Butterfly Attracting Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Lowell

Therefore, it was heavily planted in the midwest and eastern US. * Rem Red Amur Honeysuckle was developed by the USDA Soil Conservation Service in the 1960's. The fruits are not comsumed in the fall by birds so it does provide a nice winter food source.

It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint).

Tolerant of dry chalk soils, it also succeeds in maritime gardens. It is also tolerant of dry, chalky soils with a high pH, salt tolerant, and drought tolerant at an established age.

* A Tecate Cypress planted at Strybing Arboretum in San Francisco is showing vigor and produces viable cones at forty years of age. The tree is found only in the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County and in San Diego County within Southern California,...

Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. * This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from...

Northern grown 1 year old roots. Lacy, fern-like, deep green foliage compliments the beautiful pink and white blooms that start in June and bloom continually until September each year without replanting.

Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies, great cut flower. Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry...

From the seeds it is possible to obtain vegetable oil (both edible and industrially useful). * The flowers are creamy-whitish in the center and pink towards the tips of their five petals.

They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable or in conserves etc. Acaulis (L.) Hill) is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe (from the Faroe Islands and Norway south to Portugal , and east...

* A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor. * The flowering quince, with flowers of red, scarlet, pink, white, and variations thereof, in spring; fruits used in cooking; native to China.

* 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. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds.

Growing only 20'' tall, you will be able to find several places for it in your garden. The Purple D'Oro daylily is a wonderfully colored reblooming daylily. You'll be thrilled with the first flush of 3'' purple blooms from June to October.

* Grows as a shrub or small tree; light gray stems, shiny dark green leaves, fall color yellow; orange to scarlet quarter-inch fruits persisting until spring; native to southeast and south central U.S.

A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther...

Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. * This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from...

* Dark purple or purplish blue flowers in spikes; fast, coarse growth, good for dry, poor soil. * Plants have an extensive root system and are also fairly wind tolerant, they can be planted as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion.

* When the white corollas have fallen, the calyces develop into deep red expanded lobes which persist into November. The species is under second-class national protection in China.

* A shrub or small tree; silvery throughout, with compound leaves and pale yellow flowers in pendulous clusters to 6", each 3/4" wide; pods to 6"; native to seashores of the Old World tropics .

It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney disorders. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family.

* Buddleja davidii , (old spelling Buddleia davidii ); also called summer lilac , butterfly-bush or orange eye ) is a shrub in the Buddlejaceae family . * It is widely used as an ornamental plant.

The plant becomes brown in fall. It reproduces by seed and tillers. The seeds are also oily, leading to its other common name, "greasegrass". Tall perennial grass with drooping branches bearing widely spaced reddish-purple spikelets.

Extracts of the plant show antitumour activity. * 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...

Thick, woody, red roots go deep and help plant withstand droughty conditions, but make established shrubs difficult to transplant. * Garden Uses Shrub borders or native plant gardens.

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats.

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

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints...

Grows 6-12'' tall and 6-9'' wide. It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden. This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green foliage.