Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Manchester

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. * The French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family...

Will bloom again in late summer if spring blossoms are cut off. Enjoy astonishing numbers of snowy, gold-centered blooms every June and July. Choice one-year-old field-grown plants.

* The name basket flower refers to the stiff, straw-colored bracts just beneath the flower head, which are divided at the tip into long, sharp teeth. * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual...

It is also used in treating kidney diseases. Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. * The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore...

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 important natual resource.

* This is the common European catmint and a spreading plant. * The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. They can be used fresh or dried to make an aromatic herb tea.

It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family .

* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown. * It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the...

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.

Grows 4-8' tall. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Wonderful lightly scented clusters of white, red and purple flowers can measure one to two feet in length.

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.

It blooms from early summer until frost. Great cut flower. Bloom: July-September. Drought tolerant, attracts butterflies and hummbingbirds, for a rain garden. Black-eyed Susans are ideal for sunny borders, along walls, by driveways or as a focal point...

The flowers and foliage, fresh or dried, is often used to make a very nice herbal tea, as a mild spice in cooking, and could certainly be used in potpourris as well (Bonnie fell in love with the fragrance of the dried seed heads!).

* It is often used as an ornamental plant. * Unique seed pods add interest to garden areas. * Gomphocarpus physocarpus is a food of the caterpillars of Danaus butterflies, including the monarch butterfly.

The Flutterby series of Butterfly Bushes or Buddleias were selected not only for their compact habit, fragrant colorful flowers, their ability to flower continuously throughout the growing season, and landscape potential but also for their sterility or...

Selfheal can be used to good effect spilling over walls or even in containers if you feel you need to contain it. An easy groundcovering perennial, Under the Sea Selfheal produces fat spikes of dark bracts from which tubular purplish pink flowers emerge...

It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies. * 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 flowers all summer and fall. An easy to grow and drought tolerant heirloom plant. On a recent trip to west Texas, we saw what must have been over 50 butterflies on one vine! Coral Vine is considered invasive in some regions, please consult your local...

This selection of our native Trumpet or Coral Honeysuckle was growing in N Louisiana, and was spotted during a Native plant walk with noted Louisiana Plant Taxonomist Dr. Charles Allen, Kent and Sonie Milton, Jeff McMillian, etal.

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. This a great perennial for full sun to mostly sunny gardens or medium to large containers.

The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used. * This species is native to the temperate regions of the old world, from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, and from the British Isles through Russia,...

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

* Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple, graceful perennial that is one of the most familiar and beloved of the spring woodland wildflowers in eastern North America.

It is hardy and not easily outcompeted by other plants. * The disc heads have a scent reminiscent of anise when crushed. * The yellow rays (petals) droop downward and are arranged around a grayish-brown cone.

This is not an evergreen. These hardy plants are welcome in any landscape. These hardy, erect-branching shrubs will grow 5-10' tall for an informal privacy screen or can be trimmed for a neat, colorful hedge.

* Bright flowers of daisyish form, yellow ray petals and yellow-brown centers, from July to October; forms large clumps; parent of many hybrids; native to swamps and wet fields over much of the U.S. * The dried nearly mature flower heads are used in a...

The bracts are probably more showy than the flowers but the flowers attract loads of pollinators including bees and small butterflies. This is a durable and slowly spreading native perennial that flowers throughout the summer months.