Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Brownsville

Here in zone 8B they freeze to the ground in most winters and we plant them atop winter growing bulbs like Spanish Bluebells that take their place during the Ruellia's dormant period and as the Bluebells are finishing up the Ruellias are on their way...

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Periodic deadheading is not required but may help to keep the plants looking fresher.

A tough and hardy, drought tolerant, perennial US Native. Masses of tall wispy deep pink spikes are covered by a succession of large pink butterfly-like flowers throughout summer.

Read more about Greg Grant's plant selections on the SFA Gardens website here . He describes it as "chartreuse-green foliage and the normal tall golden yellow flowers. The best foliage color is during the winter months and in full sun".

A hummingbird and butterfly magnet! For more on Greg's introductions from the SFA Gardens website click the "More Info" link below. Where they don't freeze back, a hard late-winter pruning will act as a renewal and may help to rid them of overwintering...

In the wild Scarlet Beebalm is most common in the Northeastern and Northcentral US and may prefer afternoon shade in the hotter portions of its range. Dig and divide every 2-3 years for the best results.

Thank you for allowing us to use this image! 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.

Nova Pentas was a 1999 Georgia Gold Medal winner that can produce clusters 4" across. In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season.

Perennial Verbenas make wonderful additions to the butterfly garden providing nectar even in late winter for early visitors. A nearly endless procession of rich pink flower clusters are born in mass above the low, ferny foliage of this wonderful free-flowering...

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.

The tall sturdy spikes of this Liatris quickly develop white pearl-like buds that open to clusters of lavender flowers. No staking is required for this beautiful native clump-forming cormous perennial.

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com All rights reserved. Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder.

Here in zone 8B they freeze to the ground in most winters and we plant them atop winter growing bulbs like Spanish Bluebells that take their place during the Ruellia's dormant period and as the Bluebells are finishing up the Ruellias are on their way...

An easy groundcovering perennial, Under the Sea Selfheal produces fat spikes of dark bracts from which tubular purplish pink flowers emerge over an extended period from late spring and through early summer providing nectar to bees, butterflies, and other...

Even the new growth is bright red adding to its color show. For more information see an excellent article from JC Raulston Arboretum by clicking here or the "More info from Universities, ..." to the left.

The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer. Where not hardy, heat and humidity tolerant Pentas make wonderful annuals for gardens or containers.

An unusual and uncommon native found growing along stream sides and woodlands that is most common in western Louisiana and eastern Texas but is also found in much of the southeast as well.

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Mystic Spires has excellent heat tolerance, loves the sun, and the dark blue flowers attract a variety of pollinators including...

Scarlet Sage is also available in pink and white with Coral Nymph and White Nymph , respectively. 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...

The bracts are probably more showy than the flowers but the flowers attract loads of pollinators including bees and small butterflies. The foliage is wonderfully fragrant and can be used in teas and cooking.

Admittedly the flowers of Talayote are not extra large and showy but it could certainly be used in the garden as a screen or at the back of the garden if so desired. The seeds of this Monarch host plant were shared with us via Dr. Bill Grant.

The silvery grass-like foliage of Narrowleaf Silk Grass could fool anyone to thinking it might actually be a grass but by late summer and fall you can be sure that this is definitely in the aster family when it puts up sturdy stems that are topped by...

Red Satin Coreopsis is a sterile selection from Darrel Probst so it can spend all summer flowering. Threadleaf Coreopsis is a durable generally clump forming native that may slowly spread by short rhizomes under good conditions.

Considered hardy well into zone 8 it is still best to select a protected site and provide a breathable winter mulch. This woody naturally evergreen vine can also be grown as a mounding shrub to 4-6' high.

Finely textured blue-gray foliage on a plant that becomes more dense with age. Blooms from late spring through summer. Great for smaller pollinators. Each golden yellow petal is heavily splashed with burgundy and surround the tall brown central cone of...

The yellow to orange glands also have a strong resemblence to pairs of butterfly eggs and so hopefully a gravid female butterfly will look for a different, less crowded host to lay her eggs upon.

This spectacular cultivar of butterfly bush is valued for its intense, deeply colored wine-red flowers. The fragrant, long panicles are showy from June to September and attracts loads of butterflies and hummingbirds.Grows 4-8' tall and 4-5' wide.