Butterfly Attracting Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Norwalk

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Drought and deer resistant. Great cut flower. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Grows 4-8' tall. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds.

In mid-summer it bursts into bloom when little else is blooming and continues to flower through fall. This is not an evergreen. (Our choice of color.) Plants may have single or double blooms.

* Knautia arvensis , commonly known as Field Scabious , is a species in the genus Knautia . Europe, Caucasus, western Siberia. An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises.

Extracts of the plant show antitumour activity. Good results have also been achieved when the fruit has been used in treating respiratory tract infections, hypertension, Parkinson's disease and hepatitis.

It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots...

An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. Both are dried for later use.

The flowers emit a perfume similar to meadowsweet. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of influenza. * Holodiscus discolor is a shrub of western North America that is commonly known as ocean spray , creambush or ironwood .

Includes: 3 each of Black-Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflower.

It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots...

* Knautia arvensis , commonly known as Field Scabious , is a species in the genus Knautia . Europe, Caucasus, western Siberia. An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises.

* It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. * Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria.

Award winner! Black-eyed Susans have rich, golden yellow petals set off by bronze-black centers. It blooms from early summer until frost. Drought tolerant, attracts butterflies and hummbingbirds, for a rain garden.

* 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.

Masses of 1" yellow-eyed bluish purple daisies absolutely cover this plant for weeks in late summer and fall. Excellent fall color for the garden as well as drought tolerance and pest and disease resistance make this an excellent addition to the perennial...

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. Grows 6'' tall.

Their reliability and durability make them highly recommended garden perennials. Plants readily multiply into dense clumps. 3" soft primrose yellow, cornflower-like daisies are born in summer on this durable and reliable, clump forming US native perennial.

* A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads. * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North...

It is definitely worth the trip and they have a great Butterfly festival each fall. Betonyleaf Mistflower may act like a dieback perennial in the northern portion of its hardiness range.

* 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.

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 office before planting.

Chi-Chi Dwarf Pink Mexican Petunia is a lovely dwarf perennial that produces loads of pink trumpet shaped flowers tucked in among the dark green glossy foliage from spring to frost on a compact low mounding plant.

* Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. In many gardens it self sows freely. The seeds are used in cookery and sweet desserts. * Seed propagaqtion- best sown in early spring in situ.

An excellent choice for native pollinators like bees and butterflies. Tolerant of wet and dry soil conditions. A good choice for a minty tea. Grown from locally collected seed. This tough low native seems to remain where you put it creating a clump forming...

2" wide sunny yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable native perennial from late spring to late summer and sometimes up until frost. Deadheading will help ensure a fall repeat.

In some states and counties Buddleia's are considered invasive, please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com All rights reserved.

* This plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its twining habit and its showy flowers which appear early in the season - occasionally even in midwinter. * A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine...