Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Thornton

Few flowers have more decorative value in the summer garden than the Orange Glory Butterfly plant. Is especially effective in mass plantings -- ground covers, borders, and bed plantings.

The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47.

* Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico. * The plant is often cultivated for its showy flowers, and can sometimes be found...

Lovely pink/white blooms to beautify slopes and problem areas from June through September. Grows so thick, it chokes out even persistent weeds and requires no mowing or care. Northern grown 1 year old roots.

* Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America . * 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...

Perfect for container planting with its full, well-branched, green foliage. Great for cut flowers. Deer resistant. Masses of large, crimson-red, flowers from summer to fall! This exciting new variety has the same wonderfully compact, uniform growth habit...

* Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort. Aromatic and somewhat bitter.

* 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). * Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as...

It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce and they...

Due to its properties as an antiseptic , cough reliever , and expectorant , it is commonly used as an aromatic herb and medicinal plant . * The leaves and young shoot tips are eaten raw or used as a flavouring in soups, salads etc.

It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce and they...

* Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species. * The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked.

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

It is easily recognised by its attractive three-petaled white flowers, opening from late spring to early summer, that rise above a whorl of three, leaf-like bracts. * Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple,...

* It is a perennial plant to USDA Zone 6. Several cultivar groups have been selected for agricultural use, mostly derived from T. * It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility.

Showy, bright, rose-purple flowers with orange-yellow centers bloom in profusion at the tips of the leafy branches. * The flower color is variable, ranging from lavender to blue to white.

* The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar.

* It is native to France and Spain but it can be found growing wild in other parts of the world as an introduced species and sometimes a garden escapee. * The inflorescence is generally a large, solitary flower head which may exceed 8 centimeters in diameter.

* Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North America .

* It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or...

* Bright yellow flowers.

For these areas consider some of the sterile or near sterile hybrids like " Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip ". Deadheading spent flowers will help to promote continuous flowering but this is not required.

Tall spikes of dark golden yellow 1" blooms are born in summer and fall on an upright growing shrub. Called Popcorn Cassia because when brushed or crushed the foliage emits the wonderful fragrance of freshly buttered popcorn.

An exceptionally free flowering form of our native Coral Honeysuckle producing a nearly continuous display of red tubular blooms with a yellow throat. Use our 'Notify' tool to get a notice!!

* A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft). * This plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its twining habit and its showy flowers which appear early in the season - occasionally even in midwinter.

Can be successfully grown indoors. We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen from the vine. Moore's Passionvine produces large yellow fruit with dark red pulp surrounding the seeds.

* The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete. * In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs...