Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Topeka

Something that is considered to be an indicator of grazing in that area. A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener. The leaves contain mucilage, tannin and silic acid.

They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully...

Highly drought tolerant. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow. Ideal for cut-flowers. Grow 12-16'' tall. Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun.

* 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...

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. * Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S

They are insect and disease free and resistant to drought and deer. Black-eyed Susans are ideal for sunny borders, along walls, by driveways or as a focal point in perennial bed. It blooms from early summer until frost.

The common name is primrose , or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other Primula species also called primroses. Both the flowers and the leaves canbe made into a syrup or a tea.

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia...

Pretty lavender-blue flowers bloom all the way through summer. Aromatic gray-green foliage. Plant in full sun. Attract both butterflies and hummingbirds with their delightful scent.

Rubra), native to North America. Stems sulcate, pubescent or glabrescent. Inflorescence terminal, paniculate, many flowered. Vulgaris), both native to Europe, and Queen-of-the-forest (F.

Rose of Sharon grows 5-10' tall. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large, hibiscus blossoms in three different colors: red, white and blue. Extremely hardy, they thrive in any garden with little care.

* It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow.

* Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches.

* This variety is upright growing, very columnar. * 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.

It blooms continuously from June to August. Few flowers have more decorative value in the summer garden than the Orange Glory Butterfly plant. It is a strong field-grown plant. Plant 2' apart.

* 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 . However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range.

The Purple Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to fall on 2-3 foot stems. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil.

It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed . * Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species.

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 .

The basal leaves are long and slender or very narrowly lanceolate. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown. * Echinacea paradoxa ( Bush's purple coneflower , Yellow Coneflower ) is a perennial species of flowering plant in...

Perfect for container planting with its full, well-branched, green foliage. Great for cut flowers. Grows 9-12” tall even in poor soils and is heat tolerant. Once established requires little care.

It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America .

Grandiflorum is a perennial that grows from a short rhizome and produces a single, showy white flower atop a whorl of three leaves. * The plant is most common in rich, mixed upland forests.

This is a vigorous and disease free and drought tolerant spreading to upright deciduous shrub or small tree that attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators. A 'Texas Lilac' Vitex selection.

Rather slow to establish. A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). It has a short ligule compared to other grasses, and is an important forage crop. Adapted to cool climates as a cool seasons turfgrass.

The bracts are probably more showy than the flowers but the flowers attract loads of pollinators including bees and small butterflies. Considered by many to be the best of the Mountainmints, Clustered Mountainmint produces an abundance of tiny whitish...

Perennial Verbenas make wonderful additions to the butterfly garden providing nectar even in late winter for early visitors. Use Blue-Violet Tapien Verbena as a groundcover, a spiller in containers, or as a beautiful hanging basket.