Butterfly Attracting Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Joliet

* Garden Uses Shrub borders or native plant gardens. * White flowers in panicles, midsummer; a handsome shrub with dark green 3" leaves, compact and very adaptable regarding sun and moisture, doesn't mind drought * A refreshing and stimulating tea is...

Blooms late summer to early fall. * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. It is native to Europe and western Asia .

Young leaves - raw, have a mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads. Edible Uses: Condiment; Tea. * Nepeta cataria (also known as catnip , catswort , or catmint ) is a plant in the Lamiaceae family.

* Callicarpa dichotoma (common names, Purple Beautyberry or Early Amethyst ) is species of beautyberry . * The berries are bitter and are unfit for culinary use. They are cultivated for ornamental use in gardens.

Profusion of blooms from June through September. An excellent source for cut flowers. Rose of Sharon grows 5-10' tall. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large, hibiscus blossoms in three different colors: red, white and...

A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge.

It grows at elevations of 450–1,500 metres (1,480–4,920 ft). * The Tecate cypress is the only plant on which the rare Thorne's Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus thornei) lays its eggs.

A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge.

It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria.

It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the Common Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum ). * Lonicera xylosteum , commonly known as Fly honeysuckle , European Fly Honeysuckle , Dwarf Honeysuckle or Fly Woodbine is a deciduous shrub.

* The fruit is eaten by various animals. * Chickasaw plums tend to bloom early in the spring. * Because of its attractive bark, small leaves and thin branches, Chickasaw plum is also sometimes used for bonsai.

Young leaves - raw, have a mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads. Edible Uses: Condiment; Tea. * Nepeta cataria (also known as catnip , catswort , or catmint ) is a plant in the Lamiaceae family.

Attract both butterflies and hummingbirds with their delightful scent. Pretty lavender-blue flowers bloom all the way through summer. Aromatic gray-green foliage. Plant in full sun.

This Hackberry produces a pale trunk and branches with green leaves . * It is a fast growing and popular garden tree in South Africa and is easily propagated. It can be indoors with much care but grows best outside.

In mid-May it bursts into a mass of dashing pink flowers with deep golden stamens. The flowers have same fragrance as honeysuckle vines. Reaches 8-10' and can be trimmed to 6-8'. We send 1 to 1 1/2' plants.

Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy fragrance. Grows 6'' tall. Sweet William is a popular favorite because this perennial has large clusters of small blooms that come in striking colors of red, pink, white, and bi-colors.

* This herb is commonly called Greek oregano or winter sweet marjoram, and is a hardy perennial grown primarily in herb gardens for culinary use. This plant has a low, creeping growth habit with foliage usually not exceeding 6-8" in height, and produces...

* This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two metres.Its erect, branching gray stems bear the occasional sharply toothed, sharp-lobed pointed green leaf.

The leaves are used as a flavouring for salad dressings, vegetables and legumes,and are frequently included in strongly flavoured dishes with chillies, garlic, onions etc. * A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems...

Plants require more than 14 hours daylight per day in order to induce flowering. Contains the toxic alkaloid anabasine. * The plant is used for a variety of medicinal purposes and smoked by Native American groups.

It looks really good when used with its "feet" surrounded by small evergreen shrubs or herbaceous annuals and perennials. * The fall display of flowers can be described as incredible.

It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria.

* Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

It is native to southern Europe ( Sicily ), southwestern Asia ( Lebanon , Syria , Turkey ) and eastern Asia ( China ), with two well-separated populations. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising...

* Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden. Blooms on new growth. Also useful for stabilizing embankments. Also tolerates some drought. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils.

Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Is less variable than other species of holly". Slender twigs are glabrous and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and acuminate scales. Bark is "light brown to gray" in color and may be smooth or "warty and roughened".