Butterfly Attracting Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Modesto

* Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico. * Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June.

Its compact size of only 6' tall makes it perfect for a hedge or specimen planting. Simply dead head old blooms to encourage reblooming. Attracts butterflies, fragrant, deer resistant, good for cutting.

* Young leaves are edible, cooked as a potherb and added to soups etc. * Nettles are the exclusive larval food plant for several species of butterflies, such as the peacock butterfly or the small tortoiseshell, and are also eaten by the larvae of some...

* Young leaves are edible, cooked as a potherb and added to soups etc. * Nettles are the exclusive larval food plant for several species of butterflies, such as the peacock butterfly or the small tortoiseshell, and are also eaten by the larvae of some...

This most unusual and delightful butterfly bush infuses the back of the sunny border with colorful flair. A glorious addition to your garden, and beacon to passing butterflies and hummingbirds.

‘Miss Violet's vibrant purple-blue blooms cover her 12” stems from the ground up, summer into fall. Keep cutting the flowers, and the plants keeps blooming. Fragrant floriferous beacon draws an admiring entourage of hummingbirds and bees.

The flowers of this large plant are not typically pea-like. Obtusifolia) and Coffee Senna (S. * Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves.

* 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.

In late summer, lots of purple-pink flowers open up to make a stunning contrast with the foliage. Grows in sunny warm areas where it will tolerate heat and drought very well. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

* The plant is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. Cats relish the intoxicating leaves and the tea is a popular night cap. The tea should be infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential oils, boiling is said to spoil it.

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. It also grows on damper ground . * Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae .

With dense and well- branched plants Glass Slippers is very manageable and practical for use in patio containers. It typically grows to 6-12' tall with a spread to 4-15' wide when not killed back by cold winter temperatures.

Train it on a trellis or other support to produce a small-medium sized fragrant evergreen vine. This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage and flowers.

A popular and easy to grow beauty that is now considered to be very rare if not extinct in its native habitat of Mexico. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.Average moist, well-drained, moderately...

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

To learn more about the beneficial insects that Milkweeds support see our growing guide: Milkweed: Much More than Just a Monarch Host. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches,...

* The erect, odorless flowers are large, especially compared to other species of Trillium , with 4 to 7 cm (1.5 to 2.7 in) long petals , depending on age and vigor. * Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple,...

* New England American-aster is large and showy, growing to 6 or more ft. The perennial's hairy, clasping leaves are arranged densely on its stout stems. It is native to almost every area in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, but excluding the...

* 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 is harvested when in flower and distilled for its essential oil.The oil is used...

Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A perennial in mild winter climates and may reseed under good conditions. Periodic removal of spent flower spikes will help keep your Scarlet Sage looking great and flowering...

It has been known to spread by rhizomes but under most conditions stays neatly where it's put and where hardy will return year after year. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.

* The plant is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. Cats relish the intoxicating leaves and the tea is a popular night cap. The tea should be infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential oils, boiling is said to spoil it.

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 is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock...

Lecompte Vitex is another excellent introduction from noted plant breeder and author Greg Grant. Vitex are great for summer color and their large spikes of colorful flowers attract butterflies and bees.

Well-known species include Meadowsweet (F. Vulgaris), both native to Europe, and Queen-of-the-forest (F. Occidentalis) and Queen-of-the-prairie (F. Stipules semicordate, large, herbaceous, margin sharply doubly serrate; petiole pubescent or subglabrous;...

Calyx 2-3.5 mm. Anthers yellow, inserted near or slightly below mouth of corolla tube. Capsule oblong, (1-)1.2-1.7 cm, smooth. Petiole 1-3 cm, glabrous or pubescent; leaf blade elliptic-oblong, elliptic, or obovate-oblong, 3.5-12(-18) 1.5-7(-10) cm, adaxially...

It is also called "agueweed", "feverwort" or "sweating-plant". It is nearly always found in low, wet areas and is often found near Phalaris arundinacea (Reed canary grass). It has been shown to stimulate resistance to viral and bacterial infections, and...