Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In California

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to...

Super easy and tough. Attracts butterflies and a host of other pollinators. Their reliability and durability make them highly recommended garden perennials. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries.

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. Here in zone 8B they freeze to the ground in most winters and we plant them atop winter...

We had previously and mistakenly offered this as Stachytarpheta jamaicensis , it is in fact Stachytarpheta cayennensis . Blue Porterweed is an intermediate growing Porterweed and has a fairly dense upright habit.

The Flutterby series of Butterfly Bushes or Buddleias were selected not only for their compact habit, fragrant colorful flowers, their ability to flower continuously throughout the growing season, and landscape potential but also for their sterility or...

Scarlet Sage is also available in pink and white with Coral Nymph and White Nymph , respectively. Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A tender perennial in mild winter climates often grown as annual elsewhere.

Vitex are adaptable to a wide variety of soil types and are considered to be drought tolerant enough to be suitable for Xeric gardens. Vitex are great for summer color and their large spikes of colorful flowers attract butterflies and bees.

Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Moonbeam Coreopsis may slowly spread by rhizomes. 1992 Perennial Plant of the Year. Deadheading will help ensure a fall repeat. 2" primrose yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable native...

In zone 8B-9 we find that a small percentage larger growing Porterweeds, like Lavender, Coral, and Purple, may return from the roots in late spring if well mulched. This is one of the few plants that you will find consistently at nearly every butterfly...

Incredibly fragrant (considered to be even better than a lilac by some!) rich pink flowers in summer are held above the rich green glossy foliage. Adapatable to a variety of soil conditions.

Pruning if necessary should not be done after June as you may be removing flower buds for the late summer/fall show. Excellent drought tolerance once well-established as well as good deer resistance and reliability.

It gets the name Shiny Goldenrod from its shiny foliage. Flat-Top or Shiny Goldenrod provides a perfect landing platform for pollinators while they enjoy its rich nectar and pollen.

Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Jr. Butterfly Bush makes a great addition to the garden and landscape but this one is compact enough for containers too. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com

This is a durable and slowly spreading native perennial that flowers throughout the summer months. Clustered Mountainmint is one of our favorites to pick and smell as we walk through the garden.

Mountain or Royal Sage produces loose spikes of glowing orange-red tubular flowers in early summer and again in fall, just in time for migrating Hummingbirds. In mild winter regions Mountain Sage is known to reach 10' x 10' but can easily be kept smaller...

Flowers the first year! Echinacea or Purple Coneflowers are beautiful and hardy, clump forming fibrous rooted or taprooted North American native perennials that attract butterflies and other pollinators.

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

Clusters of rich purple flowers are produced on sturdy stems atop the medium green foliage from spring through summer and into fall. Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens.

Stoke's Aster or Stokesia Daisies are durable drought, deer, and rabbit resistant, clump-forming native perennials. Mary Gregory Stokesia Daisy is a 1998 Niche Gardens introduction.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to...

Abelias are adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions but will do best in the long run when soils have average or better drainage. The clusters of long-lasting sepals darken to contrasting shades of pink adding to the continuous show of color this...

The Blue Crown Passionflower may spread somewhat by rhizomes but it is generally much more tame than the Maypop. A crown of deep sapphire blue filaments create a striking contrast with the white petals and sepals that are held against the rich green foliage...

Butterfly Bushes are often intensely fragrant on summer evenings. Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some regions, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. Huge, conicle, bright pink bloom spikes can reach 18" long and 4" wide...

For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here. To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just a Monarch Host.

With most passionflowers the 5 stamens (pollen producing glands) arch downward once they are ready to release their pollen (and nectar) then on the next flower, hopefully, the 3 stigmas will arch downward once they are ready to receive pollen thus doing...

An excellent choice for hummingbirds, mixed containers, hanging baskets, and in mass plantings. A well-drained soil is key to winter survival of the Georgia Scarlet Batface Cuphea.

Attracts butterflies and other pollinators. Ripe seeds are utilized by birds. Medium to high drought tolerance once established. The dark green, deeply dissected foliage of the Compass Plant was used as a compass as the large leaves generally point north...