Butterfly Attracting Plant Fragrant Flowering Plant For Sale In Tacoma

* Eriodictyol is one of the 4 flavanones identified in this plant by the Symrise Corporation as having taste-modifying properties, the other three being: homoeriodictyol, its sodium salt and sterubin.

* Dark purple or purplish blue flowers in spikes; fast, coarse growth, good for dry, poor soil. * 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.

* This is the familiar lilac seen next to every old farmhouse. * The plant is often used as a rootstock for the various ornamental cultivars of lilac. * Plants can be grown as an informal hedge.

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

It is an easy to grow perennial that spreads fast. Will bloom again in late summer if spring blossoms are cut off. Giant Alaska Shasta Daisies make excellent cut flowers. They grow well in sun or light shade.

Typically, its stems are branched and the clump forming plants emerge in late spring after most other plants have begun growth for the year. The oppositely arranged leaves are 7 to 15 centimeters (2.75 to 6 inches) long and are narrow and lance-shaped...

* This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two metres.Its erect, branching gray stems bear the occasional sharply toothed, sharp-lobed pointed green leaf.

* It is native to France and Spain but it can be found growing wild in other parts of the world as an introduced species and sometimes a garden escapee. * Easily grown in a good garden soil.

The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves. * 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.

The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give the characteristic appearance of Old Man's beard . * The boiled roots and stems are used as a cure for the itch.

Bark and branchlets grayish black. * Trees, 6-20 m tall. Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more.

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's Tobacco...

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

* Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow.

Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers. Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies, great cut flower. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry...

It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. It is also used in treating kidney diseases.

The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide. Flower color and size is quite variable. Spreading growth to 12".

* Paeonia lactiflora , also Chinese Peony ( ? * A very ornamental and long-lived plant, surviving in gardens for 50 years or more. Plants are tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, but will not survive if the soil becomes waterlogged or is too dry.

Pollinated flowers are followed by round passion fruit that ripen to yellow and contain a tangy tropical tasting clear flesh that surrounds each of the small black inedible seeds. One of the hardiest of passion vines the Maypop is native well into the...

Blooms from late spring through summer. Each golden yellow petal is heavily splashed with burgundy and surround the tall brown central cone of each daisy-like flower. Great for smaller pollinators.

Easy to grow and enjoy in most well-drained acidic soils. Growth generally slows as they get larger and closer to their mature size of about 10' high but they may reach 20' with age.

This is the only species of Echinacea that naturally produces yellow flowers. Paradoxa , is a taprooted native that is typically found in or near the shallow soils of rocky glades and prairies as well as near balds in the rounded, aging Ozark Mountains...

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 .

The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. * Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. * The seed can be sprouted and added to salads.

They are fairly drought resistant once well-established but often have the best foliage and flower best under average moist to moist conditions. For an excellent article on adding gingers and other tropicals to your Louisiana garden (or other south central...

A tough and reliable, long-lived, heirloom, pass-a-long perennial which produces a large tuber from which it returns to grace your garden year after year. They do reseed readily and will happily colonize an area and spread if given the opportunity and...

Extremely hardy, they thrive in any garden with little care. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large, hibiscus blossoms in three different colors: red, white and blue.