Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Cedar Rapids

Sweet William Dianthus barbatus Single Mix

Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. It is best treated as a biennial in the garden. * Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position.

Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 880
Crop Year: 2014
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
Purity: 99%
Germination: 89%
Family: Caryophyllaceae

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Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata

Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It is obtained by macerating the seed in hot water. Lanceolata contains phenylethanoids such as acteoside (verbascoside), cistanoside F, lavandulifolioside, plantamajoside and isoacteoside.

Collection Locale: Hungary
Crop Year: 2017
Species: lanceolata
Germination Test Type: Actual
Seeds Per Pound: 225,910
Common Name: Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain

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Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata

Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It is obtained by macerating the seed in hot water. Lanceolata contains phenylethanoids such as acteoside (verbascoside), cistanoside F, lavandulifolioside, plantamajoside and isoacteoside.

Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 222
Botanical Name: Plantago lanceolata
Quantity: 0.92 lb
Species: lanceolata
Genus: Plantago
Seeds Per Pound: 225,910

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English Primrose Primula vulgaris - Primula acaulis

Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable or in conserves etc. Both the flowers and the leaves canbe made into a syrup or a tea. Flowers- raw or cooked.

Genus: Primula
Purity: 99%
Crop Year: 2013
Family: PRIMULACEAE
Germination Test Type: Actual
Quantity: 0.22 lb

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3-N-1 Butterfly Bush

Prices start at : 7.49 USD / each

Grows 4-8' tall. Outstanding when planted in full sun. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds. Drought and deer resistant.

Deer Resistant: Yes
Colors: Mixed, Purple, Red, White
Genus: Buddleia davidii
Season Color: Summer
Max Height (feet): 8

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Transvaal Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy Gerbera jamesonii

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. * The flag and coat of arms of the Province of Mpumalanga include a depiction of this flower. It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton daisy, the Transvaal daisy,...

Germination Test Type: cut
Crop Year: 2017
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 29
Quantity: 0.92 lb
Common Name: Transvaal Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy
Purity: 99%

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Arizona Sun Dwarf Gaillardia

Prices start at : 6.49 USD / each

For a rain garden. Deer resistant. Ideal for cut-flowers. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow. Grow 12-16'' tall. Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun.

Plant Lighting: Full Sun
Zones: 3-9
Max Height (feet): 12-16"
Deer Resistant: Yes
Spread: 10-12''

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Catnip, Catmint, Catswort Nepeta cataria

Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Young leaves - raw, have a mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads. The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are covered with soft, white fuzz.

Germination Test Type: Actual
Germination: 70%
Crop Year: 2014
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 333
Height: 1-2 feet
Botanical Name: Nepeta cataria

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Virginia Snake Root, Virginia Snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria

Prices start at : 20.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family.

Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 3
Genus: Aristolochia
Germination: 23%
Seeds Per Pound: 63,560
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Crop Year: 2017

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Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic herb that increases perspiration, relieves spasms and acts as an expectorant.

Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 64
Crop Year: 1995
Lot#: 9501
Quantity: 1.8 lb
Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4

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Hyssop, Herb Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis

Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

As an essential oil, Hyssop's botanical name is always referred to as Hyssopus officinalis. * A member of the mint family; many small flowers on short spikes, usually blue but rarely pink, purple, or white; forms a dense mounded plant; used in cooking;...

Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Genus: Hyssopus
Quantity: 0.07 lb
Collection Locale: Holland
Species: officinalis
Height: 2 feet

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Red Drumstick Primrose, Red Drumstick Primula Primula denticulata Red

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

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

Lot#: 0001
Botanical Name: Primula denticulata Red
Purity: 98%
Germination: 40%
Height: 8-12 inches
Species: denticulata

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French Marigold Tagetes patula

Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

The whole plant is harvested when in flower and distilled for its essential oil.The oil is used in perfumery, it is blended with sandalwood oil to produce 'attar genda' perfume. About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding...

99%

Germination: 99%
Height: 12-16 inches
Purity: 99%
Botanical Name: Tagetes patula
Seeds Per Pound: 141,875
Common Name: French Marigold

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Drumstick Primrose, Drumstick Primula Primula denticulata

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range. * 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 .

Crop Year: 2000
Lot#: 000059
Botanical Name: Primula denticulata
Height: 8-12 inches
Species: denticulata
Seeds Per Pound: 3,500,000

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Transvaal Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy Gerbera jamesonii

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Quantity: 0.92 lb
Seeds Per Pound: 145,280
Height: 10-18 inches
Collection Locale: Netherlands
Crop Year: 2017
Common Name: Transvaal Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy

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Scarlet Sage, Cherry Red Sage, Texas Sage, Blood Sage Salvia coccinea

Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties. The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm)...

Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 353
Purity: 99%
Crop Year: 2013
Collection Locale: Colorado
Seeds Per Pound: 394,240
Common Name: Scarlet Sage, Cherry Red Sage, Texas Sage, Blood Sage

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Goldilocks, Goldilocks Aster Aster linosyris

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bright yellow flowers.

Crop Year: 1995
Genus: Aster
Seeds Per Pound: 186,140
Germination Test Type: Cut
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 98
Purity: 97%

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Crimson Clover, Italian Clover Trifolium incarnatum

Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Trifolium incarnatum, known as crimson clover or Italian clover, is a species of clover in the family Fabaceae, native to most of Europe. It can typically be found in forest margins, fields and roadsides.

Collection Locale: Oregon
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 155
Common Name: Crimson Clover, Italian Clover
Seeds Per Pound: 78,996
Family: Fabaceae
Germination: 90%

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Purple Coneflower

Prices start at : 4.49 USD / each

Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers. Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies, great cut flower. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry...

Max Height (feet): 3
Spread: 18-24''
Colors: Purple
Plant Lighting: Full Sun
Genus: Echinacea purpurea

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Field Scabious, Blue Buttons, Field Scabiosa Knautia arvensis

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises. It is used as a blood purifier and as a treatment for eczema and other skin disorders.

Purity: 99%
Collection Locale: Germany
Crop Year: 2016
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Height: 1-2 feet
Germination: 98%

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Meadow Sweet, Siberian Meadowsweet, Meadowsweet Filipendula palmata

Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a genus of 12 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Filipendula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: Emperor Moth,...

Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 110
Seeds Per Pound: 998,800
Height: 36-48 inches
Purity: 99%
Genus: Filipendula
Quantity: 0.08 lb

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Golda Emanis Yellow Foliaged Great Coneflower, Cabbage-Leaf Coneflower

Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Greg Grant mentions that ‘Golda Emanis' was named for his great aunt. He describes it as "chartreuse-green foliage and the normal tall golden yellow flowers. Great in foliage or flower.

Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
Grows To: 5-7'H x 20-30''W
Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
Soil & Moisture: Average to moist soils. Clay or sand

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Torpedo Cuphea, Giant Bat Face Cuphea, Batface

Prices start at : 6.99 USD

Use in mixed containers or in mass to create a bold effect. Flowers from late spring to frost and is adored by Hummingbirds. A larger flowering form of the common Batface Cuphea which produces 1-1/2" long red tubular blooms that end with a purple bat-like...

Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
Indoor Light: ,
Grows To: 18-24''H x 24-30''W
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11,12

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Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Jr. Butterfly Bush, Buddleja

Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Jr. Butterfly Bush is slightly smaller and more compact than Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Butterfly Bush and is less brittle. Spikes of deep purplish blue, nectar rich flowers are produced from summer to fall and attract butterflies...

Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny
Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils.
Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
Salt Tolerance: Slight

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Silky Yellow Butterfly Weed, Blood Flower, Indian Root, Swallow-wort, Mexican Butterflyweed

Prices start at : 7.99 USD

To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just a Monarch Host. Raise Monarch Butterflies in your own backyard! The Monarchs migrate through our area just as the Asclepias begin to...

Salt Tolerance: Somewhat
Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
Grows To: 4-5'H x 2-4'W
Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
pH Range: Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

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Mexican Hat, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Red Hats

Prices start at : 5.99 USD

The relaxed petals surround a tall central cone of each daisy-like flower.Finely textured blue-gray foliage on a plant that becomes more dense with age.Blooms from late spring through summer.

Native To / Origin: N America
Grows To: 20-30''H x 24-36''W
Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

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Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata Kobold

Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It thrives in full sun in ordinary garden soil. It is also used in treating kidney diseases. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows.

Germination Test Type: cut
Quantity: 0.59 lb
Crop Year: 2014
Seeds Per Pound: 163,400
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Germination: 56%

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