Butterfly Attracting Plant Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Denver

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

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems.

It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism. It is native to eastern North America , from southern Quebec south to the extreme north of Georgia , and west to Minnesota .

The Purple Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to fall on 2-3 foot stems. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil.

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

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

* Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle . * 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...

* Sambucus racemosa, commonly known as red elder or red elderberry, is a deciduous suckering shrub which typically grows to 8-12' tall with a somewhat sprawling habit. * Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use...

They are like Catnip for Catfish! * Many people grow this tree in the Southern USA just so they can gather the Catalpa worms to use as fishing bait. It weighs about 28lb per cubic foot.

It is listed as an endangered species in Japan. * Lonicera maackii ( Amur Honeysuckle or Bush Honeysuckle ) is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to temperate Asia in northern and western China (south to Yunnan ), Mongolia...

Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. * This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft.

* Templetonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring. They are native to Australia. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil.

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 bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout...

* Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint). * It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are...

They are like Catnip for Catfish! * Many people grow this tree in the Southern USA just so they can gather the Catalpa worms to use as fishing bait. It weighs about 28lb per cubic foot.

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

* Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort. Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as...

The scientific genus name is also used as a common name Kerria . It is named after William Kerr , who introduced the cultivar 'Pleniflora'. * Bright green stems in winter, bright yellow 1 1/2" flowers in spring, bright green leaves in summer; flowers...

* Single 1 1/2" yellow, blue, white, green, or purple flowers on long stems in spring; the color range is even broader in cultivated varieties; leaves to 10"; likes part shade and moist fertile soil; native to Europe and Turkey.

This type of mint has a square stem with flowers that are 1/4 to 1/2 inch long and white with purple/violet to pink spots. * This is the common European catmint and a spreading plant.

Also known as The Common or European Privel, this tree is often used as a hedge. Privets are fast growers and do well as long as they are planted in well-drained soil. One thing to remember is a tree is grown indoors, it needs to acclimate to natural...

Blooms from late spring through summer. Finely textured blue-gray foliage on a plant that becomes more dense with age. This is a tough and hardy, perennial US Native. Each golden yellow petal is heavily splashed with burgundy and surround the tall brown...

The blue gray foliage is an added bonus on this new sterile Butterfly Bush or Buddleia. Spikes of deep purplish blue, nectar rich flowers are produced from summer to fall and attract butterflies and a menagerie of other garden beneficials.

* Celtis africana is a tree in the Cannabaceae family. * This is a common and widespread forest tree from South Africa to Ethiopia . This Hackberry produces a pale trunk and branches with green leaves .

* Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family. * These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges.

They can grow at severe angles, and Native Americans used to bend saplings over so that they would grow at extreme angles, to serve as trail markers. * Depending on the growing conditions, live oaks vary from the shrubby to large and spreading: typical...