Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Fort Collins

Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. It is best treated as a biennial in the garden. * Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William ) is a species of Dianthus native to the mountains of...

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. * The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics . * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native...

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

Delightful red, white or purple hibiscus-shaped flowers blossom each summer for a lifetime of natural beauty. Order today and receive strong healthy 2 1/2 - 4' one year old shrubs.

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old uncle Henry , Sailor's...

Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil. Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers.

Our Conservation Garden Assortment attracts and helps protect nature's hardest workers. Our seed mats contain the perfect blend of seed to create a beautiful garden and participate in recovering this important natual resource.

Few flowers have more decorative value in the summer garden than the Orange Glory Butterfly plant. Plant 2' apart. The Orange Glory Butterfly plant enjoys full sun and will withstand long periods of summer drought.

* The plant reaches 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.2 m) in height, with many branches, and a spread of about 2.5 ft (0.76 m). * Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long.

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. * The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics . * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native...

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas.

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

The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. * Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally...

* Blue, pinky-blue, lilac, or lavenderish flowers 1 1/4" wide atop 3' stems; native to meadows and grassy hills, particularly on limestone; good for wild garden; native to E. It is used as a blood purifier and as a treatment for eczema and other skin...

* Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America . * This is the white flowering form.

October Skies Aster is a low mounding perennial that develops into a compact shrub-like plant by flowering time. May not tolerate poor drainage but at the same time will do well in most soils from clay, calcareous, limestone, and sand.

Thank you for allowing us to use this image! Henry Duelberg Mealycup Sage has been selected as a Texas Superstar for its reliable performance and garden qualities. This is a wonderful drought tolerant, reliable, native perennial for the garden as well...

Use Blue-Violet Tapien Verbena as a groundcover, a spiller in containers, or as a beautiful hanging basket. Perennial Verbenas make wonderful additions to the butterfly garden providing nectar even in late winter for early visitors.

Grown from locally collected seed. The soft texture and and gently arching flower spikes make this beautiful Blazing Star a perfect candidate for the perennial garden where it sure to attract attention as well as butterflies and pollinators.

Super easy and tough. Stokesia Daisy is one of those plant it and forget it perennials, once they become established in nearly any garden or landscape they require almost no additional care.

* Purpletop ( Tridens flavus ), also Red Top and Greasegrass , is a large, robust perennial bunchgrass, native to North America. Tall perennial grass with drooping branches bearing widely spaced reddish-purple spikelets.

Dig and divide every 2-3 years for the best results. Considered to be one of the most vigorous and disease resistant cultivars available. Jacob Cline is one of the more reliable selections of Scarlet Bee Balm producing large clusters of brilliant red...

They can be used fresh or dried to make an aromatic herb tea. The leaf tops are gray-green and the bottoms are white with hairs. Cats relish the intoxicating leaves and the tea is a popular night cap.

Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green foliage. This naturally sprawling vine-like shrub can easily be pruned to produce a dense mass of foliage...

* A good butterfly and moth plant. * It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with many large serrated leaves around the base of the stem on winged petioles.

The trailing Verbenas are one of the earliest flowering perennials in our gardens and provide the early hummingbirds and butterflies with plenty of choice nectar at a time when few other perennials are in flower.