Butterfly Attracting Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In St Petersburg

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats.

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

Attracts butterflies. For a rain garden. Highly drought tolerant. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow. Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun.

This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico . * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer.

Common behaviors cats display when they sense the bruised leaves or stems of catnip are rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing at it, licking it, and chewing it. The tea shouldbe infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential...

* Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic herb that increases perspiration, relieves spasms and acts as an expectorant.

It grows to heights of more than two meters. This species is hardy to about -5°c. A poultice of the leaves has been applied to inflamed throat glands. Contains the toxic alkaloid anabasine.

Our seed mats contain the perfect blend of seed to create a beautiful garden and participate in recovering this important natual resource. Each mat is generously preseeded on recycled paper that promotes germination.

* An easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately good soil in a sunny position. * Perennial wildflower, palm shaped leaves, blooms 2nd and 3rd year and successive seasons from expanding clumps.

In mid-May it bursts into a mass of dashing pink flowers with deep golden stamens. Quite hardy and disease resistant. It is quite hardy, disease-resistant, and gives year round beauty.

* Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century. * Common yarrow is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that produces one to several stems (0.2 to 1m tall) and has a rhizomatous growth form.

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

* Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria. * It is native to tropical Africa and southern India.

Extracts of the plant show antitumour activity. * Ligustrum lucidum ( Glossy Privet , Chinese Privet or Broad-leaf Privet ) is a species of privet native to the southern half of China .

Sub-zero hardy to 40 degrees below, drought resistant, disease and insect free. Plant 2' apart. To cover steep slopes, poor soil trouble areas, stream or pond banks where erosion control is needed, there's no better and prettier ground cover to use than...

Flowers- raw or cooked. * The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc. Both the flowers and the leaves canbe made into a syrup or a tea. The leaves are often available all through the winter.

At about 10–15 years of age the stem stops growing and produces a first flower spike with white, lily-like perfumed flowers, followed by coral berries. It is the natural symbol of the island of Tenerife, together with the Blue Chaffinch.

* Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall. They are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil.

It is native to Europe and western Asia. * Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads.

Choice one-year-old field-grown plants. Giant Alaska Shasta Daisies make excellent cut flowers. Will bloom again in late summer if spring blossoms are cut off. It is an easy to grow perennial that spreads fast.

Drought and deer resistant. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Wonderful lightly scented clusters of white, red and purple flowers can measure one to two feet in length.

It is in flower from Feb to June, and the seeds ripen in October. It is frequently used as an informal low hedge. It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. * A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft).

Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Firefly's intensely colored tiny evergreen leaves that cover the stems of the plant are a brilliant combination of yellow and chartreuse in the summer.

The seeds are also oily, leading to its other common name, "greasegrass". * Tall redtop or Purple-top is a 2 1/2-7 ft. The seeds are purple, giving the grass its common name. * Purpletop ( Tridens flavus ), also Red Top and Greasegrass , is a large, robust...

Its use has also been adopted by Ayurvedic medicine. * Echinacea purpurea ( Eastern purple coneflower or Purple coneflower ) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Echinacea .

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads.

Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils. Prune in early spring. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden. Also tolerates some drought.