Butterfly Attracting Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Oakland

* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.

* Common yarrow is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that produces one to several stems (0.2 to 1m tall) and has a rhizomatous growth form. * Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century.

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

* A poultice of the leaves can be applied to cuts, bruises, swellings and other wounds. The Cahuilla Indians used leaves interchangeably with other tobacco species in hunting rituals and as a poultice to treat swellings, bruises, cuts, wounds, boils,...

It is an excellent attractant for butterflies and hummingbirds. Great cut flower. Grows 6-8' tall. A breakthrough in color! Bi-color is the first Butterfly Bush to feature multiple colors on each bloom.

This plant is a main stay of the perennial border. Plant 4-8' apart in full sun. The long flower trusses provide a never-ending source of cut flowers. One of the most prolific sources of massed color, blooms from July to frost.

It is native to eastern North America , from southern Quebec south to the extreme north of Georgia , and west to Minnesota . * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae , order Fagales .

The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. Its main use in present day herbalism is for relieving the pain and inflammation of pleurisy. * Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S

Masses of large, crimson-red, flowers from summer to fall! This exciting new variety has the same wonderfully compact, uniform growth habit as Arizona Sun Gaillardia, but in the exciting color of crimson red.

Highly drought tolerant. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow. For a rain garden. Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun. Attracts butterflies.

* Agave utahensis is a species of agave known by the common name Utah agave. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots of well-drained soil when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a sunny position in the greenhouse until they are at...

It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies. 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,...

* It is a prostrate or twining shrub which can spread to a width of 1.5 metres and has light green leaves that comprise 3 rounded leaflets with undulating edges Scarlet pea flowers are produced singly or in pairs between April and November in its native...

Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Drought and deer resistant. Grows 4-8' tall. Outstanding when planted in full sun. Wonderful lightly scented clusters of white, red and purple flowers can measure one to two feet in length.

* The plant is now also widely grown as an ornamental around the world. * Fast grower especially when young. The species is under second-class national protection in China. * Heptacodium miconioides, commonly known as the Seven Sons plant, is a member...

* Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney disorders.

* The Bur-gambel oak is a Bur oak hybrid which is vigorous, fast growing, and produces heavy crops of acorns at a young age. * The drought tolerance of the Gambel oak combined with the cold tolerance of the bur oak make this hybrid one the of the hardiest...

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. Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy fragrance.

* Cupressus forbesii is native to montane chaparral and woodlands habitats in the western Peninsular Ranges. * Cupressus forbesii, now reclassified by some as Hesperocyparis forbesii, and with the common names Tecate cypress or Forbes' cypress, is a species...

Used commercially like Q. It weighs 47lb per cubic foot. Alba, it is used for furniture, cabinet making, interior finishes, fence posts and fuel. * It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern...

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes.

Our Conservation Garden Assortment attracts and helps protect nature's hardest workers. Our seed mats contain the perfect blend of seed to create a beautiful garden and participate in recovering this important natual resource.

* Flowers to 5 inches, purple, borne in profusion. * A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.

* Cosmos sulphureus is also known as sulfur cosmos and yellow cosmos. * The flowers of all Cosmos attract birds and butterflies, including the monarch butterfly. * The original and its cultivars appear in shades of yellow, orange, and red.

It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies. 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,...

* Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden. Prune in early spring. Can be grown as a hedge. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils.

This Hackberry produces a pale trunk and branches with green leaves . * Usually a deciduous tree, pale trunk and branches, fast growing, fairly drought resistant, works well for bonsai.