Looking forward to speaking about Monarchs on January 27!
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The Crosby Arboretum – 9/16/23 presentation
The Crosby Arboretum NOLA BUG LADY Linda Auld: “Monarchs, Migration, Milkweed, and Oe”
Saturday, September 16, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Linda Barber Auld is the former owner/operator of Barber Laboratories, a pest control supply store that was founded in 1921 by her grandfather. Recently retired, Linda has studied and promoted understanding beneficial insects for 45 years, raised 148 species of butterflies and moths, conducted butterfly count surveys for the North American Butterfly Association for 30 years, and since 2014, to help monarch butterflies, has installed 17 school gardens, enhanced gardens in four Louisiana welcome centers, created monarch waystations in seven Louisiana cities plus at Mississippi’s Gloster Arboretum (and much, much more!). Linda will share recent research papers with big discoveries from three major universities regarding milkweed, monarch migration, and nectar plants, including the ecosystem of insects visiting milkweed, the Oe parasite infection, the history of the Monarch Watch Tagging program, and implications and recommendations for New Orleans and the surround areas. Reservations required. Please call to register. 601-799-2311 Cost for members $3, and $6 for non-members.
“Monarchs, Migration, Milkweed, and Oe” presentation
Looking forward to speaking at USM at their Science Cafe showcasing three interesting recent studies about migration, milkweed, and nectar plants!
Barber Laboratories store officially closed
Effective October 1, 2022
Barber Laboratories
is officially CLOSED for BUSINESS
We appreciate your patronage!
Follow NOLA BugLady @ www.nolabuglady.com
NOLA BugLady is retiring!
NOLA BugLady's Butterfly Plants will not be re-opening in September!
NOTE: Closing the Barber Laboratories store will free up my schedule for making speeches, promoting native plants, doing butterfly projects, plus writing more books and selling them. Retirement is beginning to sound b-u-s-y!
JULY Plant List- UPDATED!
JUST THREE MORE DAYS LEFT of PLANT SHOPPING in JULY!
COME & GET THEM while supplies last! BugLady is taking a vacation from selling plants in the month of August! Plant sales will resume in September!
Indian Summer Coneflowers
Barber Laboratories
504-739-5715
6444 Jefferson Highway in Harahan
Monday thru Friday 9:30-5:00
4" pot = $ 4 Quart pot = $ 6 Green AZALEA pot=$ 8 Black Gallon pot=$ 12
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Butterfly Nectar Plants STILL in STOCK! |
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| Photo | Item | Size |
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Bee Balm Monarda white | Quart & Green pot |
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Bee Balm Monarda "Peter's Purple"
|
Quart |
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Black-eyed Susan "Goldsturm" (Rudbeckia fulgida) | Quart |
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Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella) | ONE LEFT! Quart |
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Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) | Quart |
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Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | Green pot |
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Celosia Flamingo Feather | Quart |
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Cleome - pink | Quart |
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Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | ONE LEFT! Quart |
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Crabapple tree | 2 gallon |
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Crinum Lily (Crinum americanum) | ONE LEFT! Gallon |
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Crownbeard (Verbesina virginica) | Quart & Green pot |
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False Indigo (Baptisia alba) | Quart |
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Ironweed (Vernonia) | Quart |
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Lanceleaf Blanket flower
(Gaillardia aestivalis)
|
Quart & Gallon |
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PHLOX - creeping (Phlox subulata) | Quart |
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PHLOX - creeping (Phlox subulata) | Quart |
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PHLOX Louisiana Woodland
(Phlox divaricata) |
Quart |
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PHLOX John Fannick | Gallon |
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PHLOX Robert Poore | Gallon |
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Big Leaf Mountain Mint (Pynanthemum muticum) | Quart |
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Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) |
Quart & Gallon |
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"Indian Summer" (Rudbeckia hirta) | Quart |
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Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirins) | Quart & Gallon |
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Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus alba) | ONE LEFT! Quart |
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Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) | Quart & Gallon |
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Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) | Quart & Gallon |
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Caterpillar Host Plants STILL in STOCK! |
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| Photo | Item | Size |
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IT is time for metro New Orleans area folks to cut down Milkweed to avoid spreading the Oe protozoan parasite! | Not available until spring |
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Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) (for Spicebush Swallowtail) | Quart & Gallon |
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Cassia (Cassia splendens) (For Sulphur butterflies) | Quart & Gallon |
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Candelabra Cassia (Cassia alata) (for Sulphur butterflies) | Quart & Gallon |
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False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) (Red Admiral and Question Mark) | Quart |
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Fennel - Bronze (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
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Lippia "Frogfruit" (for Buckeye and Phaon Crescent) | Quart |
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Golden Tree Senna (Senna corymbosa) (for Sulphur butterflies) | Quart |
Palamedes Swallowtail
JULY Plant List- UPDATED!
COME & GET THEM while supplies last! BugLady is taking a vacation from selling plants in the month of August! Plant sales will resume in September!
Indian Summer Coneflowers
Barber Laboratories
504-739-5715
6444 Jefferson Highway in Harahan
Monday thru Friday 9:30-5:00
4" pot = $ 4 Quart pot = $ 6 Green AZALEA pot=$ 8 Black Gallon pot=$ 12
|
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Butterfly Nectar Plants |
|
| Photo | Item | Size |
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Bee Balm Monarda white | Quart & Green pot |
|
Bee Balm Monarda "Peter's Purple"
|
Quart |
|
Black-eyed Susan "Goldsturm" (Rudbeckia fulgida) | Quart & Green pot |
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Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella) | Quart & Green pot |
|
Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) | Quart |
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Buttonbush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis) |
Gallon |
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Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | Green pot |
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Celosia Flamingo Feather | Quart |
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Cleome - pink | Quart |
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Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Quart |
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Crabapple tree | 2 gallon |
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Crinum Lily (Crinum americanum) | Gallon |
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Crownbeard (Verbesina virginica) | Quart & Green pot |
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False Indigo (Baptisia alba) | Quart |
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Ironweed (Vernonia) | Quart |
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Lanceleaf Blanket flower
(Gaillardia aestivalis)
|
Quart & Gallon |
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Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera) | Quart |
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Penstemon digitalis Beardtongue | Gallon |
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Penstemon tenuis Gulf Coast Penstemon | Quart & Green pot |
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Penstemon Husker's Red | Green pot |
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PHLOX - creeping (Phlox subulata) | Quart |
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PHLOX - creeping (Phlox subulata) | Quart |
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PHLOX Louisiana Woodland
(Phlox divaricata) |
Quart |
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PHLOX John Fannick | Gallon |
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PHLOX Robert Poore | Gallon |
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Big Leaf Mountain Mint (Pynanthemum muticum) | Quart |
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Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) |
Quart & Gallon |
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Obedient Plant
(Physostegia virginiana) |
Quart |
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"Indian Summer" (Rudbeckia hirta) | Quart |
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Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirins) | Quart & Gallon |
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Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus occineus) | Quart |
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Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus alba) | Quart |
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Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) | Quart & Gallon |
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Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) | Quart & Gallon |
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Caterpillar Host Plants |
|
| Photo | Item | Size |
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IT is time for metro New Orleans area folks to cut down Milkweed to avoid spreading the Oe protozoan parasite! | Not available until spring |
|
Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) (for Spicebush Swallowtail) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Cassia (Cassia splendens) (For Sulphur butterflies) | Quart & Gallon |
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Candelabra Cassia (Cassia alata) (for Sulphur butterflies) | Quart & Gallon |
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False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) (Red Admiral and Question Mark) | Quart |
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Fennel - Bronze (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
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Lippia "Frogfruit" (for Buckeye and Phaon Crescent) | Quart |
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Parsley - curled or straight leaf (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
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Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata (for Sulphur butterflies) | Quart |
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Golden Tree Senna (Senna corymbosa) (for Sulphur butterflies) | Quart |
JULY Plant List
BugLady's available plants for JULY!
(Palamedes Swallowtail)
Barber Laboratories
504-739-5715
6444 Jefferson Highway in Harahan
Monday thru Friday 9:30-5:00
4" pot = $ 4 Quart pot = $ 6 Green AZALEA pot=$ 8 Black Gallon pot=$ 12
|
|
Butterfly Nectar Plants |
|
| Photo | Item | Size |
|
Bee Balm Monarda white | Quart & Green pot |
|
Bee Balm Monarda "Peter's Purple"
|
Quart |
|
Black-eyed Susan "Goldsturm" (Rudbeckia fulgida) | Quart & Green pot |
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Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella) | Quart & Green pot |
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Brazilian Button (Centratherum) | Quart |
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Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) | Quart |
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Buttonbush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis) |
Gallon |
|
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | Green pot |
|
Celosia Flamingo Feather | Quart |
|
Cleome - pink | Quart |
|
Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Quart |
 |
Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) |
Quart |
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Crabapple tree | 2 gallon |
|
Crinum Lily (Crinum americanum) | Gallon |
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Crownbeard (Verbesina virginica) | Quart & Green pot |
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Cut-Leaf Coneflower
(Rudbeckia laciniata) |
Quart & Green pot |
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Echinacea Purple coneflower | Gallon |
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False Indigo (Baptisia alba) | Quart |
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Firespike-(pink)
(Odontonema) |
Gallon |
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Gaura | Gallon |
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Gazania | Quart |
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Gomphrena Strawberry Fields | Quart |
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Hyssop "Apricot Sunrise" | Quart |
|
Ironweed (Vernonia) | Quart |
|
Lanceleaf Blanket flower
(Gaillardia aestivalis)
|
Quart & Green pot |
 |
Lemon Bee Balm (Monarda citriodora) | Quart |
|
Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera) | Quart |
|
Penstemon digitalis Beardtongue | Gallon |
|
Penstemon tenuis Gulf Coast Penstemon | Quart & Green pot |
|
Penstemon Husker's Red | Green pot |
|
PHLOX - creeping (Phlox subulata) | 4" |
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PHLOX - creeping (Phlox subulata) | 4" |
|
PHLOX Louisiana Woodland
(Phlox divaricata) |
Quart |
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PHLOX Jeana | Gallon |
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PHLOX John Fannick | Gallon |
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PHLOX Robert Poore | Gallon |
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PHLOX Rose Bouquet |
Green pot |
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PHLOX Texas Pink
|
Green pot |
|
Big Leaf Mountain Mint (Pynanthemum muticum) | Quart |
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Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) |
Quart & Gallon |
 |
Nicotiana
Flowering Tobacco (for pollinators) |
Quart |
|
Obedient Plant
(Physostegia virginiana) |
Quart |
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"Indian Summer" (Rudbeckia hirta) | Quart |
|
Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirins) | Quart & Gallon |
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Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata) | Quart |
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Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus occineus) | Quart |
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Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus alba) | Quart |
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Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) | Quart & Gallon |
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Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Caterpillar Host Plants |
|
| Photo | Item | Size |
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IT is time for metro New Orleans area folks to cut down Milkweed to avoid spreading the Oe protozoan parasite! | Not available until spring |
|
Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) (for Spicebush Swallowtail) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Cassia (Cassia splendens) (For Sulphur butterflies) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Candelabra Cassia (Cassia alata) (for Sulphur butterflies) | Quart & Gallon |
|
False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) (Red Admiral and Question Mark) | Quart |
|
Fennel - Bronze (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
|
Lippia "Frogfruit" (for Buckeye and Phaon Crescent) | Quart |
|
Parsley - curled or straight leaf (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
|
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata (for Sulphur butterflies) | Quart |
 |
Passion Flower Vine Passiflora incarnata (for Gulf Fritillary)
|
Gallon |
|
Golden Tree Senna (Senna corymbosa) (for Sulphur butterflies) | Quart |
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Sicklepod Cassia (Cassia obtusifolia) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4" |
JUNE Plant List
BugLady's available plants for JUNE!
(Queen Butterfly)
Barber Laboratories
504-739-5715
6444 Jefferson Highway in Harahan
Monday thru Friday 9:30-5:00
4" pot = $ 4 Quart pot = $ 6 Green AZALEA pot=$ 8 Black Gallon pot=$ 12
|
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Butterfly Nectar Plants |
|
| Photo | Item | Size |
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Bee Balm Monarda white | 4", Quart & Gallon |
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"Amarillo Gold" (Rudbeckia hirta) | Gallon |
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Bee Balm Monarda "Peter's Purple"
|
4" |
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Black-eyed Susan "Goldsturm" (Rudbeckia fulgida) | 4" & Gallon |
|
Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella) | Quart |
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Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) | Quart |
|
Buttonbush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis) |
Quart |
|
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | 4" & Gallon |
|
Cleome - pink | Quart |
|
Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | 4" |
|
Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) |
Gallon |
|
Crabapple tree | 2 gallon |
|
Cut-Leaf Coneflower
(Rudbeckia laciniata) |
Quart |
 |
Dianthus "Jolt" | Quart |
|
Echinacea Purple coneflower | Gallon |
|
Firespike-(pink)
(Odontonema) |
gallon |
|
Gazania | 4" |
 |
Gomphrena Dwarf purple | 4" |
|
Gomphrena Strawberry Fields | 4" |
|
Hyssop "Apricot Sunrise" | 4" & Quart |
|
Ironweed (Vernonia) | Quart |
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Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) | Quart |
|
Lanceleaf Blanket flower
(Gaillardia aestivalis)
|
Quart & Gallon |
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Lemon Bee Balm (Monarda citriodora) | 4" |
|
PHLOX - creeping (Phlox subulata) | 4" |
|
PHLOX - creeping (Phlox subulata) | 4" |
|
PHLOX Louisiana Woodland
(Phlox divaricata) |
4" & Quart |
|
PHLOX Jeana | Gallon |
|
PHLOX John Fannick | Quart |
|
PHLOX Robert Poore | Quart |
|
PHLOX Rose Bouquet |
Gallon |
|
PHLOX Texas Pink
|
Quart |
|
Big Leaf Mountain Mint (Pynanthemum muticum) | 4" & Quart |
|
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) |
Gallon |
|
Nicotiana
Flowering Tobacco (for pollinators) |
Quart & Gallon |
|
Obedient Plant
(Physostegia virginiana) |
4" & Gallon |
|
"Indian Summer" (Rudbeckia hirta) | 4" |
|
Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirins) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus occineus) | Gallon |
|
Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus alba) | Quart |
 |
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) | Gallon |
|
Caterpillar Host Plants |
|
| Photo | Item | Size |
|
IT is time for metro New Orleans area folks to cut down Milkweed to avoid spreading the Oe protozoan parasite! | Not available until spring |
|
Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) (for Spicebush Swallowtail) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Cassia (Cassia splendens) (For Sulphur butterflies) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Candelabra Cassia (Cassia alata) | 4", Quart & Gallon |
|
False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) (Red Admiral and Question Mark) | 4" & Quart |
|
Fennel - Bronze (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
 |
Lead Plant (Amorpha fruticosa) (Silver-Spotted skipper) | Quart |
|
Lippia "Frogfruit" (for Buckeye and Phaon Crescent) | Quart |
|
Parsley - curled or straight leaf (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
|
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4" & Quart |
|
Passion Flower Vine Passiflora incarnata (for Gulf Fritillary)
|
Gallon |
|
Golden Tree Senna (Senna corymbosa) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4" |
(Cloudless Sulphur caterpillar)
MAY Plant List
BugLady's available plants for MAY!
(Buckeye Butterfly)
Barber Laboratories
504-739-5715
6444 Jefferson Highway in Harahan
Monday thru Friday 9:30-5:00
NEW PRICES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2022 4" pot = $ 4 Quart pot = $ 6 Green AZALEA pot=$ 8 Black Gallon pot=$ 12
|
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Butterfly Nectar Plants |
|
| Photo | Item | Size |
|
Bee Balm Monarda white | 4", Quart & Gallon |
 |
Bee Balm Monarda fistulosa | 4" & Gallon |
|
Bee Balm Monarda "Peter's Purple"
|
4" |
|
Black-eyed Susan "Goldsturm" (Rudbeckia fulgida) | 4" & Gallon |
|
Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella) | Quart |
|
Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) | Quart |
|
Buttonbush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis) |
Quart |
|
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | 4" & Gallon |
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Cat Whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus) | Gallon |
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Clasping Coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis) | 4", Quart, Gallon |
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Cleome - white | Quart & gallon |
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Cleome - pink | Quart |
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Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | 4" |
|
Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) |
Gallon |
 |
Coreopsis (Coreopsis basalis) "Golden Mane"
|
Gallon |
 |
Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) | 4" & Quart |
|
Crabapple tree | 2 gallon |
|
Cut-Leaf Coneflower
(Rudbeckia laciniata) |
Quart & Gallon |
|
Dianthus "Jolt" | Quart |
 |
Eryngium hookeri "Hooker's Eryngo" | 4" |
|
Firespike-(pink)
(Odontonema) |
gallon |
|
Gazania | 4" |
|
Gomphrena Dwarf purple | 4" |
|
Gomphrena Strawberry Fields | 4" |
 |
Greyhead Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
|
Gallon |
|
Hyssop "Apricot Sunrise" | 4" & Quart |
|
Lanceleaf Blanket flower
(Gaillardia aestivalis)
|
Quart & Gallon |
|
Lemon Bee Balm (Monarda citriodora) | 4" |
|
PHLOX Louisiana Woodland
(Phlox divaricata) |
4" & Quart |
 |
PHLOX Daughter of Pearl | Gallon |
 |
PHLOX Jeana | Gallon |
|
PHLOX John Fannick | Quart |
|
PHLOX Robert Poore | Quart |
|
PHLOX Rose Bouquet |
Gallon |
|
PHLOX Texas Pink
|
Quart |
 |
Penstemon Husker Red | Gallon |
|
Big Leaf Mountain Mint (Pynanthemum muticum) | 4" & Quart |
|
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) |
Gallon |
 |
Whiteleaf Mountain Mint
(Pycnanthemum albescens) |
Gallon |
|
Nicotiana
Flowering Tobacco (for pollinators) |
Quart & Gallon |
 |
Nicotiana
Perfume Red |
Quart |
|
Obedient Plant
(Physostegia virginiana) |
4" & Gallon |
|
"Indian Summer" Rudbeckia hirta | 4" |
|
Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirins) | Quart & Gallon |
 |
Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata) | 4" |
|
Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus occineus) | Gallon |
|
Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus alba) | Quart |
| |
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) | Gallon |
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White Lace Flower (Orlaya grandiflora) | 4" & quart |
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Caterpillar Host Plants |
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| Photo | Item | Size |
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Aquatic Milkweed Asclepias perennis (for Monarch) | Quart |
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Borage -Blue or white- (for Painted Lady) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) (for Spicebush Swallowtail) | Quart & Gallon |
|
Cassia (Cassia splendens) (For Sulphur butterflies) | Quart & Gallon |
 |
Dill (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
|
Fennel - Bronze or green
(for Black Swallowtail) |
4" |
 |
Lippia "Frogfruit" (for Buckeye and Phaon Crescent) | Quart |
|
Parsley - curled or straight leaf (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
|
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4" |
|
Passion Flower Vine Passiflora incarnata (for Gulf Fritillary)
|
Gallon |
(Monarch caterpillar)