Butterfly Attracting Plant Flowering Shrub For Sale In Massachusetts

The leaves are oval-oblong, 5-19 cm long and 2-7 cm broad. The flowers are generally longer on this subspecies. The panicles often hang limply, which is how the plant got its common name; the clusters look as though they are nodding.

* Syringa josikaea ( Hungarian Lilac ) is a species of Lilac , native to central and eastern Europe , in the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary , Romania , and western Ukraine . * A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming.

This plant is a main stay of the perennial border. This keeps it manageable and promotes new bloom shoots. In fall, after flowering, prune back to within a few inches of ground. The Mixed Butterfly Bush has fragrant 8-10'' flower spikes and grows 4-8'...

* Easily grown in a good garden soil. It has a fringe of 20 to 30 white ray florets around a center of many densely packed yellow disc florets. * It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with many large serrated leaves around...

This Butterfly Bush Sampler includes 2 each of Yellow, Red and Black butterfly bushes.

Grows 3-6 feet tall. Butterfly Bushes bloom from July until frost, 8-10'' fragrant flower spikes that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Mixed colors: dark purple, soft orchid-pink, lilac, reddish and snow white.

* Eriodictyon californicum is a shrub growing one to three meters tall, typically found in clonal stands. The smaller branches and foliage are coated in a sticky resin and are often dusted with black fungi, Heterosporium californicum.

If you are looking for a fertilizing routine tailored to your specific conditions, a soil sample should be taken and the fertilizer and trace elements matched to the needs of your soil.

It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates. Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of the plant contain bioactive...

Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more. Bark and branchlets grayish black. * Trees, 6-20 m tall. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or dense forests, mountain slopes, along...

* Callicarpa dichotoma (common names, Purple Beautyberry or Early Amethyst ) is species of beautyberry . This species can be found in China and Japan. * The flowers are pink to white.

* 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.

More northern areas may wish to fertilize only once in June or July. Knives, hand cutters, saws, and shears should be sharpened if necessary before pruning any shrubs. Fertilizing at this time may stimulate new growth that will be too tender to withstand...

* 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.

This type of mint has a square stem with flowers that are 1/4 to 1/2 inch long and white with purple/violet to pink spots. The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are covered with soft, white fuzz.

Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Appreciates some afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Performs best in climates with warm summer days and cool nights. * Gerbera jamesonii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Gerbera.

* This plant is grown as an ornamental garden plant. * It is native to the central and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada. Tall, summer perennial with a somewhat branched stem.

* It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow.

* The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked. * Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species.

The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist. * Templetonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil.

Prefers a calcareous soil but tolerates mildly acid soils. * Succeeds in poor soils and on dry walls. * Easily grown in a good, well-drained ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.

* The fruit falls from the tree in autumn and is then stored until fully ripe. * Edible fruit - raw or cooked. * Trees grown from this seed will exhibit better fruiting qualities than wild collected seed.

* The young shoots can be eaten cooked. * Swamp milkweed is an upright, 100- to 150-centimeter (39- to 59-inches) tall plant, growing from thick, fleshy, white roots . A pea-like flavour, they are very appetizing.

* Primula denticulata , commonly known as Drumstick primrose or the Himalayan Primrose is a species of primrose that is native to moist alpine regions and Afghanistan to China . However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range.

Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties. * The plant reaches 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.2 m) in height, with many branches, and a spread of about 2.5 ft (0.76 m).

When fertilizing Buddleias in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer). Pruning large Buddleias that are well established will enable the plant to have continued vigor, and lead...

Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. * This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long.