Butterfly Attracting Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Tempe

Though its use in herbalism has been attested to for millennia, little research has been conducted in modern times. * The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia.

* A drought resistant plant once established. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.

The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates. * Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental .

* The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun. * It is a frequent component in butterfly gardens. * Common yarrow is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that produces one to several stems...

* Sweet fern was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially as a poultice to treat a variety of complaints. * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae...

The tea should be infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential oils, boiling is said to spoil it. Edible Uses: Condiment; Tea. * Edible Parts: Leaves. Cataria is used as a recreational substance for pet cats' enjoyment, and catnip...

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.

Also effective as a shrubby ground cover for hard-to-grow areas such as dry rocky slopes and banks The leaves are gathered when the plant is in full bloom and are dried in the shade.

Isolated populations exist in Alabama, Southern Ontario, and small sections of the Appalachian Mountains. * Fraxinus quadrangulata ( Blue Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native primarily to the Midwestern United States , as well as the Bluegrass region...

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

* Sweet fern was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially as a poultice to treat a variety of complaints. * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae...

Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil. Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers.

They are cultivated for ornamental use in gardens. The fruit provides food for wild life. * The berries are bitter and are unfit for culinary use. * The berries which are small drupes are purple.

* Primula vulgaris ( syn. The common name is primrose , or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other Primula species also called primroses. The leaves are often available all through the winter.

Numerous cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected. * A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft). * The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to treat arthritis,...

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

* The fruit can also be ground into a powder and used as a spice. * Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring at altitudes of 10-2,200...

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

* It is a shrub growing to 3.5 m tall. * The fall display of flowers can be described as incredible. One source says to pour boiling water over them before attempting to get them to sprout.

* The Bur-gambel oak is a Bur oak hybrid which is vigorous, fast growing, and produces heavy crops of acorns at a young age. * Wildlife benefit: Squirrels, chipmunks, deer, birds, and turkeys eat the acorns.

* It is a large shrub or tree growing to 22 m tall. It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the San Gabriel Mountains .

* Pinus longaeva , the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine , is a long-living species of tree found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States . * This is one of our most popular bonsai seeds.

Used in Mexico for washing clothes. * A soap is obtained from the fruit by rubbing the fruit in water. * An evergreen tree with compound leaves to 14", leaflets to 6"; flowers in small pendulous clusters to 8"; native to coastal areas, South Carolina...

The bark provides a faint reddish dye for the finished basketry. * Cercis occidentalis, the western redbud (syn. * The thin, shiny brown branches bear shiny heart-shaped leaves which are light green early in the season and darken as they age.

* It is also grown as an ornamental plant , and numerous cultivars have been developed for flower quality and plant form. * Echinacea is considered to be the most effective detoxicant in Western herbal medicine for the circulatory, lymphatic and respiratory...

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. Grows well in a poor sandy soil. Requires an acid to neutral soil. Seeds should produce mostly blue flowers, but may show some breaks to colors...

* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea .