Produces and
abundance of flower clusters
from June to frost that are
butterfly magnets! Excellent
specimen in the perennial garden
or around patios and decks.
Very Drought tolerant.
Companions:
Other
Butterfly Bushes, Lantanas,
Yarrows, Agastache, Asters,
Salvias, Tall Verbena, and other
butterfly attracting plants.
Purple,
white, orange, yellow or pink
flowers with orange-brown center
cones are produced in abundance
atop sturdy stems. Butterflies
love them. Very drought tolerant.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Bushes,
Daisies, Rudbeckias, Coreopsis,
Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums,
Setcresia, Verbenas, Pincushion
Flower, Veronicas, and many
more!
Masses of pale
yellow daisy-like flowers are
produced during summer and into
fall. Very attractive thinly-cut
foliage is mounding. Sheering
off faded flowers will allow
for successive blooming.
Companions:
Tall
Garden Phlox, Butterfly Weed,
Daisies, Coneflower, other Coreopsis,
Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums,
Pincushion Flower,Setcresia,
Verbenas, Veronicas, and more!
The best of
the best Shasta Daisies. Three
and a half inch daisies are
produced in abundance on sturdy
stems that rise above the thick,
dark green foliage. Forms massive
clumps in the garden. An excellent
cut flower!
Companions:
Other
Daisies, Coneflowers, Coreopsis,
Veronicas, Salvias, Sedums,
Pincushion Flower, Butterfly
Bush, Lantanas, Agastache, Yarrows,
Daylilies, Liliums, Iris, and
many many more!
The 3-4"
diameter yellow flowers with
a black center cones are produced
in abundance. An easily grown
and long-lived species. Excellent
cut flower. 1999 Perennial of
The Year! A must inevery landscape
or garden.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers,
Agastache, Artemesia, Guara,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Malva,
Tall Phlox, Salvias, Veronicas,
Sedums, Verbenas, and many more!
Name:
Gaillardia
'Goblin' - Blanket Flower
Botanical:
Gaillardia
Height
x Width:
12" H x 12"
W
Exposure:
Bloom
Color:
Yellow & Red bi-color
Bloom
Time:
May to Frost!
Water:
Low
Features:
Exceptionally
drought tolerant perennial that
produces large yellow and red
bi-color blooms from May to
frost! Very low maintenance.
Useful in perennial gardens,
rock gardens, or wildflower
plantings.
Companions:
Coreopsis,
Rudbeckias, Yarrow, Daylilies,
Sedums, Hens and Chicks,
Unrivaled
for attracting butterflies!
The flower clusters are produced
in abundance from late spring
thru fall. Leave plenty of room
in the garden for these fast
growing, mounding perennial
shrubs. Very drought tolerant.
A must in every garden or landscape!
Most definitely a Wilson Bros
Favorite!! Prune
back in Spring when new growth
begins to emerge. Fall pruning
insures death.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Butterfly Bush, Ice Plant, Sedums,
Ornamental Grasses, Junipers,
Barberries, Yucca, Coneflowers,
Rudbeckias, Pincushion Flower,
and many other plants that attract
butterflies and are drought
tolerant.
Name:
Malva
'Zebrina' - Hollyhock Mallow
Botanical:
Malva sylvestris
Height
x Width:
36-42" H
x 24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
White w/ Purple stripes
Bloom
Time:
June through September
Water:
Drought tolerant once established
Features:
Single,
hollyhock-like flowers open
all summer in the leaf axils
of plants with big, lobed foliage.
Best grown in well drained soils
in sun.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Hollyhock, Butterfly Bush, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Ice Plant, Coneflowers,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Liatris,
Phlox, Salvias, Sedums, Veronicas,
Verbenas, and more.
Multitudes
of vivid-blue flowers, resembling
pin cushions, are produced from
April to frost on this low,
mounding, very drought tolerant
perennial. Attracts butterflies
and an excellent cut flower!
A must in every garden!
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastaches, Artemesia, Butterfly
Weed, Butterfly Bush, Daisies,
Coreopsis, Coneflowers, Guara,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Phlox,
Knockout Rose, Sedum, Salvia,
Veronicas, and many more!
Name:
Garden
Phlox - (Tall)
Botanical:
Phlox paniculata
Height
x Width:
2-3' H x 2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Assorted
Bloom
Time:
Summer into Fall if deadheaded
Water:
Low to average...water during
prolonged drought
Features:
Large vividly-colored
flower clusters are produced
in abundance atop clumps of
dark green foliage on vertical
stems. Underused in our area.
Very eye catching and a must
in any sunny garden or landscape!
Mildew resistant. Some are fragrant
and good cut flowers.
Produces an
abundance of red tubular flowers
that are a hummingbird magnet!
The foliage of this plant smells
just like fresh pineapples!
A must in every garden! Like
moisture retentive soils.
Companions:
Other
perennials that like moisture
retentive soils and that attract
hummingbirds.
Name:
'Black
& Blue' Salvia
Botanical:
Salvia guaranitica
Height
x Width:
4-5' H x 3-4'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Intense Blue
Bloom
Time:
May to Frost!
Water:
Average
Features:
Georgia Gold
Medal Winner! Navy blue flowers
are produced in abundance from
May to frost on this upright
perennial bush. One of the most
outstanding plants in your garden!
A must in every garden and a
Wilson Bros. Favorite!
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Artemesia,
Butterfly Bush, Lantana, Daisies,
Coneflowers, Daylilies, Japanese
Aster, Obediaent Plant, Bee
Balm, Russian Sage, Tall Phlox,
Sedums, other Salvias, Veronicas,
and many more!
Large cauliflower-shaped
flower heads rise above very
attractive gray-green succulent
foliage. Eye-catching in the
perennial or rock garden, or
anywhere in the sunny, dry landscape.
Very drought tolerant. Attracts
butterflies.
Companions:
Other
Sedums, Agastache, Yarrows,
Hens and Chicks, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Daylilies,
Guara, Japanese Aster, Lantanas,
Butterfly Bush, Yucca, Barberries,
Ornamental Grasses, Junipers,
and many more!
Name:
Spiderwort
Botanical:
Tradescantia
Height
x Width:
18-24" H
x 24" W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Assorted
Bloom
Time:
May to Frost
Water:
Low to moderate
Features:
Attractive
frosty blue foliage contrasts
nicely with the purple flowers
produced from May to frost!
Attract butterflies.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Guara,
Daylilies, Iris, Japanese Aster,
Lantana, Malva, Russian Sage,
Salvias, Veronicas, Sedums,
and mnay more.
Name:
Verbena
'Homestead Purple'
Botanical:
Verbena
Height
x Width:
8" H x Apreading
to 3'
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Purple
Bloom
Time:
March to Frost!
Water:
Low
Features:
Purple flower
clusters are produced in abundance
on this trailing peennial. Excellent
as an edging in the perennial
garden or beds and islands.
A butterfly magnet! Flowers
from April to fros,t on and
off. Very drought tolerant.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Artemesia,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Coreopsis,
Guara, Japanese Aster, Daylilies,
Lantana, Butterfly Bush, Malva,
Russian Sage, Salvias, Veronicas,
Knockout Roses, Rudbeckias,
Sedums, and many more!
An introduction
from our friends at Goodness
Grows. Spikes of beautiful violet-blue
flowers above neat and compact
foliage from May to frost! An
excellent performer and great
cut flower! Definitely a Wilson
Bros. Favorite. A must in every
garden!
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Bushes,
Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers,
Dianthus, Guara, Daylilies,
Japanese Aster, Malva, Russian
Sage, Lamb's Ear, Sedums, Pincushion
Flower, Verbenas, and many more!
'Paprika' is
a vigorous growing Yarrow with
red flowers that keep coming
all summer long in shades of
ruby and salmon rose. This easy-to-grow
Yarrow is irresistible to butterflies
and drought tolerant once established.
An excellent cut or dried flower.
Companions:
Agastache,
Butterfly Bushes, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Coneflowers, Dianthus,
Guara, Daylilies, Japanese Aster,
Malva, Russian Sage, Lamb's
Ear, Sedums, Pincushion Flower,
Verbenas, and many more!
