Butterfly Attracting Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In California

* The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming.

Blooms late summer to early fall. * Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle . It is native to Europe and western Asia . * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark...

Contains the toxic alkaloid anabasine. 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.

Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow. Highly drought tolerant. Grow 12-16'' tall. Attracts butterflies. Winner of the prestigous 2005 Fleuroselect Gold Medal!

Studies in mice suggest that Gleditsia sinensis ethanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of allergic asthma. A lupane acid extracted from the thorns showed in vitro anti-HIV activity.

The leaves are gathered when the plant is in full bloom and are dried in the shade. * New Jersey tea is a compact, dense, rounded shrub which typically grows 2-3' tall (less frequently to 4').

Great cut flower. A breakthrough in color! Bi-color is the first Butterfly Bush to feature multiple colors on each bloom. Panicles grow up to 10'' and feature raspberry and butterscotch yellow florets beginning in summer and lasting into fall.

One thing to remember is a tree is grown indoors, it needs to acclimate to natural outdoor weather changes. The trees are beautiful in the spring with white blooms and in the fall the dark berries appear.

This plant has a low, creeping growth habit with foliage usually not exceeding 6-8" in height, and produces highly aromatic, flavorful, dark green leaves which are commonly used in cooking as a seasoning.

* The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in 1812 in Hortus Kewensis. * Kennedia prostrata, commonly known as Running Postman or Scarlet Runner, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to Australia.

Studies in mice suggest that Gleditsia sinensis ethanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of allergic asthma. A lupane acid extracted from the thorns showed in vitro anti-HIV activity.

They can be found at an altitude of 0–1,850 metres (0–6,070 ft). * Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family.

* A shrub or small tree; silvery throughout, with compound leaves and pale yellow flowers in pendulous clusters to 6", each 3/4" wide; pods to 6"; native to seashores of the Old World tropics .

Firefly Heather has been awarded a winner of Britains prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Firefly's intensely colored tiny evergreen leaves that cover the stems of the plant are a brilliant combination...

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

* Oregano is an important flavouring herb in Mediterranean cookery,and is often used dried rather than fresh. * A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems to 3' with purple bracts and very attractive purple, pink, or...

* It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil. * Templetonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. They are native to Australia. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring.

* Distinguishing features of this species are crenate leaf margins and fruiting pedicels that are 2–8 mm long. Its "distinctive leaf shape... Bark is "light brown to gray" in color and may be smooth or "warty and roughened".

* Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained.

Rose of Sharon is lovely all through the growing season. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. These hardy plants are welcome in any landscape. Plants may have single or double blooms.

The bark is ground into a powder and then steeped in water in order to obtain the dye. * The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves, which are dark green, pale yellow in fall, or to the bark, which...

Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to Asia Minor. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides ,...

The cones remain closed for many years, only opening after the parent tree is killed in a wildfire , thereby allowing the seeds to colonize the bare ground exposed by the fire. The seed cones are globose to oblong, 15-33 mm long, with 6 or 8 (rarely 4...

* Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring at altitudes of 10-2,200 m.

It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint).

Delightful red, white or purple hibiscus-shaped flowers blossom each summer for a lifetime of natural beauty. Rose of Sharon Hedge is a practical, lovely frame for your landscape. (Our choice of color.) Plants may have single or double blooms.

It is an essential ingredient of the herb mix 'bouquet garni'. The leaves can be used either fresh or dried. A nutritional analysis is available. * Leaves and flowering tops - raw in salads, used as a garnish or added as a flavouring to cooked foods,...