Plant For Summer Color Perennial Plant For Sale In Charleston

* Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis. * The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches.

* Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis. * The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches.

Robustus has a stem six to ten feet high, with leaves as long as 48 inches, and 4 inches in width, the widest in its genus. However some may find the plant to be too tall for normal gardens.

* The flowers are demulcent, diuretic and emollient. * A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals. * The red anthocyanin constituent of the flowers is used as a litmus. * It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before,...

Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of N. * Echinacea is considered to be the most effective detoxicant in Western herbal medicine for the circulatory, lymphatic and respiratory systems.

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this...

* The familiar large-flowered poppy with 3-6" flowers, usually red but sometimes orange or pale pink; foliage dies back in midsummer; long-lived; wants full sun, good drainage; native to Turkey and environs.

* The leaves are alternate, bipinnately compound leaves; with a ovate shape and a pinnate venation, they have a green color usually and turns yellow in fall, measuring between 5-10 cm long.The flowers are small and yellow with a touch of red at the base,...

* Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out. * The flower looks something like a monkeys face, hence the common and genus names, the latter from the Latin mimus (a buffoon).

* Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis , and is available in a range of colours. * The seed remains viable for several years.

* Hydrangea paniculata , commonly known as the panicled hydrangea , is a species of Hydrangea found in eastern China , Korea , Japan , and Sakhalin . * The bark is used to make Japanese paper.

* White, pink, or rose flowers to 6", usually with a crimson base; a swamp plant; very salt tolerant; flowers in late summer; native to eastern U.S. to Michigan, south to Alabama, * The leaves and roots abound in mucilage.

Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen potash that will be needed for healthy foliage and stem growth.

Blooms last well cut or dried, and the seeds in the large cone at the center of the flower head provide nourishment for birds when finished blooming. Meaning hedgehog or sea-urchin in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus.

A starchy and slightly sweet taste. * The bulb is eaten cooked. Used like potatoes or as a thickener in soups. * Lilium superbum is a species of true lily native to the eastern and central regions of North America .

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and...

The edges of the lobes are fringed by stiff hair-like protrusions or cilia, which mesh together and prevent large prey from escaping. * When grown from seed, plants take around four to five years to reach maturity and will live for 20 to 30 years if cultivated...

A favorite with birds, bees, and insects. Color-mad perennial groundcover rolls out a carpet of large, high-definition-color purple blooms on floriferous spikes. Flowering like crazy late spring into mid-fall, ‘Santos Purple's 12” spreading plants...

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.

* Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula . * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable. * A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native...

* Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands , mostly by riverbanks. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

Grows 3-4'' tall in partial sun to full shade. Plant 6'' apart. This Bronze variety, grows fast, is rugged and hardy, has beautiful bronze foliage and produces blue spike-like flowers in May-June.

* A shrub with smooth bark, dark green spreading branches and pendulous and pubescent twigs. * Pendulous clusters of golden-yellow flowers; trifoliate leaves; bushy, usually low-branched and spreading; much grown throughout Europe; native to central ans...

Deer, rabbit, and drought resistant. Up to a dozen or more white fragrant trumpets with wine colored inner markings are produced atop sturdy stems in late spring and early summer. The Milk and Wine Crinum is an old favorite pass-a-long plant that readily...

Abelia mosanensis is considered to be one of the more cold hardy cultivars. Images courtesy of Proven Winners, www.provenwinners.com A sweetly fragrant Abelia, Sweet Emotion produces dark rosy pink buds that open to white fragrant blossoms.

* Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula . * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable. * A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native...

Deer resistant. The extra large vibrant red and white flowers produced by Red Riding Hood are a big improvement over other Penstemons. The compact plants produce lots of flowers during the long late spring to mid-summer blooming period that are very attractive...