Butterfly Attracting Plant Flowering Shrub For Sale In Alexandria

Wonderful lightly scented clusters of white, red and purple flowers can measure one to two feet in length. Grows 4-8' tall. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds.

It is an ingredient of many patent cough medicines. * Yerba Santa (the name means Holy weed) is a famous domestic remedy from south-western N. America where it is considered to be especially useful as an expectorant.

Drought tolerant. Plant in full to partial sun. Deer resistant. This spectacular cultivar of butterfly bush is valued for its intense, deeply colored wine-red flowers. The fragrant, long panicles are showy from June to September and attracts loads of...

* Syringa josikaea ( Hungarian Lilac ) is a species of Lilac , native to central and eastern Europe , in the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary , Romania , and western Ukraine . * A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming.

* Dark green shiny leaves, yellow, bronzy, and red in fall; 1/3" bright red fruit, good bird food; large shrub, can be trained as a small tree; susceptible to fireblight; native to Japan, Korea, China.

* Plants can be grown as an informal hedge. * An essential oil used in perfumery is obtained from the flowers. * The plant is often used as a rootstock for the various ornamental cultivars of lilac.

* Plants have an extensive root system and are also fairly wind tolerant, they can be planted as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion. * It is found throughout eastern Canada, northern Mexico, and most of the continental United States.

* Buddleja davidii , (old spelling Buddleia davidii ); also called summer lilac , butterfly-bush or orange eye ) is a shrub in the Buddlejaceae family . * It is native to northwestern China and Japan .

* Dark green shiny leaves, yellow, bronzy, and red in fall; 1/3" bright red fruit, good bird food; large shrub, can be trained as a small tree; susceptible to fireblight; native to Japan, Korea, China.

* Easily grown in a good, well-drained ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. Prefers a calcareous soil but tolerates mildly acid soils. * A very ornamental plant. * An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they...

* White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance, not intense, resembles privet; very hardy; forms a dense, arching shrub with substantial branches; does well in the U.S. Midwest; native to China.

* If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. * The flowers are often used for dried flower displays.

* An essential oil used in perfumery is obtained from the flowers. * The plant is often used as a rootstock for the various ornamental cultivars of lilac. * The bark or leaves have been chewed by children as a treatment for sore mouth.

It is common in the Pacific Northwest where it is found in both openings and the forest understory at low to moderate elevations. A fast-growing plant, it thrives in thin woodland.

* The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles.

For hedge use, plant 2 feet apart. Grows fast up to 6' tall. For individual planting, plant 6 feet apart. A cascading waterfall of white, as it blooms in June with masses of flowers so thick you can barely see the leaves.

Needs good air circulation. * It is grown as an ornamental tree in Europe and North America. In tree form, it typically grows to as much as 30' tall and 20' wide with an oval-rounded crown.

Unlike many butterfly bush varieties that can tend toward being lanky, your Ultra Violet adopts a more compact form, creating a neater appearance for your landscape. Stems shoot up above the foliage, topped with spikes of densely-clustered tiny blossoms.

* Trees, 6-20 m tall. Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or dense forests, mountain slopes, along valleys near roads, on rocks; 600-1900...

Grows 6-8' tall. It is an excellent attractant for butterflies and hummingbirds. Drought and deer resistant. A breakthrough in color! Bi-color is the first Butterfly Bush to feature multiple colors on each bloom.

* If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. * The flowers are often used for dried flower displays.

* Cephalanthus occidentalis is a deciduous shrub or small tree that averages 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 6 m (20 ft). * Buttonbush is a handsome ornamental suited to wet soils and is also a honey plant.

* It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed.

Drought and deer resistant. Outstanding when planted in full sun. Great cut flower. In northern areas of the country, they will die back to the ground in winter. Reappearing in very late spring, you will be amazed at how quickly it once again grows into...

* The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita vulgaris (Peppermint) for treating colds and influenza. * The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun.

* The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles.

* It is best known for its colorful spring flowers of red, white, pink or multi. It is a deciduous shrub. Very harsh and acid raw but fragrant when cooked, imparting a strong pleasant flavour to jams and jellies, it is especially good cooked with apples...