Plant For Summer Color Perennial Plant For Sale In Massachusetts

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

They are very showy and have a pleasant fragrance. * Good tree for striking yellow late summer flowers in upright clusters as large as 2' x 1 1/2'; seed "pods" pinkish, very attractive, good for dried arrangements; bipinnate leaves; upright habit; flowers...

This is a selection of the Fragrant Pink Abelia that flowers in late spring and produces orange to red fall color. Provide a well-drained acid soil in a mostly to partly sunny location for the best results.

* Fall color is sensational. * Lacy leaves of a deep red in the spring but foliage color fades to light green in early summer. * Hardier than green-leaved types.

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

* Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches. * This is an annual or biennial herb with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100 centimeters...

* It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. * A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * A nutritious starch is obtained from the root.

* In late summer parent has much larger flowers, first white, then purplish-pink, then brown; to 12" x 18", especially large if the shrub is pruned to a few stems. It is sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due...

Nudicaule has been shown to contain the benzophenanthidine alkaloid, chelidonine . It contains some opium. * The Iceland Poppy ( Papaver nudicaule syn. In particular, P. The wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b.

* The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies. * It is used extensively as a decorative plant in parks and other public areas.

It is native to the Caucasus Mountains of Ukraine , as well as areas north of the Black Sea and westward into Romania . The flowers are red and scented with numerous yellow stamens in the centre.

It is a native of Europe. * 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 to Europe, North Africa, and Siberia.

Common names include meadow buttercup and tall buttercup . Children can't resist testing their friends to see if they like butter. The plant is also known as an introduced species across much of the rest of the world, including Australia .

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

Blue Hill's smaller size makes it perfect for a border garden or container. Plants may repeat bloom throughout the summer. Salvia Blue Hill has rough green foliage with numerous spikes of sky blue blooms rising a moderate 15″ from the compact plant.

* A species of maple native to northeastern North America from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland , and south to Pennsylvania. Mountain maple ACSP2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) Federal T/E Status...

* The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it. * It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree. It is sometimes known as a Concolor fir.

* 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.

Clusters of pretty white flowers in spring form an eye-catching mix of pink and powder blue fruits in the fall. Deer resistant. With bright ornamental berries, this native plant is very attractive to birds.

Beautiful, full, nearly rounded flowers. For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here. A vigorous and hardy Louisiana Iris which multiplies readily in average garden soils, moist to wet...

These are easy to grow reliable and free flowering garden additions that can be enjoyed as container plants where not hardy. Esperanzas are root hardy, die-back perennials into zone 8 and can become large shrubs to small trees in tropical climates.

Tightly mounded perennial plants have fern-like foliage, are drought-tolerant and maintenance-free. An excellent companion to garden mums! When the shorter days of fall are upon us, ‘Autumn Gold' busts out sunshine in bright, yellow 2" flowers that...

4-5" wide deep rose red flowers are produced in abundance with the show beginning in late spring or early summer and continuing until fall. This cultivar along with Lufkin White were developed for resistance to leaf spot diseases as well as flower color...

With the heat of summer the burgundy fades somewhat toward shades of green but then dark burgundy flower spikes emerge that are densely packed with starry pink tinged flowers and the whole thing is topped by a tuft of burgundy bracts at its peak.

Kim Carolina Phlox is a slowly spreading evergreen perennial well suited to the front of the garden and its nectar rich flowers attract a variety of pollinators including butterflies and hummingbirds.

Hardy Red Fuchsia is evergreen in southern climates and deciduous in colder parts of the country. Best of all, it's completely cold hardy. In zones 3, 4 and 5 it needs to be heavily mulched.

Clusters of pure white flowers are borne from spring to frost on this easy and adaptable perennial. Excellent for butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Lantana are only second to Porterweed in our garden for their ability to attract butterflies! Lantana...