Butterfly Specimen

Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. Dislikes dry soils. A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed.

When is a butterfly not exactly a butterfly and a moth not exactly a moth? An herb garden is an excellent idea as well. Preferred host plants include various locust and acacia trees, vetch, (and many other legumes) oaks, Baptisia, mallows and some canna...

In northern climates, it will die back to the ground for winter, but it can also be easily pruned. At times your Butterfly Bush will be so covered with butterflies that the foliage will seem to be alive with movement! Even without the magnificent flowers,...

Pink Delight Butterfly Bush will grow up to six feet in height with an equal spread. As if the beauty of your flowers weren't enough, the fragrance of the blossoms is every bit as enticing as their appearance! A scintillating addition to your yard, and...

It is easy to grow and generally pest-free. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. Planting a few in your front yard will ensure a spectacular floral display and impressive gathering of summertime winged...

Long spikes of deep indigo blue, tubular flowers are borne continuously from spring to frost on this vigorous perennial Salvia. Indigo Spires has long been one of our favorites and is a reliable performer in the landscape producing a 2-4 high plant with...

The trailing Verbenas are one of the earliest flowering perennials in our gardens and provide the early hummingbirds and butterflies with plenty of choice nectar at a time when few other perennials are in flower.

Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. Cloud Eight is a semi-dwarf selection of Purole-Top Vervain with a compact and free flowering habit. Clusters of rich purple flowers are produced on sturdy stems atop the medium...

This makes this a great plant for children to enjoy as the multitudes of often alien looking caterpillars are sure to pique their interest. The Maypop Passionvine or Passion Flower produces a summer long display of 2-3" wide white, lavender, and purple...

Buchanan's Sage is considered hardy in zones 9-11, with some reports suggesting into zone 8B, provide a well-drained soil and part shade in hot summer climates for the best results.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces,...

A relatively new introduction from that great Texas plantsman Greg Grant and was named after his friend and the 'Rose Rustler' founder Pam Puryear. Provide your Turk's Caps with a well-draining, moderately fertile soil, preferably with at least 4-6 hours...

A tough and hardy, drought tolerant, perennial US Native. Masses of tall wispy deep pink spikes are covered by a succession of large pink butterfly-like flowers throughout summer.

Snow Queen Passionflower is a vigorous, hardy, and exceptionally free-flowering Riverside hybrid created by Myles Irvine of the UK that can be enjoyed in gardens or as a container plant.

This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage and flowers. Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green...

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.

Early Bird Gold was selected from a stand of Goldstrum Rudbeckia and inherits all of that award winning perennial's attributes yet it flowers continuously over a much longer period.

October Skies Aster is a low mounding perennial that develops into a compact shrub-like plant by flowering time. May not tolerate poor drainage but at the same time will do well in most soils from clay, calcareous, limestone, and sand.

Rudbeckia texana and R. The Texas Coneflower is found only in Louisiana and SE Texas. A rosette of large, rich dark green glossy foliage subtends the flower stalks. A good nectar and pollen source for pollinators.

Porterweeds are excellent nectar producers outperforming nearly all other butterfly plants in the garden. Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. I would be surprised to find a plant that produces a more continuous supply of...

Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering throughout the growing season. Summer Jewel Red is a 2011 All American Selection Award winner and produces a nearly non-stop display of scarlet red tubular...

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. The small size, exceptional flower power, and spreading habit lends Lilac Chip to use in the perennial border, as a groundcover, smaller spaces,...

An easy to grow and drought tolerant heirloom plant. It flowers all summer and fall. It dies to the ground in winter, but faithfully returns from the ground each spring. On a recent trip to west Texas, we saw what must have been over 50 butterflies on...

Where drainage is poor consider providing raised beds or grow them as container plants. Deadheading spent flowers will help to promote continuous flowering but this is not required.

This rare plant is sustainably produced in nurseries and is now available to the public. The Yellow Purple Coneflower or Yellow Coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa var. Neglecta , that has white, pink, to purplish ray petals that more closely resemble those...

A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains the Mast Arboretum plant collection.

Once again we should all thank Greg Grant for another excellent selection! This tough little sage was found growing in a cemetery with no care except for the periodic weed eater for pruning.