Butterfly Attracting Plant Seeds For Sale In Elgin

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

Well-known species include Meadowsweet (F. Rubra), native to North America. Filipendula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: Emperor Moth, Grey Pug, Grizzled Skipper, Hebrew Character, Lime-speck Pug, Mottled Beauty...

* The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats and gonorrhoea. It is also used in treating kidney diseases. It thrives in full sun in ordinary garden soil.

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.

A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed. Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position.

The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are covered with soft, white fuzz. * The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole.

Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. Spreading growth to 12". Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties.

* The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum. * The sprouted seeds can be eaten. * The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked. They taste somewhat like peas.

* Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing.

However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range. * This is the red flowered form. * Primula denticulata , commonly known as Drumstick primrose or the Himalayan Primrose is a species of primrose that is native to moist alpine regions...

* 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...

* It has been introduced into the United States, originally as forage for cattle. * Trifolium incarnatum, known as crimson clover or Italian clover, is a species of clover in the family Fabaceae, native to most of Europe.

* The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats and gonorrhoea. It is also used in treating kidney diseases. It thrives in full sun in ordinary garden soil.

* It is native to France and Spain but it can be found growing wild in other parts of the world as an introduced species and sometimes a garden escapee. * Easily grown in a good garden soil.

Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies. Something that is considered to be an indicator of grazing in that area. It is obtained by macerating the seed in hot water.

Anthers yellow, inserted 0-4 mm from mouth of corolla tube. Capsule obovate-elliptic, ovate, to oblong-lanceolate, 0.7-1.5(-2) cm, smooth. Pedicel 0-3 mm, glabrous or pubescent. Panicles erect, lateral, congested or lax, 4-16(-20) × 3-8(-10) cm.

The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves. * The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics . * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an...

The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves. * The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics . * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an...

It is found in a variety of habitats, although it is not shade tolerant. It is found neither in very dry locations nor in waterlogged ones. It typically is one of the first plants to colonize an area after disturbance (such as fire) and rarely persists...

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

The foliage is bright-green and glossy. When in bloom, they cover the plant creating a fragrant, white cloud. Tall, with a wide, wispy, open crown. American snowbell's showy, white, bell-shaped flowers are borne in pairs from leaf axils.

* It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich soils, at an altitude of 0–400 metres (0–1,300 ft) above sea level. * This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two metres.Its erect, branching...

It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico .

* It is used extensively as a decorative plant in parks and other public areas. * Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. * The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of...

Dried leaves were used as a tea substitute, albeit without caffeine, in American Revolutionary War times, hence the common name. Best in sandy loams or rocky soils with good drainage.

It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney disorders. The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and...

* 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 .