Virginia Spring Beauty Size:1 Gallon The Rio Grande Butterfly Bush

The Rio Grande Butterfly Bush is a plant that's native to the Lower Rio Grande Valley

this hardy perennial is resilient and can handle both drought and heat once it's settled in

Though a hard freeze may cause it to lose a few leaves

this tree features a unique multitrunked form

Recognized as a 2011 Plant Select® Winner

Virginia Spring Beauty Size:1 Gallon The Rio Grande Butterfly BushClaytonia virginica Common names include Springbeauty and Virginia Spring Beauty. A low growing, early spring blooming perennial native to the woodlands of the eastern half of the United States and Canada. It produces clusters of white flowers striped with dark pink that provide nectar to bumblebees and other native bees. They open on sunny days and close at night and on cloudy days. Plants go dormant shortly after the seeds ripen and disappear to the