Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Long Beach

It is quite hardy, disease-resistant, and gives year round beauty. We send 1 to 1 1/2' plants. Later, brilliant red berries appear that last all summer and throughout the winter. The flowers have same fragrance as honeysuckle vines.

* Plant forming huge clumps with white or grayish spherical flowers 2-3" across, in late summer; rough, thistley foliage, dark green, good for the back of a large border. * This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two...

Great cut flower. It is an excellent attractant for butterflies and hummingbirds. Panicles grow up to 10'' and feature raspberry and butterscotch yellow florets beginning in summer and lasting into fall.

It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies. * It is native to tropical Africa and southern India.

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family.

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 .

Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff.

* Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade.

Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil. Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers.

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family.

Blooms late summer to early fall. * The flowers are often used for dried flower displays. It is native to Europe and western Asia . * Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle .

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco...

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 .

Drought and deer resistant. Great cut flower. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Outstanding when planted in full sun. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds.

* Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging.

It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). It is also used in treating kidney diseases. Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows.

Both are dried for later use. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge.

* Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century. * The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches.

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

The plants are very tolerant of disturbance, we have found divisions to take well at any time of the year, though these divisions are never as good as seed-sown plants. The seed can also be sown in situ in the autumn.

* 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. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant.

Rather slow to establish. It grows in meadows, on roadsides, riversides etc. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist. * It is a perennial which grows between 30 and 120 cm (47 in), flowering from June...

A tough and hardy, drought tolerant, perennial US Native. Masses of tall wispy deep pink spikes are covered by a succession of large pink butterfly-like flowers throughout summer.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Deer resistant, moderately salt tolerant, and a tough and easy to enjoy native with flower power.

Porterweeds are excellent nectar producers outperforming nearly all other butterfly plants in the garden. In zone 10 it is likely to be a reliable perennial if not evergreen. In zone 8B-9 we find that a small percentage larger growing Porterweeds, like...

Produces small maroon to greenish flowers flowers in spring. They may be picked once they are to full size and allowed to ripen indoors out of reach of hungry raccoons and opossums.

Its main use in present day herbalism is for relieving the pain and inflammation of pleurisy. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange...