Butterfly Attracting Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Fullerton

Occidentalis) and Queen-of-the-prairie (F. Stems sulcate, pubescent or glabrescent. Inflorescence terminal, paniculate, many flowered. Filipendula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: Emperor Moth, Grey Pug, Grizzled...

* Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* 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 native to the central and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada.

Gold and brown dyes are obtained from the whole plant. It is obtained by macerating the seed in hot water. A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener. An extract of them has antibacterial properties.

This plant is a main stay of the perennial border. In fall, after flowering, prune back to within a few inches of ground. The Mixed Butterfly Bush is a strong, easy-to-grow plant. These plants are deer and drought resistant.

* It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived...

* The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita vulgaris (Peppermint) for treating colds and influenza. * The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun.

The seed can also be sown in situ in the autumn. * Fennel is used as a flavoring in some natural toothpastes. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves.

It has been reliably hardy for us here in our zone 8B gardens providing summer long color and nectar for our Ruby Throat Hummingbirds as well as for larger butterflies and larger bees.

A nearly endless procession of vivid, deep bluish-purple flower clusters are born in mass above the low, ferny foliage of this wonderful free-flowering perennial Verbena. Use Blue-Violet Tapien Verbena as a groundcover, a spiller in containers, or as...

Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering throughout the growing season. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent...

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Deer resistant, moderately salt tolerant, and a tough and easy to enjoy native with flower power.

* Nepeta cataria (also known as catnip , catswort , or catmint ) is a plant in the Lamiaceae family. * A mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads. Consuming much of the plant is followed by drooling, sleepiness, anxiety, leaping about...

The 'red' coloration of this butterfly magnet is often most pronounced in southern climates. Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'.

Buddlejas are considered invasive in some areas, please consult your local state offices before purchasing. The blooms are borne continuously from late spring to fall. An unusual variety.

Image courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. Cutleaf Coneflower grows across much of the central and eastern US and is a spreading rhizomatous perennial that enjoys a moist soil. The flowers are produced on tall, narrow but sturdy stems and flowers are produced...

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.

* 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. Both the dill "weed" and seed is used.

Provide Ruby Glow Passionflower with a moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a full to partial sun location for the best results. Bumblebees are perfectly designed for this as the pollen is rubbed on their back as they circle the corona drinking nectar...

* Cupressus forbesii is native to montane chaparral and woodlands habitats in the western Peninsular Ranges. * The northernmost stand, in Orange County, which comprises a large area on the upper limits of Coal Canyon and on Sierra Peak in the Santa Ana...

It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. * 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.

It is a large growing native deciduous shrub whose cooked fruit and flowers are used to create healthy and delicious confections, syrups, jellies, wines and more. So, even though it is drought tolerant, a little extra moisture during dry periods and fertile...

This beautiful perennial wildflower is common to the Pineywoods of western Louisiana and east Texas and needs a well drained soil for best results. Attracts Butterflies. Considered to be one of the most beautiful Blazing Stars by L.H. Bailey.

It has sharply-toothed, lance-shaped green leaves and bears large, showy, bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers . The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings.

Clusters of deep violet-purple flowers emerge from short upright to arching stems in summer and are held above the deep green grass-like foliage of this tough bulbous native perennial wildflower.

Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. Cloud Eight is a semi-dwarf selection of Purole-Top Vervain with a compact and free flowering habit. The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Provide a well-drained soil and a full to mostly sunny position for the best results. Bumblebees are perfectly designed for this as the pollen is rubbed on their back as they circle the corona drinking nectar and then carry it to the next flower.