Butterfly Attracting Plant Seeds For Sale In San Diego

* 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.

It is a shrub growing to 3-6 m tall, with erect branches. The flowers are fragrant and range in colour from pink to mauve, sometimes with a white base; they are produced in early summer on panicles 4-25 cm long and are attractive to bees, butterflies,...

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. Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long.

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.

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

It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). * The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats and gonorrhoea.

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

The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. It is best treated as a biennial in the garden.

Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native to northern China.

* This heirloom variety matures in about 80-90 days but some stems can be cut before maturity. It is perennial so will continue to supply fresh chives for years to come. * Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae...

* Noxious weed in California * Chinese privet has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 1,000 years. It is taken internally in the treatment of complaints associated with weak kidney and liver energy such as menopausal problems (especially...

* Plants can be grown as an informal hedge. * An essential oil used in perfumery is obtained from the flowers. * The bark or leaves have been chewed by children as a treatment for sore mouth.

Due to its properties as an antiseptic , cough reliever , and expectorant , it is commonly used as an aromatic herb and medicinal plant . As an essential oil, Hyssop's botanical name is always referred to as Hyssopus officinalis.

* A flower, the Barberton daisy ( Gerbera jamesoni ) was discovered in Barberton , Mpumalanga Province , South Africa (1889) by Robert Jameson . * Grow in average to organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun.

* It is a genus of 12 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Well-known species include Meadowsweet (F.

Branchlets glabrous, puberulent, or pubescent. Anthers yellow, inserted 0-4 mm from mouth of corolla tube. Corolla purple, lilac, or sometimes white; tube subcylindric, 0.6-1.7(-2.2) cm; lobes ovate-orbicular to oblong or obovate-orbicular, 4-8(-10) mm,...

The fruits grow closely together in large clusters. * The flowers are pink to white. This species can be found in China and Japan. The fruit provides food for wild life. * Lavender flowers from June until August, followed by violet fruits in October;...

The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47.

* The fruit can also be used for making preserves, pies, ice cream and other sweet desserts. * The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear.

Two other species, Sicklepod (S. * Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves. Marilandica) is a more southern species with fewer flowers and bigger leaflets.

The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming.

It is native to Europe and western Asia . * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage;...

It is a shrub growing to 3-6 m tall, with erect branches. The panicles often hang limply, which is how the plant got its common name; the clusters look as though they are nodding. * Syringa komarowii is a species of lilac native to central China, commonly...

It is also suitable for making into hay. The banner of each flower does not sit upright, but folds forward. * It has been introduced into the United States, originally as forage for cattle.

* It is a genus of 12 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Well-known species include Meadowsweet (F.

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

It has large, alternating, cordiform leaves that have a long petiole and are pubescent on the underside. * Greater Burdock is rather tall, reaching as much as 9 feet (2.7 m). The root is thought to be particularly good at helping to eliminate heavy metals...