Butterfly Attracting Plant Seeds For Sale In Indianapolis

* A very ornamental plant. * 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.

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.

* Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn plantain, narrowleaf plantain, ribleaf and lamb's tongue.

* A good butterfly and moth plant. It has a fringe of 20 to 30 white ray florets around a center of many densely packed yellow disc florets. * Leucanthemum maximum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name max chrysanthemum.

* Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include...

Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)]. * Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m.

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

* The wood is hard and heavy, suitable for making furniture and other small articles. * Dark green shiny leaves, yellow, bronzy, and red in fall; 1/3" bright red fruit, good bird food; large shrub, can be trained as a small tree; susceptible to fireblight;...

A fast-growing plant, it thrives in thin woodland. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of influenza. * Holodiscus discolor is a shrub of western North America that is commonly known as ocean spray , creambush or ironwood .

Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas. Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy.

They are used like broccoli. * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum. * The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn.

Both the dill "weed" and seed is used. * In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon. * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked, used as a flavouring in salads etc. * Depending on where it is grown, is either a perennial or annual herb.

This plant is native to Western North America where it grows in moist openings and less often on open hillsides. It has light green paired leaflets with toothed edges and sharp spines on the bottom.

Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China.

* A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets. * Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S.

* The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun. * The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches.

* This species is grown as an ornamental and used for timber. * This is a lovely tree with fragrant red flowers in the spring and beautiful evergreen foliage.

* A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between; the main flowering is in May in New York state; native to Europe, but naturalized and nearly ubiquitous in the open woodlands of the...

* 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 .

It can be indoors with much care but grows best outside. * Celtis africana is a tree in the Cannabaceae family. This Hackberry produces a pale trunk and branches with green leaves .

Corolla pale purple to purple-red, 1.2-1.8 cm; tube funnel-form, 1-1.4 cm; lobes oblong-ovate to ovate, upright or spreading. Capsule oblong, (1-)1.2-1.7 cm, smooth. Pedicel 0-2 mm.

* It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow.

The whole plant is harvested when in flower and distilled for its essential oil.The oil is used in perfumery, it is blended with sandalwood oil to produce 'attar genda' perfume. The growing plant repels whitefly and can be grown near tomatoes to keep...

A pink variety of this species is sometimes grown commercially. * Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae), commonly known as the New England aster, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the Asteraceae family.

* Grow in average to organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Appreciates some afternoon shade in hot summer climates.

Excellent for large arrangements, dried arrangements, or alone as a centerpiece. Begins taproot growth upon germination. The milky sap of this plant may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals.