Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Richmond

* It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with many large serrated leaves around the base of the stem on winged petioles. It has a fringe of 20 to 30 white ray florets around a center of many densely packed yellow disc florets.

* Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon...

Outstanding when planted in full sun. Great cut flower. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Drought and deer resistant. Wonderful lightly scented clusters of white, red and purple flowers can measure one to two feet in length.

* A slender, hairy-stemmed plant bearing flower heads with drooping, yellow rays surrounding a roundish to ellipsoid, grayish central disk darkening to brown as rays drop off. * It is attractive to butterflies and birds.

Deer resistant. Plant 10-12” apart in full sun. Masses of large, crimson-red, flowers from summer to fall! This exciting new variety has the same wonderfully compact, uniform growth habit as Arizona Sun Gaillardia, but in the exciting color of crimson...

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Aromatic and somewhat bitter. Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods.

It is perennial so will continue to supply fresh chives for years to come. * This heirloom variety matures in about 80-90 days but some stems can be cut before maturity. * Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae...

Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun. Deer resistant. For a rain garden. Highly drought tolerant. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow.

* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland.

Grows 6'' tall. Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy fragrance. Sweet William is a popular favorite because this perennial has large clusters of small blooms that come in striking colors of red, pink, white, and bi-colors.

Rose of Sharon grows 5-10' tall. Extremely hardy, they thrive in any garden with little care. An excellent source for cut flowers. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large, hibiscus blossoms in three different colors:...

The Purple Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to fall on 2-3 foot stems. Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow...

The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. * 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...

Occidentalis) and Queen-of-the-prairie (F. Ulmaria) and Dropwort (F. Filipendula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: Emperor Moth, Grey Pug, Grizzled Skipper, Hebrew Character, Lime-speck Pug, Mottled Beauty and...

* Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves. Occidentalis), are also found in the East. The flowers of this large plant are not typically pea-like.

Firefly Heather has been awarded a winner of Britains prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit. Grows 18-24'' tall and wide. Firefly's intensely colored tiny evergreen leaves that cover the stems of the plant are a brilliant combination...

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground...

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

* Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties.

* 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.

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground...

Attracts butterflies as well as serves as a host to Sulphur butterfly caterpillars. The University of Florida recommends pruning last year's plants hard in spring to promote branching and strengthening of the trunks.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote...

It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August.

* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland.

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe.

The seed can also be sown in situ in the autumn. Division in March as the new growth appears. * It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of...