Butterfly Attracting Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Colorado Springs

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 butterflies and hummingbirds.Grows 4-8' tall and 4-5' wide.

An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed...

In fall, after flowering, prune back to within a few inches of ground. The Mixed Butterfly Bush is a strong, easy-to-grow plant. We ship sturdy ready to grow plants. The Mixed Butterfly Bush has fragrant 8-10'' flower spikes and grows 4-8' tall.

Grows in sunny warm areas where it will tolerate heat and drought very well. 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.

* 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.

Cylindrical clusters (1-2" long) of tiny, fragrant, white flowers (1/8") appear on long stalks at the stem ends or upper leaf axils in late spring. * White flowers in panicles, midsummer; a handsome shrub with dark green 3" leaves, compact and very adaptable...

A fast-growing plant, it thrives in thin woodland. * Holodiscus discolor is a shrub of western North America that is commonly known as ocean spray , creambush or ironwood . It is common in the Pacific Northwest where it is found in both openings and the...

An excellent source for cut flowers. Profusion of blooms from June through September. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large, hibiscus blossoms in three different colors: red, white and blue.

It is also used in treating kidney diseases. Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. * This is the white flowering form. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most...

* Its odor is considered similar to that of the bergamot orange (the source of bergamot oil used to flavor Earl Grey tea. * An herbal tea made from the plant was also used to treat mouth and throat infections caused by dental caries and gingivitis.

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com Buddlejas are considered invasive in some regions please check with your local state offices before purchasing. A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored,...

* Its odor is considered similar to that of the bergamot orange (the source of bergamot oil used to flavor Earl Grey tea. * An herbal tea made from the plant was also used to treat mouth and throat infections caused by dental caries and gingivitis.

It is also used in treating kidney diseases. Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. * This is the white flowering form. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most...

Cylindrical clusters (1-2" long) of tiny, fragrant, white flowers (1/8") appear on long stalks at the stem ends or upper leaf axils in late spring. * White flowers in panicles, midsummer; a handsome shrub with dark green 3" leaves, compact and very adaptable...

The beautiful silvery-green delicate trilobed foliage makes it a great contrast for darker colored trellises and backdrops. Passiflora mooreana was named in honor of Dugald Moore of the Royal Dublin Society's Botanic Garden of Glasnevin, Ireland.

* Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico. * The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics...

Deep blue tubular flowers are held on spikes at the ends of the narrow Rosemary like foliage in summer. Blue Dragon Nordic Dragonhead is clump forming perennial whose brilliant blue flowers are sure to attract pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and...

Some bee-keepers say it is good for honey, also. On a recent trip to west Texas we saw a Coral Vine that must have had 50 or more butterflies on one plant! Rose of Montana is considered invasive in some regions, please check with your local county extension...

* An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they start flowering 6 weeks after sowing and continue until frost; native to Europe. * A very ornamental plant.

* A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor. It is frequently used as an informal low hedge. Numerous cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected.

Solid yellow blooms are borne from spring to fall on this vigorous and fast growing upright perennial. Raise Monarch Butterflies in your own backyard! The Monarchs migrate through our area just as the Asclepias begin to awaken in spring, just in time...

It is quite drought tolerant once established and seems to prefer well-drained soils. Starry Rosinweed is a common native of our local pineywoods where it can be seen flowering sometimes as early as March.

Porterweeds are likely the number one favorite nectar plant for butterfly gardeners and surely for the butterflies themselves. 1/4" soft red blooms adorn the long spike-like bloom stems from spring to frost.

* Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico. * The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics...

Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy fragrance. 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.

In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season. Thank you John from Florida for bringing that to our attention.

Flowers- raw or cooked. A mild flavour,though the texture is a bit tough. The leaves are often available all through the winter. * Primula vulgaris ( syn. They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable or in conserves...