Butterfly Attracting Plant Garden Flower For Sale In Tucson

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico.

The species grow to between 0.5-2 m tall, with large inflorescences of small five-petalled flowers, creamy-white to pink-tinged in most species, dark pink in F. Occidentalis) and Queen-of-the-prairie (F.

* Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage; can be dried for winter arrangements.

A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. * Blue, pinky-blue, lilac, or lavenderish flowers 1 1/4" wide atop 3' stems; native to meadows and grassy hills, particularly on limestone; good for wild garden; native to E.

* The bark or leaves have been chewed by children as a treatment for sore mouth. * The lilac is a very popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks, because of its attractive, sweet-smelling flowers, which appear in early summer just before many of the...

The panicles often hang limply, which is how the plant got its common name; the clusters look as though they are nodding. * Syringa komarowii is a species of lilac native to central China, commonly called Nodding Lilac.

The flowers emit a perfume similar to meadowsweet. * Holodiscus discolor is a shrub of western North America that is commonly known as ocean spray , creambush or ironwood . * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of influenza.

* A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming. * 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 .

* The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc. Both the flowers and the leaves canbe made into a syrup or a tea. * Single 1 1/2" yellow, blue, white, green, or purple flowers on long stems in spring; the color range is...

Tall, summer perennial with a somewhat branched stem. * A slender, hairy-stemmed plant bearing flower heads with drooping, yellow rays surrounding a roundish to ellipsoid, grayish central disk darkening to brown as rays drop off.

* The inflorescence is generally a large, solitary flower head which may exceed 8 centimeters in diameter. * Leucanthemum maximum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name max chrysanthemum.

Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. Bark and branchlets grayish black. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or...

* The inner bark has been chewed in the treatment of toothaches. Ducks and other water birds and shorebirds consume the seeds. * An easily grown plant, it prefers an open position in a moisture retentive or wet neutral to acid humus-rich soil.

In Denmark it is known as Judaspenge and in The Netherlands as Judaspenning (coins of Judas) because of its resemblance to silver coins, a reference to Judas Iscariot . * Annual Honesty ( Lunaria annua ) is a tall (height about 1 m), hairy-stemmed biennial...

Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters.

Southern Wild Senna (S. * Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves. Occidentalis), are also found in the East. Marilandica) is a more southern species with fewer flowers and bigger leaflets.

* The boiled roots and stems are used as a cure for the itch. * Vigorous; 1" white flowers with a slight almond scent beginning in July; native to Europe. The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give...

* The dried and powderedfruit is used as a substitute for the spice 'allspice'. The new bark is pleasant to chew. The leaves can also be usedas a spice substitute. Its a native that thrives in shady locations and adds interest year round.

* The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc. Both the flowers and the leaves canbe made into a syrup or a tea. * Single 1 1/2" yellow, blue, white, green, or purple flowers on long stems in spring; the color range is...

* A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming. * 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 .

Capsule oblong, (1-)1.2-1.7 cm, smooth. Calyx 2-3.5 mm. Panicles erect, terminal, 5-30 × 3-18 cm; rachis, pedicel, and calyx villous or pubescent, occasionally subglabrous. Pedicel 0-2 mm.

The fruit is edible but not as well known for its jelly and pie making as its cousin Cydonia . The rich aromatic juice, as tart as a lemon, is squeezed and used for culinary purposes.

* Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. * Syringa reticulata is a tree lilac that typically grows as a small tree or large shrub. Prefers organically rich, moist, slightly acidic soils with good drainage.

* It is native to the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. These are followed by cylindrical pods that are 3 to 5 cm in length. * The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in 1812 in Hortus...

* The plant contains helenalin, a compound that has shown significant anti-tumour activity. * Bright flowers of daisyish form, yellow ray petals and yellow-brown centers, from July to October; forms large clumps; parent of many hybrids; native to swamps...

Pedicel 0-3 mm, glabrous or pubescent. Anthers yellow, inserted 0-4 mm from mouth of corolla tube. Corolla purple, lilac, or sometimes white; tube subcylindric, 0.6-1.7(-2.2) cm; lobes ovate-orbicular to oblong or obovate-orbicular, 4-8(-10) mm, spreading.

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