Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Escondido

*Under full sun conditions Gregg's Mist Flower may need supplemental water during dryer periods, especially in low rain fall regions. Queen butterflies flock to the blue flowers of this species and will spend hours sipping from the nectar rich flowers...

Produces larger purple flowers with a slightly lighter red-purple eye and less conspicuous white throat, Henlea's Hummingbird Heaven Porterweed appears to be the true Lavender Porterweed although it has a denser more compact growth habit than our Coral...

Lo' and Beholdtm Pink Micro Chip is a sterile selection so it does not spend its energy producing seed but instead produces an endless display of nectar rich flowers. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com

An Almost Eden exclusive! Clusters of soft orange buds open to intense dark orange tubular blooms. This selection of our native Trumpet or Coral Honeysuckle was growing in N Louisiana, and was spotted during a Native plant walk with noted Louisiana Plant...

The interesting and beautiful, yellow foliage of this Greg Grant selection of the Giant Coneflower makes for a wonderful contrast with other garden plants. Greg Grant mentions that ‘Golda Emanis' was named for his great aunt.

Use in mixed containers or in mass to create a bold effect. Flowers from late spring to frost and is adored by Hummingbirds. 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...

To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just a Monarch Host. Vibrant yellow, orange, and red flowers are borne from Spring to frost on an upright to spreading perennial.

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. Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates.

4-5" wide flowers with white petals and sepals are topped by a crown of white filaments with a light purple halo surrounding the central portion of these exotic looking flowers. To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties...

Considered by many to be one of the most fragrant Passionvines with a strong gardenia-like perfume emanating from the 2" white flowers that have a purple stripe centered on the frilly corona.

The large bulb-like corm will produce several flower spikes once mature. Grow in an average to moist soil. When the Liatris are in flower, few plants can compete for the multitude of butterflies and other pollinators that they attract.

Clustered Mountainmint is one of our favorites to pick and smell as we walk through the garden. Considered by many to be the best of the Mountainmints, Clustered Mountainmint produces an abundance of tiny whitish tubular blooms touched with purple or...

This compact Buddleia flowers even at a very young age and will continue flowering from spring to frost. Buddleias or Butterfly Bushes do best where they have good to excellent drainage and prefer a full to mostly sunny position for the best overall health...

A well-drained soil is key to winter survival of the Georgia Scarlet Batface Cuphea. A succession of red tubular blooms that end in a purple bat-like 'face' are topped by a pair of glowing red 'ears' creating the interesting 'bat face' look.

Attracts Butterflies. To learn more visit the Cajun Prairie Society or do a search for Gulf Coast prairies. Grown from locally collected seed. Slender arching stems that end in spikes of purple flowers emerge from the soft fine textured foliage of this...

In the northern portion of their range the Turk's Caps are die-back perennials that freeze nearly to the ground in winter and return vigorously in spring. Loads of rich pink flowers are produced from late spring or early summer until frost on a slightly...

This is a drought resistant, taprooted, twining, native, perennial vine, expect the top to die-back in the northern portions of its range. Fringed Twinevine is fairly drought resistant once well-established.

The deeply cut, somewhat hairy, medium green foliage and delicate stems give this species a finer overall texture. Rudbeckia's generally attract smaller pollinators with their disc flowers, the tiny flowers that make up the 'cone' on a cone flower.

The Texas Coneflower is found only in Louisiana and SE Texas. We have to say thank you to Marc Pastorek and C.C. Richmond for sharing this with us! Rudbeckia texana and R. A choice native coneflower, the Texas Coneflower produces 3-5" bright golden yellow...

To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just a Monarch Host. Raise Monarch Butterflies in your own backyard! The Monarchs migrate through our area just as the Asclepias begin to...

Removing spent flowers and seed heads will promote the production of wave after wave of new flowers throughout the summer and into fall. Vitex are great for summer color and their large spikes of colorful flowers attract butterflies and bees.

It prefers a well-drained soil and may need midday shade in hot summer climates. This species is from Eurasia Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. Blue Dragon Nordic Dragonhead can be enjoyed as a container plant or in the garden...

Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers. Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies, great cut flower. The Purple Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to fall on 2-3 foot stems.

Deep cobalt-blue tubular flowers are held atop the medium green lightly fragrant foliage from summer to fall. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.

Attracts butterflies. A very early and often long flowering drought tolerant Liatris. Clusters of deep violet-purple flowers emerge from short upright to arching stems in summer and are held above the deep green grass-like foliage of this tough bulbous...

Spikes of deep violet, nectar rich, fragrant flowers are borne all summer on this vigorous yet compact Butterfly Bush. Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'.

Earlier flowering in the Southeast and later flowering as you move northward. The image with near raspberry colored foliage is the color Raspberry Wine may take on during fall and winter.