Butterfly Attracting Plant Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Grand Rapids

* 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 avert a divorce and they would love each other again.

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * The fruit falls from the tree in autumn and is then stored until fully ripe.

Fruits are attractive to wildlife. * Historically, Sambucus racemosa (native to Europe and Asia) was commonly known as European red elder and the very similar Sambucus pubens also known as S.

A mild flavour,though the texture is a bit tough. Both the flowers and the leaves canbe made into a syrup or a tea. The common name is primrose , or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other Primula species also called...

In mid-summer it bursts into bloom when little else is blooming and continues to flower through fall. Order today and receive strong healthy 2 1/2 - 4' one year old shrubs. (Our choice of color.) Plants may have single or double blooms.

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding clusters; rather coarse; likes rich, moist, limestone soils; native...

* 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 avert a divorce and they would love each other again.

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

* 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 . * This is the red flowered form.

* A large shrub with attractive red-brown bark, white flowers in midsummer, and yellow-orange fall color; native to southeast U.S.

Best in part shade. * Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out.

* The Asian Globeflower ( Trollius asiaticus ) is an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae , which is native to Asia and Europe . It commonly grows to about 20 cm or higher.

* The wood is valuable, similar to that of other white oaks, and used for the same purposes. * Quercus lyrata ( overcup oak ) is an oak in the white oak group ( Quercus sect. It is native to lowland wetlands in the southeastern United States , from Delaware...

The foliage is bright-green and glossy. * A small delicate shrub with 1" white bell-shaped flowers in small clusters from the leaf axils, in early or mid summer; bright green flowers; grayish fruit in fall; prefers moist, acid soil; a good garden shrub...

Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. Slender twigs are glabrous and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and acuminate scales.

* A small tree grown for its ornamental red new growth and its red and yellow fall color. * A deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in). It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to September.

* The wood is valuable, similar to that of other white oaks, and used for the same purposes. * Quercus lyrata ( overcup oak ) is an oak in the white oak group ( Quercus sect. It is native to lowland wetlands in the southeastern United States , from Delaware...

Mountain maple ACSP2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU-, FACU Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth...

Over 5000 years of logging, burning, and grazing have reduced these forests to enclaves. It is found in Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey . These forests occur between 800 and 2100 meters elevation.

* It is sometimes cultivated as a large garden tree or street tree, and is quite easy to grow if it is not subject to extreme urban conditions. However, the swamp chestnut oak is a larger tree which differs in preferred habitat, and the bark does not...

* A large shrub with attractive red-brown bark, white flowers in midsummer, and yellow-orange fall color; native to southeast U.S.

The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess rain from entering the pitcher and diluting the digestive secretions within. * In spring, the plant produces small, bright red flowers with 5-fold symmetry.

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.

* The stalk of the blossom is used as a soap substitute. * The plants tolerate clipping and make an attractive informal hedge. * An oval shrub with pleasing dark green leaves and very fragrant white flowers in upright terminal racemes in late summer;...

Requires a lime-free soil. * Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position. Plants can be grown in containers in pond margins but are then best kept in drier conditions over winter.

* The dried and powderedfruit is used as a substitute for the spice 'allspice'. The leaves can also be usedas a spice substitute. The new bark is pleasant to chew. The fruit is about the size of an olive.

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * The fruit falls from the tree in autumn and is then stored until fully ripe.