-1/2" long red tubular blooms that end with a purple bat-like face that is accented by the bright red 'ears'.

A hybrid bred by Myles Irvine of the UK, this Passionvine is moderately vigorous and exceptionally free flowering and is considered to be basically evergreen down to about 18 o F or into zone 8B.