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American Elderberry, Common Elderberry
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

A mulch will also provide many benefits as well. For excellent info on Elderberry from the Herb Society of America click here . The nectar rich flower clusters host a wide variety of pollinators and its ripe fruit is sure to attract a host of bird species.
  • Native To / Origin: US - all but a few western states as well as central and eastern Canada
  • Soil & Moisture: Moist to average moist to wet, well-drained, fertile soils. Tolerates clay.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Salt Tolerance: High soil and aerosol salt tolerance
  • Grows To: 6-12'H x 6-12'W
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White Katie Dwarf Ruellia, Dwarf Mexican Petunia, Desert Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells, Florida Bluebells
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

This durable perennial makes a great border, groundcover, or makes a great addition to containers. 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,...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Grows To: 6-12"H x 8-12"W
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Crucita, Jack in the Bush, Fragrant Mist Flower, Blue Mist Flower
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Jack in the Bush can become shrub-like in frost free climates but often look their best after an annual pruning. A native of the southern most portions of Texas and Florida, Crucita can be found in flower as early as mid summer to late fall.
  • Native To / Origin: US- S Texas and S Florida
  • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
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Bahama Blue Passion Flower, Passion Vine
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties We have offered this plant under the name of White Passionvine for many years.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Grows To: 15-20'H+
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,10,11
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
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Sharp or Slender Blazing Star, Gayfeather, Liatris
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Plant several together for the best effect. The soft texture and and gently arching flower spikes make this beautiful Blazing Star a perfect candidate for the perennial garden where it sure to attract attention as well as butterflies and pollinators.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Grows To: 24-30''H x 8-12''W
  • Native To / Origin: US - W Louisiana, E Texas
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Pinkscale Blazing Star, Gayfeather, Liatris
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Attracts Butterflies. This tough and drought tolerant clump forming bulbous native perennial produces rosettes of blue-green grass-like foliage from which the elegant flower spikes emerge.
  • Grows To: 24-36''H x 12-30''W
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: US - S Central
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
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Lady in Red Scarlet Sage, Blood Sage, Hummingbird Sage
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering throughout the growing season. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
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Fragrant White Mistflower, Shrubby White Mistflower, Shrubby Boneset, Havana Snakeroot
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

The Fragrant White Mistflower produces clusters of fragrant, white, nectar-rich flowers in fall just as the Monarch butterflies are migrating southward. This shrubby perennial native of the Edwards Plateau is a tough hombre that is moderately drought...
  • Grows To: 3-6'H x 3-6'W
  • Native To / Origin: US- S Central TX into Mexico, Cuba, Bahamas
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
  • Soil & Moisture: Tolerant of a wide range of soil types. Moderately drought resistant once well-established.
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Azure Blue Sage
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Grandiflora syn. Pitcheri or Pitcher Sage. Great at the back of the garden or in natural settings. Under natural conditions Azure Blue Sage produces tall arching stems that terminate into large, often branching, spikes of flowers that are quite suited...
  • Grows To: 3-6'H x 2-3'W
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: US - Central & Eastern
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
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Goldstrum Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia
Prices start at : 5.99 USD

Goldstrum Rudbeckia is an award winning selection of our native Rudbeckia fulgida which is native to much of the eastern and central United States. Excellent for butterflies and the birds will enjoy the seedheads in winter.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,9
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
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Buzztm Soft Pink Butterfly Bush, Buddleia
Prices start at : 8.99 USD

The Buzztm series of Butterfly Bushes were developed for their compact habit, large flower spikes, and for their exceptional flower power. This compact Buddleia flowers even at a very young age and will continue flowering from spring to frost.
  • Native To / Origin: Gardens - Thompson and Morgan
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils, with average moisture. Does not tolerate wet feet / poor drainage but are otherwise fairly adaptable.
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3-5'W
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
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Colorwheel Stokesia Daisy, Stoke\'s Aster
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

In the northern most portions of their range, zones 5 and 6, they should be provided with a deep winter mulch. Attracts butterflies and a host of other pollinators. Their reliability and durability make them highly recommended garden perennials.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,(5,6 if mulched)
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils. Moderately drought tolerant once well-established.
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Itsaul Plants, Alpharetta, GA, circa 2000
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Grows To: 12-18''H x 12-18''W
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Eared Goldenrod
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

A tightly clump forming perennial, Eared Goldenrod produces loose arching arrays of bright yellow flowers in summer atop sturdy stems. Shade tolerant, clump forming and it attracts a variety of pollinators when in flower.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade, Filtered shade
  • Grows To: 24-36"H when in flower space at 12" apart
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch SQ / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Deer Resistance: High
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Sweet Goldenrod, Anise Scented Goldenrod, Fragrant Goldenrod
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

The flowers and foliage, fresh or dried, is often used to make a very nice herbal tea, as a mild spice in cooking, and could certainly be used in potpourris as well (Bonnie fell in love with the fragrance of the dried seed heads!).
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Native To / Origin: US- throughout the eastern US from east Texas to New Hampshire
  • Soil & Moisture: Tolerant of most soil types and does well even in poor soils.
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate to High
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Aphrodite\'s Purple Nightietm Passion Flower, Passion Vine
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

This sterile hybrid from Euroamerican Propagators has garnered top marks in gardens across the US! Provide ample sunlight in a well-drained, fertile soil and stand back as this passion flower may be the star of the show!
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10,11,(8B?, 8A?)
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, fertile, well-drained soils.
  • Grows To: 8-12'H+
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Butterflytm Red Pentas, Egyptian Star Cluster
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant. An excellent choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will flower from summer until frost. Rich red 3" flowers clusters.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moisture, moderately fertile acid soils.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
  • Grows To: 18-24''H x 12-18''W
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight
  • Native To / Origin: Africa
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Black & Bloom Salvia, Anise Sage
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

This a great perennial for full sun to mostly sunny gardens or medium to large containers. Provide full to partial sun with average drainage and average moisture for best results. It has been known to spread by rhizomes but under most conditions stays...
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, fertile soils.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
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Lavender Porterweed
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves.
  • Native To / Origin: American Tropics
  • Fertilizing: Spring-frost or year round in warm, frost free conditions.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Pruning: Not needed except to remove spent flower stems though it's not required, pinch to improve branching.
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils.
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Gregg\'s Mist Flower, West Texas Ageratum
Prices start at : 8.99 USD

The flowers attract loads of butterflies as well as other pollinators and Gregg's Mist Flower flowers most heavily beginning in late summer and lasting through fall. Its rhizomatous though non-aggressive nature makes this durable and drought resistant...
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Well draining.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,10
  • pH Range: Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Native To / Origin: US- TX, NM, AZ
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Winter Cassia, Christmas Senna, Butterfly Bush
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

A host plant to Sulphur butterflies and nectar source for a variety of pollinators. The Winter Cassia may freeze to the ground in the northern portions of its range but it is quick to return in spring.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
  • Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
  • Grows To: 8-12'H x 8-12'W
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
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Sensation Blue Chaste Tree, Vitex, Monk\'s Pepper Tree
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

A large deciduous, drought tolerant shrub with an upright to spreading habit. Vitex have few pests or diseases and are great for butterflies and bees. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are...
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate soil and aerosol salt tolerance
  • Grows To: 15'H x 15'W
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • Native To / Origin: US - Fresno, CA - Herbert Kelly, Jr.
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Native Purple Cone Flower
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

An excellent cut flower that can last for up to a week in a vase. These seedlings originated from a vigorous native Louisiana population of this beautiful perennial. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at...
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Native To / Origin: US
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
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Flutterby Petite Blue Heaven Butterfly Bush, Buddleia
Prices start at : 10.99 USD

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...
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils, with average moisture. Does not tolerate wet feet / poor drainage but are otherwise fairly adaptable.
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Peter Podaras, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - 2011
  • Grows To: 24-30''H x 24-30''W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part shade
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
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Katie Blue Ruellia, Dwarf Ruellia, Dwarf Mexican Petunia, Desert Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells, Florida Bluebells
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

They are shade tolerant but flower best when grown in sunny areas. 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...
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Grows To: 6-12"H x 8-12"W
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Black Knight Butterfly Bush
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds. A hallmark of this shrub is the lightly scented clusters of flowers measuring one to two feet in length.
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Colors: Blue
  • Genus: Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'
  • Max Height (feet): 8
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Tangerine Princess Coral Honeysuckle
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

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 Taxonomist Dr. Charles Allen, Kent and Sonie Milton, Jeff McMillian, etal.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Salt Tolerance: Poor
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, moderately fertile soils with good drainage. Moderate drought tolerance once well-established.
  • Native To / Origin: US- LA - Jeff McMillian, Dr. Charles M. Allen, Kent and Sonie Milton, etal.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
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Prairie Blazing Star, Thickspike Gayfeather, Kansas Gayfeather, Liatris
Prices start at : 5.99 USD

When the Liatris are in flower, few plants can compete for the multitude of butterflies and other pollinators that they attract. The large bulb-like corm will produce several flower spikes once mature.
  • Native To / Origin: US - Central and NE
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist to moderately moist, acidic to neutral, low to moderately fertile soils.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Grows To: 36-60"H 12-18''W
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