In addition to butterflies, there are many insects that are a joy to have in the garden and a reason to grow pollinator and insect attracting plants.

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  • Image of Tibouchina urvilleana 'Variegata' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Tibouchina urvilleana 'Variegata'

    Tibouchina urvilleana 'Variegata'

    Item #: 6326

    Zones: 8a to 10b, at least

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 24" tall

    Culture: Sun to Part Sun

    Origin: South America

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Image of Titanotrichum oldhamii taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Titanotrichum oldhamii

    Titanotrichum oldhamii

    Item #: 2433

    Zones: 6b to 10b

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 12" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Shade

    Origin: China

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $25.00
    $25.00
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  • Image of Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Snow Rose'

    Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Snow Rose'

    Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Snow Rose'

    Item #: 12080

    Zones: 7b to 10b

    Dormancy: Evergreen

    Height: 6" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

    Origin: China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $22.00
    $22.00
  • Image of Trachystemon orientalis taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Trachystemon orientalis

    Trachystemon orientalis

    Item #: 918

    Zones: 6a to 8b, at least

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 6" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Shade

    Origin: Bulgaria, Turkey

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $24.00
    $24.00
  • Image of Tradescantia sillamontana 'Gold Stripes' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Tradescantia sillamontana 'Gold Stripes'

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    Tradescantia sillamontana 'Gold Stripes'

    Item #: 17231

    Zones: 8a to 10b, at least

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 15" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

    Origin: Mexico

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $22.00
    $22.00
    Next crop available: 06/19/2026
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  • Image of Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by Lidia Churakova

    Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate'

    Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate'

    Item #: 4209

    Zones: 5a to 8b

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 12" tall

    Culture: Sun to Part Sun

    Origin: United States Hybrid

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $22.00
    $22.00
  • Image of Tricyrtis lasiocarpa taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Tricyrtis lasiocarpa

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    Tricyrtis lasiocarpa

    Item #: 1050

    Zones: 7a to 9b

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 36" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

    Origin: Taiwan

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $26.00
    $26.00
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    Next crop available: 07/03/2026
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  • Image of Trillium discolor taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Trillium discolor

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    Trillium discolor

    Item #: 11799

    Zones: 5a to 8b, guessing

    Dormancy: Summer, Fall

    Height: 6" tall

    Culture: Light Shade

    Origin: United States

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $39.00
    $39.00
    Next crop available: 02/26/2027
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  • Image of Trillium foetidissimum 'Baton Rouge' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Trillium foetidissimum 'Baton Rouge'

    Trillium foetidissimum 'Baton Rouge'

    Item #: 7103

    Zones: 5a to 9b, at least

    Dormancy: Summer, Fall

    Height: 10" tall

    Culture: Light Shade

    Origin: United States

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Image of Trillium lancifolium 'Close Knit Family' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Trillium lancifolium 'Close Knit Family'

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    Trillium lancifolium 'Close Knit Family'

    Item #: 18682

    Zones: 6a to 9b, possibly colder

    Dormancy: Summer, Fall

    Height: 10" tall

    Culture: Light Shade

    Origin: United States Hybrid

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $30.00
    $30.00
    Next crop available: 02/19/2027
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  • Image of Trillium lancifolium 'Shotgun Wedding' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Trillium lancifolium 'Shotgun Wedding'

    Trillium lancifolium 'Shotgun Wedding'

    Item #: 1465

    Zones: 6a to 9b, possibly colder

    Dormancy: Summer, Fall

    Height: 10" tall

    Culture: Light Shade

    Origin: United States Hybrid

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $28.00
    $28.00
  • Image of Trillium oostingii taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Trillium oostingii

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    Trillium oostingii

    Item #: 11723

    Zones: 6a to 9b, at least

    Dormancy: Summer, Fall

    Height: 8" tall

    Culture: Light Shade

    Origin: United States

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $40.00
    $40.00
    Next crop available: 02/19/2027
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  • Image of Trillium recurvatum 'Arcadia' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Trillium recurvatum 'Arcadia'

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    Trillium recurvatum 'Arcadia'

    Item #: 8684

    Zones: 5a to 9b

    Dormancy: Summer, Fall

    Height: 18" tall

    Culture: Light Shade

    Origin: United States

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $30.00
    $30.00
    Next crop available: 02/19/2027
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  • Image of Trillium x recurvifolium 'Love Shack' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Trillium x recurvifolium 'Love Shack'

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    Trillium x recurvifolium 'Love Shack'

    Item #: 16645

    Zones: 5a to 9b

    Dormancy: Summer, Fall

    Height: 12" tall

    Culture: Light Shade

    Origin: United States Hybrid

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $30.00
    $30.00
    Next crop available: 02/19/2027
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  • Image of Trillium underwoodii

    Trillium underwoodii

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    Trillium underwoodii

    Item #: 2973

    Zones: 6a to 9b

    Dormancy: Summer, Fall

    Height: 8" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

    Origin: United States

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $37.00
    $37.00
    Next crop available: 02/19/2027
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  • Image of Tripidium arundinaceum taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Tripidium arundinaceum

    Tripidium arundinaceum

    Item #: 1735

    Zones: 6a to 10b

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 120" tall

    Culture: Sun to Part Sun

    Origin: China

    Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)


    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Image of Uvularia grandiflora taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Uvularia grandiflora

    Uvularia grandiflora

    Item #: 1754

    Zones: 3a to 9b

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 18" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Shade

    Origin: United States

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


     
    $23.00
    $23.00
  • Image of Verbena bonariensis taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Verbena bonariensis

    Verbena bonariensis

    Item #: 1144

    Zones: 7a to 10b

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 30" tall

    Culture: Sun

    Origin: South America

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Image of Verbena canadensis 'Snowflurry' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Verbena canadensis 'Snowflurry'

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    Verbena canadensis 'Snowflurry'

    Item #: 1148

    Zones: 5a to 8b

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 12" tall

    Culture: Sun

    Origin: United States

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $20.00
    $20.00
    Next crop available: 06/12/2026
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  • Image of Verbena catharinae 'Lavender Frappe' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Verbena catharinae 'Lavender Frappe'

    Verbena catharinae 'Lavender Frappe'

    Item #: 9573

    Zones: 7b to 10b, at least

    Dormancy: Evergreen

    Height: 1" tall

    Culture: Sun

    Origin: Brazil

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $21.00
    $21.00
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  • Image of Verbena peruviana taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Verbena peruviana

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    Verbena peruviana

    Item #: 1154

    Zones: 6a to 10b

    Dormancy: Evergreen

    Height: 2" tall

    Culture: Sun

    Origin: Argentina, Brazil

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $20.00
    $20.00
    Next crop available: 06/19/2026
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  • Image of Verbena 'Pink Princess'

    Verbena 'Pink Princess'

    Verbena 'Pink Princess'

    Item #: 10782

    Zones: 8a to 10b, at least

    Dormancy: Evergreen

    Height: 18" tall

    Culture: Sun

    Origin: Hybrid

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Image of Verbena 'Princess Bride' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Verbena 'Princess Bride'

    Verbena 'Princess Bride'

    Item #: 6646

    Zones: 7b to 10b, at least

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 12" tall

    Culture: Sun

    Origin: Hybrid

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Image of Verbena tenera 'Sissinghurst' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

    Verbena tenera 'Sissinghurst'

    Verbena tenera 'Sissinghurst'

    Item #: 1159

    Zones: 7b to 10b

    Dormancy: Evergreen

    Height: 3" tall

    Culture: Sun

    Origin: Hybrid

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    $20.00
    $20.00

More Information About Insect Attracting Plants

What's the buzz on pollinator and insect attracting plants for the garden? There are two reasons a gardener would want to garden with insect attracting plants. The number one reason is that beneficial insects help control insect pests and reduce or eliminate your need to spray insecticides. Number two is to enjoy the aesthetic, aural and kinetic beauty of our arthropod friends.

Insects in the garden are looking for the same thing that we are...attractive flowers and leaves. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we have an enormous on-line plant catalog and have searched through it to create this mini-catalog of insect attracting plants that also look great in the landscape.

The iridescent metallic blues and greens of dragonflies, blowflies and, yes, even japanese beetles are stunning to look at. So are the saturated reds, oranges, and yellows that can be seen in ladybugs, harlequin bugs, and orb web weaver spiders. The predatory antics of lacewings, dragonflies, spiders and praying mantis are amazing to watch. The angular chitonous plates of grasshoppers and stink bugs are a visual treat for the sharp-eyed gardener as are the amusing ambulations of inchworms and the undulations of colorful hirsute caterpillars munching on leaves or earthworms, freshly dug.

During summer, the early evening staccato light show of lightening bugs brings a miniature fireworks show into the back yard. In fall, a careful gardener will find the curious egg cases of praying mantis and butterflies dangling in hidden spots on the undersides of insect attracting plants in the garden...a gift to be opened the following spring.

The auditory buzz of an orgy of fat bumble bees on flowering plants that attract bees like lantana or buddleia is both relaxing and smile inducing as are the melodious droning songs of mate-seeking crickets and cicadas. Who can sleep without their summer nighttime serenades? All are great reasons to fill your garden with insect attracting plants.

Check out our blog entries about plants that attract bees and flowers that attract butterflies.