Butterfly Attracting Plant Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Minneapolis

It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates. It has sharply-toothed, lance-shaped green leaves and bears large, showy, bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers . The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings.

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

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

* It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland. * A drought resistant plant once established. * It succeeds on shallow chalky soils.

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 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.

Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. * Trees, 6-20 m tall. Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more. Bark and branchlets grayish black.

It is highly valued for posts and fencing rails, and is also used for interior finishes, cabinet work etc. * It prefers moist soil and full sun. They are like Catnip for Catfish! * A fast-growing tree with an extensive root system, it has been planted...

The Mixed Butterfly Bush has fragrant 8-10'' flower spikes and grows 4-8' tall. One of the most prolific sources of massed color, blooms from July to frost. Plant 4-8' apart in full sun.

* 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 plant has been used as a poultice for removing the pus from scrofulous sores or boils. Keep the soil moist and pot up as soon as the plants are big enough to handle, planting them out after the last expected frosts.

Aromatic gray-green foliage. Pretty lavender-blue flowers bloom all the way through summer. Plant in full sun. Attract both butterflies and hummingbirds with their delightful scent.

The fruits are not comsumed in the fall by birds so it does provide a nice winter food source. * Rem Red Amur Honeysuckle was developed by the USDA Soil Conservation Service in the 1960's.

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.

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads.

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

* The berries which are small drupes are purple. The fruits grow closely together in large clusters. * Callicarpa dichotoma (common names, Purple Beautyberry or Early Amethyst ) is species of beautyberry .

Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47. * This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft.

Seeds can be collected and used for propagation. The flowers are produced a few together on short racemes, the individual flowers yellow, 12–16 mm long. * Winter Cassia is probably best located among other shrubs, especially evergreen shrubs like azaleas,...

* It is native to mountains forests of Japan. * A maple in the snake-bark maple group.

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.

* It can be slow to establish but it will hold up to grazing, high saline soils, wet soils and can take some shade. * Palestine Strawberry Clover was developed in Australia and is very tolerant of adverse conditions.

Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds. Wonderful lightly scented clusters of white, red and purple flowers can measure one to two feet in length.

If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

Once established requires little care. Perfect for container planting with its full, well-branched, green foliage. Deer resistant. Masses of large, crimson-red, flowers from summer to fall! This exciting new variety has the same wonderfully compact, uniform...

* Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico. * Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June.

Rose of Sharon is lovely all through the growing season. In mid-summer it bursts into bloom when little else is blooming and continues to flower through fall. Mixed colors only. Delightful red, white or purple hibiscus-shaped flowers blossom each summer...