by Happy Gardener | May 19, 2022 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinator Perennials, Seasonal & Gardening Tips
Confetti lantana has always been a favorite of many of our customers, and the colors of this lantana live up to its name. These flowers look like a party! A pleasing combination of yellow, pink and magenta make a nice pop of color in the garden, but still maintain a...
by Happy Gardener | May 5, 2022 | Annuals & Perennials, Butterflies, Fall Color, hummingbirds, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
More and more people are learning about Duranta being an amazing pollinator plant for butterflies and hummingbirds and I couldn’t be more thrilled. If you’ve never heard of this plant, or seen it in action, you are in for a treat today. I’m taking...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 20, 2022 | Annuals & Perennials, Fall Garden, Pollinator Perennials, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden
Irene lantana is a very colorful evergreen perennial. Hues of yellow, pink and red blend create a gorgeous combo throughout each individual flower cluster. Whether you plant Irene lantana in containers or in the landscape, the result is a stunning effect. Lantana has...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 7, 2022 | Annuals & Perennials, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
Today I am offering a “quick look” at some perennial pollinator plant options that we have been bringing into Rainbow Gardens lately. If you desire pollinators to visit your garden in abundance, you might want to consider adding one or all of these to your...
by Happy Gardener | Apr 6, 2022 | Annuals & Perennials, Native Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinator Perennials, Pollinators
A stop in to one of my favorite Facebook pages, The Butterfly Landing, inspired this week’s blog on Maximilian sunflowers. Laura Jarvis, owner and operator of The Butterfly Landing, often highlights amazing pollinator plants, many of them native, on her...
by Happy Gardener | Sep 16, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinator Perennials, Texas Perennials, Xeriscape Solutions
Sometimes I feel that lantana gets a bad rap at the nurseries. Customers will come in asking for perennial, deer resistant, drought tolerant, low maintenance plants for their landscapes but then say, “but nothing boring like lantana”. What?! Here is a plant that...
