Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Chesapeake

You can't beat this radiant pink Honeysuckle for a tall screen of background hedge. Quite hardy and disease resistant. Later, brilliant red berries appear that last all summer and throughout the winter.

* The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. * A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and moths. Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates...

* 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). Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm)...

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 locations and love poor soil.

Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Common behaviors cats display when they sense the bruised leaves or stems of catnip are rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing at it, licking it, and chewing it. * The plant is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant.

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

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant...

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. Vulgaris), both native to Europe, and Queen-of-the-forest (F.

A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener. * A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles. Lanceolata has been found in western Norway from the Early Neolithic onwards.

Blooms late summer to early fall. It is native to Europe and western Asia . * 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;...

It is used as a blood purifier and as a treatment for eczema and other skin disorders. The fresh or dried flowering plant can be used, with or without the roots. Europe, Caucasus, western Siberia.

Its main use in present day herbalism is for relieving the pain and inflammation of pleurisy. 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.

Tall, summer perennial with a somewhat branched stem. * The disc heads have a scent reminiscent of anise when crushed. * This plant is grown as an ornamental garden plant. * It is attractive to butterflies and birds.

Grows 18-24'' tall and wide. Firefly's intensely colored tiny evergreen leaves that cover the stems of the plant are a brilliant combination of yellow and chartreuse in the summer.

* The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a...

It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family.

The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves. * The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics . * Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June.

Common behaviors cats display when they sense the bruised leaves or stems of catnip are rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing at it, licking it, and chewing it. * The plant is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant.

A strongly aromatic flavour,somewhat like a cross between sage and mint. * Herb Hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis aka Hyssopus decumbens ) is an herbaceous plant of the genus Hyssopus native to Southern Europe , the Middle East , and the region surrounding...

An aromatic tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves. It is an essential ingredient of the herb mix 'bouquet garni'. * Thymus vulgaris or Common Thyme is a low growing herbaceous plant, sometimes becoming somewhat woody.

Purple Lace produces flowers that are larger than the species on a vigorous growing plant producing and seemingly non-stop display of the gently drooping grape-like clusters of flowers throughout the growing season that attract a variety of pollinators...

An excellent choice for hummingbirds, mixed containers, hanging baskets, and in mass plantings. Provide a well-drained soil with full to mostly sun for the best results. A succession of red tubular blooms that end in a purple bat-like 'face' are topped...

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads.

In the milder portions of its growing range the Winter Cassia may remain semi-evergreen. For a very nice article on Winter Cassia from the MSU Cares Extension by Dr. Gary Bachman click here or the "More Info from Universities..." below.

It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer.

A very early and often long flowering drought tolerant Liatris. Attracts butterflies. Clusters of deep violet-purple flowers emerge from short upright to arching stems in summer and are held above the deep green grass-like foliage of this tough bulbous...