Butterfly Attracting Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Winston Salem

Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil. Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies, great cut flower.

* Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage; can be dried for winter arrangements.

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

Highly drought tolerant. Ideal for cut-flowers. Winner of the prestigous 2005 Fleuroselect Gold Medal! Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun. Attracts butterflies. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow.

It blooms continuously from June to August. Drought resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, fragrant, for a rain garden, deer resistant and great for cut flowers. Plant 2' apart.

Both are dried for later use. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed...

* It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. * Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever,...

* Plant forming huge clumps with white or grayish spherical flowers 2-3" across, in late summer; rough, thistley foliage, dark green, good for the back of a large border. * It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich soils,...

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

* This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47.

* Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

* The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches. * It is a frequent component in butterfly gardens. * Common yarrow is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that produces one to...

Sweet William is a popular favorite because this perennial has large clusters of small blooms that come in striking colors of red, pink, white, and bi-colors. Mixed colors only. Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy...

A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. * The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. * Knautia arvensis , commonly known as Field Scabious , is a species in the genus Knautia .

* Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . * The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads.

Plant 10-12” apart in full sun. Once established requires little care. Masses of large, crimson-red, flowers from summer to fall! This exciting new variety has the same wonderfully compact, uniform growth habit as Arizona Sun Gaillardia, but in the...

Appreciates some afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Performs best in climates with warm summer days and cool nights. * The flag and coat of arms of the Province of Mpumalanga include a depiction of this flower.

Stays green a long time. It has a short ligule compared to other grasses, and is an important forage crop. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist.

* It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils but prefers a sunny dry position.

Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Plant in full to partial sun. 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...

3-4" light pink to purplish pink coneflowers with drooping petals are held high above the foliage on sturdy stems. Seeds for these plants were locally collected. This is a tough and easy pinewoods native plant that is great for butterflies and pollinators.

* The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. * Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position. * A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and moths.

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. The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long.

* A drought resistant plant once established. * It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland. * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns.

For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . We often see a few flowers on our vines in the garden in winter but the main show is in spring with flowers continuing on and off often until fall.

Great cut flower. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden.

A nutritional analysis is available. The leaves can be used either fresh or dried. If the leaves are to be dried, the plants should be harvested in early and late summer just before the flowers open and the leaves should be dried quickly.