Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Iowa

* Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney disorders.

Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine. * The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc.

The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels,...

* The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun. * The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita vulgaris (Peppermint) for treating colds and influenza.

* A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between; the main flowering is in May in New York state; native to Europe, but naturalized and nearly ubiquitous in the open woodlands of the...

Showy, bright, rose-purple flowers with orange-yellow centers bloom in profusion at the tips of the leafy branches. It is native to almost every area in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, but excluding the far north of Canada as well as some of...

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.

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff.

* Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae * Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old World and is a perennial .

All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars).

* The flowers are often used for dried flower displays. Blooms late summer to early fall. * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer.

Occidentalis), are also found in the East. Two other species, Sicklepod (S. * Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes.

A tightly clump forming perennial, Eared Goldenrod produces loose arching arrays of bright yellow flowers in summer atop sturdy stems. Eared Goldenrod should make a nice addition to an informal perennial or woodland garden where its summer flowers will...

Simply dead head old blooms to encourage reblooming. Its compact size of only 6' tall makes it perfect for a hedge or specimen planting. Attracts butterflies, fragrant, deer resistant, good for cutting.

On a recent trip to west Texas we saw a Coral Vine that must have had 50 or more butterflies on one plant! Rose of Montana is considered invasive in some regions, please check with your local county extension office before planting.

The root is thought to be particularly good at helping to eliminate heavy metals from the body. It is commonly cultivated in Japan where it gives its name to a particular construction technique, burdock piling.

On moist, rich soils. It grows in meadows, on roadsides, riversides etc. * Loosely tufted perennial, short lived bunchgrass. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist.

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 face that is accented by the bright red 'ears'.

Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. * Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William ) is a species of Dianthus native to the mountains of southern...

This is a durable and slowly spreading native perennial that flowers throughout the summer months. The foliage is wonderfully fragrant and can be used in teas and cooking. Clustered Mountainmint is one of our favorites to pick and smell as we walk through...

Excellent for butterflies and the birds will enjoy the seedheads in winter. 1999 Perennial Plant of the Year. Goldstrum Rudbeckia is an award winning selection of our native Rudbeckia fulgida which is native to much of the eastern and central United States.

* A very ornamental plant. * Succeeds in poor soils and on dry walls. * An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they start flowering 6 weeks after sowing and continue until frost; native to Europe.

A paradoxically yellow flowered purple coneflower with deep sunny yellow ray petals that surround the dark bristly rounded cone. In midsummer it produces the fragrant, nectar rich yellow flowers atop sturdy 2-3' high stems.

Coral Honeysuckle or Trumpet Honeysuckle is a native, often evergreen vine that is vigorous and easy to grow as well as easy to control, unlike its white and yellow Japanese cousin.

Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering throughout the growing season. Deer resistant, moderately salt tolerant, and a tough and easy to enjoy native with flower power.

Super easy and tough. Their only downfall is wet soggy winter soils which could cause rot. Did we mention that it doesn't flop like older cultivars? May reseed under good conditions though it may be unlikely to where mulched.