Butterfly Attracting Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Connecticut

* Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family.

They are insect and disease free and resistant to drought and deer. Grow 2-3' tall. Award winner! Black-eyed Susans have rich, golden yellow petals set off by bronze-black centers.

Quite hardy and disease resistant. In mid-May it bursts into a mass of dashing pink flowers with deep golden stamens. This variety is vigorous and dense-growing. You can't beat this radiant pink Honeysuckle for a tall screen of background hedge.

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

* 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.

Our Conservation Garden Assortment attracts and helps protect nature's hardest workers. Our seed mats contain the perfect blend of seed to create a beautiful garden and participate in recovering this important natual resource.

A tea made from the leaves has traditionally been used as a cleansing tonic and blood purifier so the plant is often used in the treatment of hay fever, arthritis, anaemia etc. They can also be dried for winter use.

* 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 native to the central and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada. One or several flowers, each on its own long stalk, may top a single stem. * This plant is grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Rose of Sharon grows 5-10' tall. 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: red, white and blue.

It is a common weed of cultivated land. It is obtained by macerating the seed in hot water. Gold and brown dyes are obtained from the whole plant. * A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles.

Stems sulcate, pubescent or glabrescent. Well-known species include Meadowsweet (F. Occidentalis) and Queen-of-the-prairie (F. Ulmaria) and Dropwort (F. Rubra), native to North America.

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. * 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...

* The flowers are often used for dried flower displays. * Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle . * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer.

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

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 .

‘Wisteria Lane's large, dense plants display an uncommon weeping habit that flourishes long, majestic rich-violet flower spikes throughout summer. This most unusual and delightful butterfly bush infuses the back of the sunny border with colorful flair.

* The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when...

The Mixed Butterfly Bush has fragrant 8-10'' flower spikes and grows 4-8' tall. This keeps it manageable and promotes new bloom shoots. Plant 4-8' apart in full sun. In fall, after flowering, prune back to within a few inches of ground.

Stems sulcate, pubescent or glabrescent. Well-known species include Meadowsweet (F. Occidentalis) and Queen-of-the-prairie (F. Ulmaria) and Dropwort (F. Rubra), native to North America.

Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering throughout the growing season. Summer Jewel Pink is a 2012 All American Selection Award winner and produces a nearly non-stop display of pink lipped white...

* 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...

Super easy and tough. In the northern most portions of their range, zones 5 and 6, they should be provided with a deep winter mulch. Their only downfall is wet soggy winter soils which could cause rot.

Zagreb Coreopsis is slightly more compact than Moonbeam. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. 2" wide sunny yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable native perennial from late spring to late summer and sometimes up...

Moderately drought tolerant once well established. Pitcheri or Pitcher Sage. Great at the back of the garden or in natural settings. Grandiflora syn. Full sun is preferred but it will still grow and flower if it gets more than half a day of sun but is...

The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . * Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental . It has sharply-toothed, lance-shaped green leaves and bears large, showy, bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped...

* The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized. Stems with seed pods make excellent additions to dried flower arrangements. * Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls,...