Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In West Covina

Includes: 3 each of Black-Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflower.

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

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

Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy fragrance. Mixed colors only. 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...

Aromatic and somewhat bitter. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco , Naughty Man , Old Man or St. John's Plant (not to be confused with St John's wort ).

* 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 spasms and acts as an expectorant.

They are used like broccoli. They taste somewhat like peas. It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. * Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous...

Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown.

* Knautia arvensis , commonly known as Field Scabious , is a species in the genus Knautia . * The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. Europe, Caucasus, western Siberia. The fresh or dried flowering plant can be used, with or without the roots.

Drought tolerant. The fragrant, long panicles are showy from June to September and attracts loads of butterflies and hummingbirds.Grows 4-8' tall and 4-5' wide. Plant in full to partial sun.

* Senna hebecarpa ( American Senna or Wild Senna ) is an ornamental plant native to North America , specially Canada and the United States . Two other species, Sicklepod (S. The flowers of this large plant are not typically pea-like.

Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. In mid-summer it bursts into bloom when little else is blooming and continues to flower through fall. Rose of Sharon is lovely all through the growing season.

* 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. * Leucanthemum maximum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name...

* This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two metres.Its erect, branching gray stems bear the occasional sharply toothed, sharp-lobed pointed green leaf.

* 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. * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked, used as a flavouring in salads etc.

* This is the white flowering form. Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most...

* Trifolium pratense is the national flower of Denmark and the state flower of Vermont. It has become naturalised in many temperate areas, including the Americas and Australasia as an escape from cultivation.

* Thymus vulgaris or Common Thyme is a low growing herbaceous plant, sometimes becoming somewhat woody. Pungent and spicy. The leaves can be used either fresh or dried. A nutritional analysis is available.

The dried leaves and flowers are used to scent and add colour to pot-pourri. Beebalm is the natural source of the antiseptic thymol, the primary active ingredient in modern commercial mouthwash formulas.

* Trees, 6-20 m tall. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or dense forests, mountain slopes, along valleys near roads, on rocks; 600-1900 m.

* Arctium lappa, commonly called greater burdock, gobo,edible burdock, lappa, or beggar's buttons, is a biennial plant of the Arctium (burdock) genus in the Asteraceae family, cultivated in gardens for its root used as a vegetable.

* The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild. The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern...

* 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. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow.

It can typically be found in forest margins, fields and roadsides. It is often used for roadside erosion control, as well as beautification; it tends, however, to eliminate all other desirable spring and early-summer species of native vegetation in the...

Due to its properties as an antiseptic , cough reliever , and expectorant , it is commonly used as an aromatic herb and medicinal plant . * Herb Hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis aka Hyssopus decumbens ) is an herbaceous plant of the genus Hyssopus native...

Just as vigorous, easy, and tolerant as any other Great Coneflower, Golda Emanis Rudbeckia produces large golden yellow daisies on statuesque, 5-7' stalks in mid to late spring. The interesting and beautiful, yellow foliage of this Greg Grant selection...

This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico . It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant.