Butterfly Attracting Plant Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Springfield

Few flowers have more decorative value in the summer garden than the Orange Glory Butterfly plant. Will start blooming this summer and have plenty of brilliant flowers for cutting as well as outdoor decoration.

* A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft). It is in flower from Feb to June, and the seeds ripen in October. * The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to treat arthritis, leg edema, and cramping...

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

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

We ship sturdy ready to grow plants. In fall, after flowering, prune back to within a few inches of ground. The Mixed Butterfly Bush has fragrant 8-10'' flower spikes and grows 4-8' tall.

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * Edible fruit - raw or cooked. * The fruit falls from the tree in autumn and is then stored until fully ripe.

* Distinguishing features of this species are crenate leaf margins and fruiting pedicels that are 2–8 mm long. Is less variable than other species of holly". Bark is "light brown to gray" in color and may be smooth or "warty and roughened".

* An oval shrub with pleasing dark green leaves and very fragrant white flowers in upright terminal racemes in late summer; does well in heavy shade; yellow or golden brown fall color; may expand by suckering to form colonies; likes moist soil.

* A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft). It is in flower from Feb to June, and the seeds ripen in October. * The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to treat arthritis, leg edema, and cramping...

It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. * Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America .

* Cupressus forbesii, now reclassified by some as Hesperocyparis forbesii, and with the common names Tecate cypress or Forbes' cypress, is a species of cypress native to southwestern North America.

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.

Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more. Bark and branchlets grayish black. 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...

* 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; can be dried for winter arrangements.

Simply dead head old blooms to encourage reblooming. Its compact size of only 6' tall makes it perfect for a hedge or specimen planting. Shipped: potted. Josee can rebloom up to four times in a season with the most spectacular show in late spring.

* A poultice of the leaves can be applied to cuts, bruises, swellings and other wounds. A poultice of the leaves has been applied to inflamed throat glands. The Cahuilla Indians used leaves interchangeably with other tobacco species in hunting rituals...

* A mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads. Edible Uses: Condiment; Tea. The tea shouldbe infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential oils, boiling is said to spoil it.

Our Conservation Garden Assortment attracts and helps protect nature's hardest workers. Each mat is generously preseeded on recycled paper that promotes germination. Mats are 20"x5'.Attracts Monarchs and all other butterflies to the garden.

* An oval shrub with pleasing dark green leaves and very fragrant white flowers in upright terminal racemes in late summer; does well in heavy shade; yellow or golden brown fall color; may expand by suckering to form colonies; likes moist soil.

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

* Lonicera xylosteum , commonly known as Fly honeysuckle , European Fly Honeysuckle , Dwarf Honeysuckle or Fly Woodbine is a deciduous shrub. It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the Common Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum...

* This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * Habitats: Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge.

Large spikes of purple-blue fragrant flowers, reportedly to 18'' long, are borne in summer and are held atop the soft green fragrant foliage. Vitex have few pests or diseases and are great for butterflies and bees.

The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. For the densest cover plants should be cut to ground level each April. It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it.In North America the name Rose of...

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies...

Mountain or Royal Sage produces loose spikes of glowing orange-red tubular flowers in early summer and again in fall, just in time for migrating Hummingbirds. Easy, drought tolerant once established, and virtually pest free.

However, numerous buds are produced on the shrub's new growth, which provides prolific flowering over a long summer blooming period. * Hibiscus syriacus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Asia (though not, as Linnaeus...