Attract butterflies and other pollinators to your garden with this assortment of flowers that will provide an explosion of color all summer long. You’ll also enjoy a variety of cut flowers to brighten up your home both inside and out.. Collection includes 5 Butterfly Weed, 5 Globe Thistle, 3 Yellow Mignon Dahlia, 5 Crocosmia Mix, and 3 Pompon Dahlia, for a total of 21 bulbs (shown clockwise from upper left – scroll through the additional photos to see each one individually).

Botanical Names:

• Asclepias Tuberosa
• Echinops Ritro
• Dahlia
• Crocosmia

Hardiness Zones:

• 3-9 for Butterfly Weed
• 3-8 for Globe Thistle
• 8-10 for Yellow Mignon Dahlia and Pompon Dahlia; dahlias should be treated as an annual or dug up and stored indoors over winter in zones 7 and below
• 5-9 for Crocosmia

Plant Types:

• Butterfly Weed, Globe Thistle, and Crocosmia are perennial
• Yellow Mignon Dahlia and Pompon Dahlia are perennial in zones 8-10 and annual in zones 7 and below

Bloom Time: Late spring to late summer depending on variety
Advantages: Easy to grow; for cut arrangements, deer resistance, or pollinator attraction depending on variety
Mature Plant Sizes:

• 18″-30″ tall for Butterfly Weed
• 36″ tall for Globe Thistle
• 12″-18″ tall for Yellow Mignon Dahlia
• 24″-36″ tall for Pompon Dahlia
• 18″-24″ tall for Crocosmia

Light Requirements: Full sun

Plant Depths:

• 1″ deep and 18″ apart for Butterfly Weed and Globe Thistle
• 2″ deep and 12″-15″ apart for Yellow Mignon Dahlia and Pompon Dahlia
• 3″-5″ deep and 6-8″ apart for Crocosmia Mix

Soil Type: Moist, well-drained soil