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Rose of Sharon Hedge
Prices start at : 5.29 USD / each

These hardy, erect-branching shrubs will grow 5-10' tall for an informal privacy screen or can be trimmed for a neat, colorful hedge. Rose of Sharon is lovely all through the growing season.
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Spread: 5-7'
  • Colors: Mixed, Pink, Red, White
  • Season Color: Summer
Colorado
Thornton
Catmint
Prices start at : 5.00 USD / each

Plant in full sun. Pretty lavender-blue flowers bloom all the way through summer. Attract both butterflies and hummingbirds with their delightful scent. Aromatic gray-green foliage.
  • Zones: 3-8
  • Genus: Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'
  • Colors: Blue, Lavender
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Season Color: Summer
Colorado
Thornton
Globe Thistle, Southern Globethistle Echinops ritro
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The flowers are often used for dried flower displays. Blooms late summer to early fall. * 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...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,346
  • Genus: Echinops
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Echinops ritro
  • Common Name: Globe Thistle, Southern Globethistle
Colorado
Thornton
Cream Scabious, Cream Pincushions Scabiosa ochroleuca
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to Europe and western Asia. * Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads.
  • Common Name: Cream Scabious, Cream Pincushions
  • Genus: Scabiosa
  • Quantity: 0.19 lb
  • Species: ochroleuca
  • Purity: 85%
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
Colorado
Thornton
Meadow Sweet, Siberian Meadowsweet, Meadowsweet Filipendula palmata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Filipendula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: Emperor Moth, Grey Pug, Grizzled Skipper, Hebrew Character, Lime-speck Pug, Mottled Beauty and The Satellite have all been recorded on Meadowsweet.
  • Height: 36-48 inches
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Family: ROSACEAE
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Lot#: 080405
  • Crop Year: 2008
Colorado
Thornton
Yellow Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Gray-head Coneflower, Gray-head Mexican-hat Ratibida pinnata     - Rudbeckia pinnata
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* The yellow rays (petals) droop downward and are arranged around a grayish-brown cone. One or several flowers, each on its own long stalk, may top a single stem. * Ratibida pinnata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 460
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Germination: 91%
  • Collection Locale: Colorado
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Height: 3-5 feet
Colorado
Thornton
Devil\'s Bit Scabious, Devilsbit Succisa pratensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It also grows on damper ground . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family .
  • Quantity: 0.69 lb
  • Lot#: 9501
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Botanical Name: Succisa pratensis
  • Crop Year: 1995
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 63
Colorado
Thornton
Mugwort, Common Wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, St. John\'s Plant Artemisia vulgaris
Price : CALL

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty...
  • Species: vulgaris
  • Botanical Name: Artemisia vulgaris
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Colorado
Thornton
American Senna Senna hebecarpa     - Cassia hebecarpa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Occidentalis), are also found in the East. * Senna hebecarpa ( American Senna or Wild Senna ) is an ornamental plant native to North America , specially Canada and the United States .
  • Quantity: 0.27 lb
  • Genus: Senna
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 43
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Botanical Name: Senna hebecarpa
Colorado
Thornton
Basket-flower, American Star-thistle, Basket Flower, American Starthistle, American Basketflower, Sweet Sultan, Shaving Brush Centaurea americana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* 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 plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves.
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Common Name: Basket-flower, American Star-thistle, Basket Flower, American Starthistle, American Basketflower, Sweet Sultan, Shaving Brush
  • Quantity: 2.03 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
Colorado
Thornton
Purple Porterweed
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

This is one of the few plants that you will find consistently at nearly every butterfly conservatory. Porterweed is known to reseed particularly in mild winter climates. I would be surprised to find a plant that produces a more continuous supply of nectar...
  • Fertilizing: Spring-frost or year round in warm, frost free conditions.
  • Native To / Origin: American Tropics
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3'W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Colorado
Thornton
Henlea\'s Hummingbird Heaven Porterweed
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

In zone 8B-9 we find that a small percentage larger growing Porterweeds, like Lavender, Coral, and Purple, may return from the roots in late spring if well mulched. Produces larger purple flowers with a slightly lighter red-purple eye and less conspicuous...
  • Pruning: Not needed except to remove spent flower stems though it's not required, pinch to improve branching.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11,(9?)
  • Fertilizing: Spring-frost or year round in warm, frost free conditions.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3'W
Colorado
Thornton
Buddleia, Glass Slippers
Prices start at : 14.99 USD / 1 Plant

Buddleia, Glass Slippers is low growing, wide spreading butterfly bush covered from top to bottom with pale-blue clusters. It typically grows to 6-12' tall with a spread to 4-15' wide when not killed back by cold winter temperatures.
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
  • Spread: 5-6 feet
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Zone: 5-10
  • Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
Colorado
Thornton
Black & Bloom Salvia, Anise Sage
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Anise or Brazilian Sage, Salvia guaranitica , is an upright growing perennial that may flower nearly continuously from spring to frost. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production.
  • Indoor Light: ,
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part shade
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
Colorado
Thornton
Buzztm Soft Pink Butterfly Bush, Buddleia
Prices start at : 8.99 USD

This compact Buddleia flowers even at a very young age and will continue flowering from spring to frost. Buddleias or Butterfly Bushes do best where they have good to excellent drainage and prefer a full to mostly sunny position for the best overall health...
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils, with average moisture. Does not tolerate wet feet / poor drainage but are otherwise fairly adaptable.
Colorado
Thornton
3-N-1 Rose of Sharon Tree
Prices start at : 6.00 USD / each

Extremely hardy, they thrive in any garden with little care. Rose of Sharon grows 5-10' tall. Profusion of blooms from June through September. An excellent source for cut flowers. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large,...
  • Spread: 6-8'
  • Colors: Purple, Red, White
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Max Height (feet): 10
Colorado
Thornton
Hyssop, Herb Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* Herb Hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis aka Hyssopus decumbens ) is an herbaceous plant of the genus Hyssopus native to Southern Europe , the Middle East , and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea .
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 178
  • Quantity: 0.07 lb
  • Botanical Name: Hyssopus officinalis
  • Genus: Hyssopus
  • Germination: 99%
  • Height: 2 feet
Colorado
Thornton
Red Royal Butterfly Bush
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

Plant in full to partial sun. Deer resistant. This spectacular cultivar of butterfly bush is valued for its intense, deeply colored wine-red flowers. Drought tolerant. The fragrant, long panicles are showy from June to September and attracts loads of...
  • Genus: Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Colors: Red
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
Colorado
Thornton
Almost Eden\'s Purple Lace Sky Flower
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

In zone 10 the Skyflower can be grown as a medium to large formal or informal hedge. We hope that you enjoy as much as we do! The Duranta can easily be overwintered indoors as a container plant where it is provided with direct sunlight to high light conditions.
  • Grows To: 4-6'H x 4'W (8-10'H x 10-15' in mild climates)
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, fertile soils.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
Colorado
Thornton
Yellow Boy Mexican Hat, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Red Hats
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Mexican Hat is an easy to grow clump forming perennial with finely textured blue-gray foliage. This is a solid yellow flowered seed grown strain that we have selected. A tough, drought resistant, hardy and reliable US native perennial.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Native To / Origin: N America
Colorado
Thornton
English Primrose Primula vulgaris     - Primula acaulis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Flowers- raw or cooked. The leaves are often available all through the winter. Both the flowers and the leaves canbe made into a syrup or a tea. Acaulis (L.) Hill) is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe (from the Faroe Islands and...
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Species: vulgaris
  • Height: 1ft
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
Colorado
Thornton
Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush Tecoma stans
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental . The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock .
  • Quantity: 1.69 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 209
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Purity: 99%
  • Species: stans
  • Seeds Per Pound: 617,440
Colorado
Thornton
Ruby Glow Passion Flower, Passionflower
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

Bumblebees are perfectly designed for this as the pollen is rubbed on their back as they circle the corona drinking nectar and then carry it to the next flower. In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated...
  • Native To / Origin: Peru - Patrick Worley of Suncrest Nurseries
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils.
  • Grows To: 20'H
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
Colorado
Thornton
Butterflytm White Pentas, Egyptian Star Cluster
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Pure white 3" flowers clusters. The Butterfly Series Pentas have been selected as a 2012 Louisiana Super Plant! The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer.
  • Grows To: 12-18''H x 8-12''W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moisture, moderately fertile acid soils.
Colorado
Thornton
Glossy Privet Ligustrum lucidum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Ligustrum lucidum ( Glossy Privet , Chinese Privet or Broad-leaf Privet ) is a species of privet native to the southern half of China . It is taken internally in the treatment of complaints associated with weak kidney and liver energy such as menopausal...
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 35
  • Common Name: Glossy Privet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Ligustrum lucidum
  • Genus: Ligustrum
Colorado
Thornton
Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica     - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 52
  • Quantity: 3.96 lb
  • Species: marilandica
  • Germination: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Maryland Senna, Wild Senna
Colorado
Thornton
Winter Cassia, Christmas Senna, Butterfly Bush
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

A host plant to Sulphur butterflies and nectar source for a variety of pollinators. Winter Cassia has the potential to reseed and may be considered invasive in some areas. Where temperatures drop below freezing it is more likely to be deciduous.
  • Grows To: 8-12'H x 8-12'W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
Colorado
Thornton