Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Boston

* Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old...

Ideal for cut-flowers. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow. Highly drought tolerant. For a rain garden. Attracts butterflies.

* Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south...

Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America .

* Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle . It is native to Europe and western Asia . * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer.

* The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete. * In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs...

* 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). * It is native to tropical Africa and southern India.

Wonderful lightly scented clusters of white, red and purple flowers can measure one to two feet in length. Drought and deer resistant. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden.

Mats are 20"x5'.Attracts natues's hardest workers to the garden. Each mat is generously preseeded on recycled paper that promotes germination. Our seed mats contain the perfect blend of seed to create a beautiful garden and participate in recovering this...

It is native to Europe and western Asia. * Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads.

* Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America . It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall.

Few flowers have more decorative value in the summer garden than the Orange Glory Butterfly plant. It blooms continuously from June to August. The Orange Glory Butterfly plant enjoys full sun and will withstand long periods of summer drought.

* It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich soils, at an altitude of 0–400 metres (0–1,300 ft) above sea level. They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence...

It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. * Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species.

Mats are 20"x5'.Attracts Monarchs and all other butterflies to the garden. Each mat is generously preseeded on recycled paper that promotes germination. Our seed mats contain the perfect blend of seed to create a beautiful garden and participate in recovering...

It can be a repellent for certain insects, including aphids and squash bugs. * The plant is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are covered with soft, white fuzz.

* Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae), commonly known as the New England aster, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to almost every area in North America east of the Rocky Mountains,...

Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America .

Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

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

* Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches.

It retains its flavour well in long slow cooking. * A woody-stemmed aromatic plant, long used for flavoring foods; sometimes used as a ground cover or rock garden plant; 1/2" evergreen leaves, upright flowering spikes in May; native to southern Europe.

* The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose.

Once again we should all thank Greg Grant for another excellent selection! This tough little sage was found growing in a cemetery with no care except for the periodic weed eater for pruning.

The tall sturdy spikes of this Liatris quickly develop white pearl-like buds that open to clusters of lavender flowers. No staking is required for this beautiful native clump-forming cormous perennial.

The flower clusters are perched atop sturdy stems held 2-3' above the rosettes of fragrant, soft gray-green, feathery foliage. Coronation Gold Achillea is a clump forming selection and its grayish foliage suggests drought resistance.

Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more. 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 valleys near roads, on rocks; 600-1900 m.