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Flowers- raw or cooked. * Primula vulgaris ( syn. * 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...

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

Award winner! Black-eyed Susans have rich, golden yellow petals set off by bronze-black centers. They are insect and disease free and resistant to drought and deer. Grow 2-3' tall.

A fragrant friend of butterflies and hummingbirds. 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 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.

Will bloom again in late summer if spring blossoms are cut off. They grow well in sun or light shade. Giant Alaska Shasta Daisies make excellent cut flowers. Choice one-year-old field-grown plants.

The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers.

Drought and deer resistant. Great cut flower. Outstanding when planted in full sun. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds.

However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range. * Primula denticulata , commonly known as Drumstick primrose or the Himalayan Primrose is a species of primrose that is native to moist alpine regions and Afghanistan to China .

Winner of the prestigous 2005 Fleuroselect Gold Medal! Deer resistant. Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun. For a rain garden. Attracts butterflies. Grow 12-16'' tall. Highly drought tolerant.

Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy fragrance. Sweet William is a popular favorite because this perennial has large clusters of small blooms that come in striking colors of red, pink, white, and bi-colors.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.Average moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils. It can easily be overwintered as a container plant in a sunny window where not hardy, just keep it on...

Like most Achilleas, this one benefits from very well-drained, sandy soils in full to mostly sunny locations preferably with good air circulation. The flowering begins in late spring and may continue through much of summer.

Great for cut flowers. Plant 10-12” apart in full sun. Deer resistant. Masses of large, crimson-red, flowers from summer to fall! This exciting new variety has the same wonderfully compact, uniform growth habit as Arizona Sun Gaillardia, but in the...

An excellent choice for butterfly gardens as well as providing nectar for a host of other pollinators including hummingbirds. Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some regions, consider sterile selections or deadhead periodically to prevent unwanted...

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

The Cahuilla Indians used leaves interchangeably with other tobacco species in hunting rituals and as a poultice to treat swellings, bruises, cuts, wounds, boils, sores, inflamed throat, and swollen glands.

* The name basket flower refers to the stiff, straw-colored bracts just beneath the flower head, which are divided at the tip into long, sharp teeth. * Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June.

The more sunlight they get the fuller the plants tend to be and the more flowers they generally produce. Missy Puryear Turkscap was developed by noted plantsman and horticulturist Greg Grant, a result of his many years of Turkscap breeding.

Lecompte Vitex is noted for its extra large 8-12" spikes of purple-blue flowers that are born from late spring to fall. This is a vigorous and disease free and drought tolerant spreading to upright deciduous shrub or small tree that attracts hummingbirds,...

The best foliage color is during the winter months and in full sun". Read more about Greg Grant's plant selections on the SFA Gardens website here . He describes it as "chartreuse-green foliage and the normal tall golden yellow flowers.

Providing a well-draining site will be key to helping it survive the winter as well as a loose breathable mulch such as pinestraw. Use this beautiful native near the front of the garden or landscape as a groundcover, in mass, or allow it to spill over...

* In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs used in the kitchen, and, along with parsley and chives, is used for various purposes. * In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon.

Drought tolerant once established, Wedelia revels in the heat and sun creating a dense 8-12" high mass of foliage, stems and flowers. Plant with caution as Wedelia has escaped and has become a pest in portions of Florida where it is now considered a class...

* Habit and Form an deciduous shrub dense, rounded habit ascending branches, erect 6' to 10' tall 4' to 10' wide medium texture moderate growth rate * White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance,...

One of the hardiest of passion vines the Maypop is native well into the central portion of the US reaching Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. This easy to grow perennial native vine can grow to 15-18' each year if given a suitable support but it is also happy to...

* The inflorescence is generally a large, solitary flower head which may exceed 8 centimeters in diameter. It has a fringe of 20 to 30 white ray florets around a center of many densely packed yellow disc florets.