We love ‘De La Mina’ verbena (Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’) for its mounding habit, long bloom time and drought tolerance. Read Article
Tag Archives: butterfly gardening
Bush Morning Glory
Common name: Bush morning glory
Dutchman’s Pipevine
Dutchman’s pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla) is a quick-growing vine that can be trained up a trellis or porch. Read Article
Hummingbird Trumpet
Hummingbird trumpet (Epilobium canum ssp. garrettii) is a short, drought-tolerant perennial that attracts hummingbirds and resists deer. Read Article
Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)
Turk’s cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii) is a shrubby plant with red summer flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Read Article
Butterfly Weed
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a bright-flowering plant that attracts butterflies and tolerates drought. Read Article
Joe-pye Weed
Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) is a summer-flowering plant that attracts butterflies and birds. Read Article
Meghan’s Picks: American Garden Award
In the American Garden Award program, four new flower varieties are planted at participating botanic gardens across the US, and visitors vote on their favorites. Here are the 2010 American Garden Award winners. Read Article
Cardinal Flower
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is an easy-to-please plant with vivid red summer blooms. Read how to grow cardinal flower. Read Article
Meghan’s Picks: Pollinator Guides
I was pushing my daughter in her stroller the other day and we spotted a very busy bumblebee, a beautiful butterfly and—most exciting—a hummingbird. All of these winged creatures do important work for the plants that they visit, pollinating them … Read Article
Soapweed
Virtues: Very drought tolerant. Large spring flowers. Attracts butterflies and moths. Common name: Soapweed Botanical name: Yucca glauca Flowers: Multiple creamy white or slightly green bell-shaped flowers appear on tall (foot) stalks in late spring. Foliage: Narrow, spiky, to 30 … Read Article