Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Iowa

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes.

This is a tough and hardy, perennial US Native. Blooms from late spring through summer. Each golden yellow petal is heavily splashed with burgundy and surround the tall brown central cone of each daisy-like flower.

It is well suited for beds or containers. Beautiful, deep blue flowers emerge from black calyxes on this exquisite perennial Salvia all summer and fall. Periodic deadheading is not required but may help to keep the plants looking fresher.

Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. Rich red 3" flowers clusters. The Butterfly Series Pentas are excellent heat and humidity tolerant free flowering Pentas with a medium sized well-branched growth habit.

Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. Rich pink 3" flowers clusters. The Butterfly Series Pentas are excellent heat and humidity tolerant free flowering Pentas with a medium sized well-branched growth habit.

This member of the mint family is easy to establish and requires little care once established in the garden as a groundcover beneath larger perennials or as a component of the meadow or prairie.

To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties Phoenicia selected and introduced by Patrick Worley of Suncrest Nurseries.

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...

Considered hardy into zone 7 Indigo Spires Salvia will need a winter mulch anywhere temperatures drop much below about 25 o F in the winter. The nectar rich flowers provide fodder for a variety of pollinators including hummingbirds, butterflies, and a...

Flowers from late spring to frost and is adored by Hummingbirds. 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...

May produce yellow ripening to orange tangy fruit if cross-pollinated. Provide a winter mulch where marginally hardy or enjoy this free flowering, lightly fragrant vine as a container plant or annual where not hardy.

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

This is a wonderful drought tolerant, reliable, native perennial for the garden as well as butterflies and other pollinators. This Greg Grant introduction produces loads of medium-dark blue spikes of tubular flowers from late spring to fall on this durable,...

This tough little native is drought tolerant and prefers to be on the dry side of moist and is resistant to drought once well-established. We have to say thank you to Marc Pastorek of Meadowmakers for sharing a start of this great native perennial with...

Deep magenta fragrant flowers are born in elongating conical clusters on this wonderful new Butterfly Bush with a somewhat compact and refined growth habit. Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous...

Spikes of deep violet, nectar rich, fragrant flowers are borne all summer on this vigorous yet compact Butterfly Bush. Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder.

They are shade tolerant but flower best when grown in sunny areas. Katie Blue Dwarf Mexican Petunia is a lovely dwarf perennial that produces loads of bluish purple trumpet shaped flowers tucked in among the dark green glossy foliage from spring to frost...

Deep velvety purple blooms are produced continuously from spring to fall on this upright to spreading perennial. Porterweeds are excellent nectar producers outperforming all other butterfly plants in the garden.

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 considered invasive in some regions, please check with your local county extension office before planting.

Even the new growth is bright red adding to its color show. Grow Redwings as a vine or a sprawling shrub preferably in a sunny location and it should reward you for many years to come.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes.

A popular hummingbird and butterfly plant, few other plants can compete with it's profuse blooming habits. Each rosy pink, star shaped flower has a contrasting dark fuchsia eye. The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures...

Give your Pentas a rich fertile soil and periodic water during dry spells. Use them in mass in beds or in containers. Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant.

May not tolerate poor drainage but at the same time will do well in most soils from clay, calcareous, limestone, and sand. Masses of 1" yellow-eyed bluish purple daisies absolutely cover this plant for weeks in late summer and fall.

Deadheading will help ensure a fall repeat. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Moonbeam Coreopsis may slowly spread by rhizomes. 1992 Perennial Plant of the Year. Provide Moonbeam Coreopsis with good drainage and medium to low moisture.

Www.terranovanurseries.com It needs excellent drainage to help ensure that it returns each year. This award winning Agastache produces tall dense spikes of deep purplish blue tubular flowers held on sturdy stems atop rich deep green fragrant foliage.

A good nectar and pollen source for pollinators. Texas Coneflower provides us with a medium-sized Rudbeckia that is similar in habit to the stately Giant Coneflower. A rosette of large, rich dark green glossy foliage subtends the flower stalks.