Butterfly Plants Plants For Sale In Nebraska

Spikes of deep purplish blue, nectar rich flowers are produced from summer to fall and attract butterflies and a menagerie of other garden beneficials. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com

Drought tolerant once established, Wedelia revels in the heat and sun creating a dense 8-12" high mass of foliage, stems and flowers. Plant with caution as Wedelia has escaped and has become a pest in portions of Florida where it is now considered a class...

A vigorous clump forming perennial common to stream banks and moist areas but will do fine in average garden soils. These Rudbeckia's are good for attracting smaller butterflies and it seems that the Red Banded Hairstreak is one to find its nectar attractive.

It dies to the ground in winter, but faithfully returns from the ground each spring. Some bee-keepers say it is good for honey, also. 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...

For sheer flower power and durability it is hard to beat the Dwarf Mexican Petunias! These reliable perennials lend themselves to use as a groundcover, as a replacement border plant for the old Monkey Grass and Liriope because they do actually produce...

Shade tolerant, clump forming and it attracts a variety of pollinators when in flower. 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...

Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A tender perennial in mild winter climates often grown as annual elsewhere. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light...

This species is from Eurasia Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. Deep blue tubular flowers are held on spikes at the ends of the narrow Rosemary like foliage in summer.

Proper deadheading may encourage the show to return in fall. This is an award winning perennial and has received the Royal Horticulture Society's Award of Garden Merit. The flower clusters make great resting places for tired pollinators.

The Candlestick Tree does readily reseed, consider removing ripe seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings. Tall candles to 18" high that are composed of golden yellow blossoms and buds rise well above the foliage of this popular pass along plant from mid...

Nova Pentas was a 1999 Georgia Gold Medal winner that can produce clusters 4" across. Pentas are excellent heat loving tropicals with plenty of flower power that do great in the ground or in containers.

This is a tough and hardy, perennial US Native. The relaxed petals surround a tall central cone of each daisy-like flower.Finely textured blue-gray foliage on a plant that becomes more dense with age.Blooms from late spring through summer.

The nectar rich flowers are adored by larger bees and the foliage is a host to a variety of butterflies. With most passionflowers the 5 stamens (pollen producing glands) arch downward once they are ready to release their pollen (and nectar) then on the...

The flowers shine brightly against the backdrop of deep blue-green foliage. This Passionvine along with many of Myles Irving's Riverside hybrids appear to rarely produce fruit and are often triploid to tetraploid in nature.

Solid yellow blooms are borne from spring to fall on this vigorous and fast growing upright perennial. Raise Monarch Butterflies in your own backyard! The Monarchs migrate through our area just as the Asclepias begin to awaken in spring, just in time...

Can you spot the three Ruby Throat Hummingbirds nectaring in these images? Blue Arrowleaf Sage has large velvety arrowhead shaped aromatic foliage that seems to retain its tidiness throughout the growing season.

Tolerant of light shade is does flower best in full sun. 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...

Periodic removal of older and weaker canes will help to keep them growing vigorously. The woody stems of the American Elderberry can be cut back in winter to help promote a fuller and lower plant.

This exciting new day-length neutral and thusly free flowering Black-Eyed Susan was discovered at Dupont Nursery near Plaquemine, Louisiana and is sure to bring in the butterflies and pollinators as well as providing color all summer.

Spring and summer bring clusters of large bell-shaped, nectar rich, white flowers that draw butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. Provide Peach Perfectiontm Abelia with a full to mostly sunny position in most any well-drained soil for the best color and...

Also known as the Yellow Orchid Vine, well-established plants are considered somewhat drought resistant once well-established but will grow and flower best under average moisture conditions.

Henry Duelberg Mealycup Sage is larger growing than the ones found at most nurseries and will top out at about 30"H and wide. 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...

Flowers begin in May and may continue through August. Seeds for these plants were locally collected. This is considered to be the Southernmost of the Echinaceas making it an excellent addition to the perennial garden.

In mild winter climates they can get fairly large but are certainly amenable to pruning. A relatively new introduction from that great Texas plantsman Greg Grant and was named after his friend and the 'Rose Rustler' founder Pam Puryear.

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. Frilly, rounded clusters of dainty white tubular flowers are borne in summer atop sturdy stems and are an excellent nectar source for a variety of smaller pollinators and garden beneficials.

Give this big guy plenty of room because it can exceed 6' wide by the end of summer with a mature height of about 4'! Amistad Salvia is thought to be a hybrid of Anise Sage, Salvia gauranitica and possibly Mexican Sage, Salvia mexicana .

An excellent choice for butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators, Pentas flower from spring to frost. Great for hot sunny positions but will also tolerate part sun as well.