Butterfly Attracting Plant Seeds For Sale In Antioch

The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches. * Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs.

A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. Dislikes dry soils. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native...

* An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they start flowering 6 weeks after sowing and continue until frost; native to Europe. Prefers a calcareous soil but tolerates mildly acid soils.

Lanceolata has been found in western Norway from the Early Neolithic onwards. It also contain the iridoid glycosides aucubin and catalpol. * Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain,...

* Habit and Form an deciduous shrub dense, rounded habit ascending branches, erect 6' to 10' tall 4' to 10' wide medium texture moderate growth rate * White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance,...

It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the Common Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum ). * Lonicera xylosteum , commonly known as Fly honeysuckle , European Fly Honeysuckle , Dwarf Honeysuckle or Fly Woodbine is a deciduous shrub.

The root is cardiac and febrifuge. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe.

The leaves are often available all through the winter. Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine. Flowers- raw or cooked.

The 2-3 inch pink (5-8cm) flowers usually occur singly, but may appear in groups of 2 or 3. Nootka rose serves as the larval host of the Mourning Cloak and Grey Hairstreak butterflies.

Calyx 2-3.5 mm. * Fragrant lilac flowers in clusters as long as 1'; leaves to 6"; native to Manchuria and Korea. Anthers yellow, inserted near or slightly below mouth of corolla tube.

The tree is found only in the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County and in San Diego County within Southern California, and in northern Baja California state of Mexico. * Cupressus forbesii is native to montane chaparral and woodlands habitats in the western...

* A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming. * Syringa josikaea ( Hungarian Lilac ) is a species of Lilac , native to central and eastern Europe , in the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary , Romania , and western Ukraine .

Blossoms are great for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds and as cut flowers. It grows best in full sun but will tolerate some shade and under most conditions will bloom from June to September.

Calyx 2-3.5 mm. * Fragrant lilac flowers in clusters as long as 1'; leaves to 6"; native to Manchuria and Korea. Anthers yellow, inserted near or slightly below mouth of corolla tube.

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * Trees grown from this seed will exhibit better fruiting qualities than wild collected seed.

* The fruit is eaten raw or cooked. * It is best known for its colorful spring flowers of red, white, pink or multi. Very harsh and acid raw but fragrant when cooked, imparting a strong pleasant flavour to jams and jellies, it is especially good cooked...

* Flowers to 5 inches, purple, borne in profusion. * A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * The droopy long leaves provide a 'sleepy' aura to the summer landscape. * The fruit falls from the tree in autumn and is then stored until fully...

* Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade.

* 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 blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds.

* The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. * Blue, pinky-blue, lilac, or lavenderish flowers 1 1/4" wide atop 3' stems; native to meadows and grassy hills, particularly on limestone; good for wild garden; native to E.

* The leaves and young shoot tips are eaten raw or used as a flavouring in soups, salads etc. Due to its properties as an antiseptic , cough reliever , and expectorant , it is commonly used as an aromatic herb and medicinal plant .

The leaves are 2.5–9 cm long, pinnate, with six to eight leaflets; the leaflets are 1.6–4.5 cm long and 1.1–2.3 cm broad. So, don't be surprised if a few butterfly larvae are found munching leaves.

Also known as hairy balls, swan plant, swan milkweed, and balloon plant. 4,700 seeds/oz. Harden off and transplant outdoors after the last frost. Plants are grown primarily for their 2-3" decorative seed pods, but the big, sturdy plants also make a vigorous...

A decoction of the roots isused to reduce swellings. The wood is used for making furniture and coffins. , Firmiana platanifolia , or Sterculia platanifolia L.f. ) is an ornamental plant or tree of the cacao, or chocolate, of the family Sterculiaceae of...

The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long. The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide.