Butterfly Attracting Plant Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Tallahassee

The perennial's hairy, clasping leaves are arranged densely on its stout stems. A pink variety of this species is sometimes grown commercially. Showy, bright, rose-purple flowers with orange-yellow centers bloom in profusion at the tips of the leafy branches.

Alba; dark green leaves, yellow in fall; native to eastern and central United States in rich moist soil. * Fruits are red turning dark purple, birds love them; more open and irregular than M.

* Clethra alnifolia ( Sweet Pepperbush , Anne Bidwell or Summersweet ), is a flowering plant in the genus Clethra , native to eastern North America from southern Nova Scotia and Maine south to northern Florida , and west to eastern Texas .

Eupatorium has recently undergone some revision and has been broken up into smaller genera. Border rears, cottage gardens, meadows, native plant gardens, wild/naturalized areas or water margins.

* A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets. * Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S.

* Clethra alnifolia ( Sweet Pepperbush , Anne Bidwell or Summersweet ), is a flowering plant in the genus Clethra , native to eastern North America from southern Nova Scotia and Maine south to northern Florida , and west to eastern Texas .

* Used in cooking, on baked potatoes, and in salads ; flowers rose to rosy purple. * This heirloom variety matures in about 80-90 days but some stems can be cut before maturity. It is perennial so will continue to supply fresh chives for years to come.

Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn. Leaves are obovate , simple, alternating, deciduous , and grow to 2.5-7.5...

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb.

* Historically, Sambucus racemosa (native to Europe and Asia) was commonly known as European red elder and the very similar Sambucus pubens also known as S. Many authorities have now grouped both of these red elders together under the name of Sambucus...

* Needles to 1" long, in 2 rows forming a trough; barrel-shaped cones, 4", dark violet-black. * It is a high altitude mountain tree, growing at altitudes of 3,000-4,000 meters, often occupying the tree line .

* Wood - very light, soft, close grained. * A rare and botanically interesting,medium-sized to large, suckering shrub, occasionally a small tree. * Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub...

* The boiled roots and stems are used as a cure for the itch. The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give the characteristic appearance of Old Man's beard .

* A very ornamental plant. * Grown for its beautiful red flowers in mid summer. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers.

It is uncommon in the wild, and is mostly found around forest borders. It produces off white four-petaled open flowers that are followed by small, round fruit that ripen from August to October.

* For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open. As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn)...

Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. * The species has reddish-purple flowers; grows in marshes, ditches, and other wet places, even in shallow water; flowering in June...

* For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open. As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn)...

Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. * The species has reddish-purple flowers; grows in marshes, ditches, and other wet places, even in shallow water; flowering in June...

In the fall and winter, the foliage is bright red. Grows 18-24'' tall and wide. 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...

* The scientific name honors Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, during whose reign it was described as a new species in 1925. * It is closely related to (and in many respects intermediate between) Silver Fir to the north in central Europe, Greek Fir to the south...

When in bloom, they cover the plant creating a fragrant, white cloud. American snowbell's showy, white, bell-shaped flowers are borne in pairs from leaf axils. The foliage is bright-green and glossy.

It was introduced to American colonists by Indians who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating. The plant, however, should be used with some caution since large doses are laxative and emetic and the plant might contain potentially...

Drought tolerant, attracts butterflies and hummbingbirds, for a rain garden. Grow 2-3' tall. Bloom: July-September. They are insect and disease free and resistant to drought and deer.

An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises. It is used as a blood purifier and as a treatment for eczema and other skin disorders.

Eupatorium has recently undergone some revision and has been broken up into smaller genera. Border rears, cottage gardens, meadows, native plant gardens, wild/naturalized areas or water margins.

* They are popularly grown in gardens and parks. It is in flower in August, and the seeds ripen in October. * A decidious Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft 7in).