Pollinator Plants Perennials For Sun For Sale In Texas

Remove the old flowers of Sedum Autumn Fire as they become brown and unattractive. This is not to be rushed. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant.

It has also shown promise in stimulating the growth of the new roots which means quicker establishment for your plant. Once the plant starts blooming, new flowers will open each morning.

Gray-green leaves (to 2 1/2” long and 1/4” wide) on square stems. Grow in average, dry to medium, well-drained, alkaline soil in full sun. This a mounded, shrubby cultivar that typically grows to 30-36” tall.

Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems. Makes a good cut flower. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.

Wood sage has a variety of common names including violet sage, ornamental meadow sage, Balkan clary, purple flowering sage or perennial woodland sage. Flowers bloom in 2-6 flowered verticillasters arranged in dense terminal racemes which rise well-above...

Salvia Caradonna reaches 18-24 inches tall, bearing flowers on sturdy stems during the summer months. It was discovered in Uchte, Germany, by Beate Zillmer of Zillmer Pflanzen and is suitable for production in USDA Zones 4-9.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones may be visited by goldfinches or other birds that feed on the seeds.

Attractive in both cut and dried flower arrangements. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give...

Basically the “good” fungus in Bio-tone colonizes on the growing roots of your newly planted plant and does not allow disease causing fungus to attack the new roots. Newly planted perennials should be watered twice weekly (Minimum), and under hot...

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Aster Divaricatus plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. In warmer climates, cut it back in the spring before it begins to bud.

The bloom time is extended, and it makes an excellent cut flower. Exciting flowered mix in shades of bright reds, roses and violets. Deer resistant.

Spent flowers should be cut back for a repeat performance in fall. Remove spent flower spikes to help extend the bloom period. Salvia Blue Hill has rough green foliage with numerous spikes of sky blue blooms rising a moderate 15″ from the compact plant.

Mass in bold drifts in the perennial border, cottage garden, prairie, meadow or naturalized area. Flowers appear singly on stiff, branching stems in a prolific, long-lasting, mid-summer-to-fall bloom.

The Perennial Sages are invaluable perennials for their rich display in the border. Excellent for cutting. If plants flop or otherwise depreciate in summer to the point where they look unsightly, consider cutting them back to the basal foliage.

Nepeta Walker's Low thrives in harsh conditions. We recommend feeding your Nepeta Walker's Low in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has hardened off and it begins to set flower buds.

Exceptional winter survival, as it does not have the winter die back that other varieties commonly demonstrate. May be kept dense with regular pruning. Excellent for fresh cutting, this is an excellent Lavender selection for drying.

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would...

Hibiscus moscheutos is easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. Tolerates some light shade, but full sun with good air circulation produces the best flowers, the strongest stems and the best environment for resisting potential diseases.

* Leaves are often used in floral arrangements. Leaves typically form a thick, slowly-spreading clump of foliage to 12" tall. * Foliage turns purplish-bronze in winter. * Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves...

* The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds.

* The roots and the leaves are aphrodisiac, digestive, mildly expectorant and sedative. It is smaller in size than the Giant Hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ). It is an umbelliferous plant, in the same group as fennel, cow parsley, elder and giant...

* Leaves are often used in floral arrangements. Leaves typically form a thick, slowly-spreading clump of foliage to 12" tall. * Foliage turns purplish-bronze in winter. * Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves...

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Asclepias incarnata plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. In warmer climates, cut it back in the spring before it begins to bud.

This root hardy native perennial will often develop into a colony of plants spreading by underground rhizomes as well as reseeding. To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just...

Sprays of pure blue flowers in mid to late spring add to the show. Grows 12-15'' tall with a similar spread. Makes a great groundcover in the shade, specimen plant or as a container plant where its beauty can be enjoyed up close.

Attractive foliage with multiple blooms on each 38'' stem; sure to complement your home landscape. SHIPS IN FALL Year after year, your iris will explode into spectacular color and unmatched beauty.