BUTTERS AND HUMMERS

Most of the plats featured here are nectar plants, or those that provide sweet energy- rich nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds. It's important to also plant host plants on which butterflies lay their eggs which turn into caterpillars which turn into butterflies. For more information on host plants go here.
 

Butterfly Bush 'Royal Red'
Eye-catching royal purple-red flower panicles are deliciously fragrant and average 6-12 inches long. This award-winning variety is noted for being full of vigor and very floriferous. It has a compact, upright habit. Great late summer color.

Butterfly Bush 'Santana'
This lovely butterfly bush makes a lovely addition to any garden. Santanahas bright yellow margins on dark green leaves. The  sweetly scented purple-red flowers are very attractive to butterflies. Santana is medium sized growing to about 5 feet in height and 4 feet in width. 

Gaillardia 'Fanfare'
Upward-facing, orange-red flowers flare out like trumpets with bright yellow at the ends, creating a vivid medley of color. Flowering performance starts in early summer and continues into fall. This cultivar has an especially neat mounded form. 18-24 inches. Sun loving.

Yellow. FALSE SUNFLOWER.  Sun loving everbloomer

Heliopsis Summer Sun
From mid summer into fall this plant produces a seemingly never ending supply of yellow, semi-double flowers. The 3" flowers are on long stems good for cutting. 3 ft tall.

Hibiscus 'Luna Red'
Compact, 2-3ft. medium-sized bushy mound of dark green leaves. Huge saucer-shaped flowers appear in mid summer and continue until frost. This selection has blooms of rich solid red. Plants prefer evenly moist soil and sunny conditions.

Monarda or Bee Balm 'Jacob Cline'
Very large, bright red florets appear in tight clusters atop stocky, square stems from midsummer to fall. This variety is one of the most mildew resistant. Monarda is native to eastern North America, so it is easy to grow and it multiplies quickly. Sun or light shade.

Indian Summer Rudbeckia

Rudbekia Indian Summer
Enormous single and semi-double golden blooms 6-9in across on vigorous, uniform plants.  3-3 1/2ft. May be short lived in our area but worth the effort. Allow to set seed in the fall.

Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Hardy upright selection sports light green leaves and deep rose flowers which age to a beautiful bronze.   Can be substituted for shrubs in the landscape. Stout, sturdy stems support the massive flower heads which develop in summer and burst into bloom in fall. If left standing, they provide winter interest and food for birds.

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