Butterfly Attracting Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Escondido

It can be a repellent for certain insects, including aphids and squash bugs. * The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. * This is the common European catmint and a spreading plant.

The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings. The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock .

* Modern research has shown that the plant increases the white blood cell count and is of value when used to prevent bone marrow loss in cancer chemotherapy patients, it also has potential in the treatment of AIDS.

* Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage; can be dried for winter arrangements.

It is native to Africa , Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control , roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. * Securigera varia , commonly known as Crown Vetch or Purple Crown Vetch , is a low-growing...

* The word chaparral is derived from the Spanish word for scrub oak, chaparro. * The California Scrub Oak ( Quercus berberidifolia ) is a small evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubby oak in the white oak section.

Its massive trunk comes from the contribution of clusters of aerial roots that emerge from the bases of lowest branches and grow down to the soil. Soon a crown of terminal buds appears and the plant starts branching.

The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles.

Blooms early to mid season. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately good soil in a sunny position. It is widespread in the eastern part of the USA (from Florida to Canada), Canada (south of Ontario), and on the coasts of the Arctic Ocean,...

Prefers well-drained soil. Simply dead head old blooms to encourage reblooming. Attracts butterflies, fragrant, deer resistant, good for cutting. Its compact size of only 6' tall makes it perfect for a hedge or specimen planting.

A mild flavour,though the texture is a bit tough. * Single 1 1/2" yellow, blue, white, green, or purple flowers on long stems in spring; the color range is even broader in cultivated varieties; leaves to 10"; likes part shade and moist fertile soil; native...

* Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally. * The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun.

It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. * Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America .

Includes: 3 each of Black-Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflower.

* Native Californians use the twigs of the western redbud to weave baskets, and even prune the shrub to encourage growth of new twigs. It is found across the American Southwest, from California to Utah.

It is resistant to drought and moderate cold. * The cotton inside the capsules, although not of as good quality as that of the kapok tree, has been used as stuffing f(density = 0.27 g/cm³), soft and flexible, and is employed in packaging, to make canoes,...

* A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis in some people, for dry sunny places; also used medicinally and as a condiment; inconspicuous...

Plants require more than 14 hours daylight per day in order to induce flowering. Plants can survive the winter outdoors in the milder parts of Britain, though they usually act as herbaceous perennials in such conditions.

* Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally. * The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun.

The Orange Glory Butterfly plant enjoys full sun and will withstand long periods of summer drought. Is especially effective in mass plantings -- ground covers, borders, and bed plantings.

For a rain garden. Ideal for cut-flowers. Deer resistant. Highly drought tolerant. Grow 12-16'' tall. Attracts butterflies. Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow.

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

* Oregano is an important flavouring herb in Mediterranean cookery,and is often used dried rather than fresh. * A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems to 3' with purple bracts and very attractive purple, pink, or...

* Ruscus aculeatus is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Germination can be rather slow, sometimes taking 12 months or more.

* The leaves and the wood are antiseptic and expectorant. * As a result of long exploitation, few old trees remain in Lebanon, but there is now an active program to conserve and regenerate the forests.

* It can be slow to establish but it will hold up to grazing, high saline soils, wet soils and can take some shade. * Palestine Strawberry Clover was developed in Australia and is very tolerant of adverse conditions.

* Native Californians use the twigs of the western redbud to weave baskets, and even prune the shrub to encourage growth of new twigs. It is found across the American Southwest, from California to Utah.