Butterfly Attracting Plant Seeds For Sale In Boston

Dislikes dry soils. A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native...

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. * The plant is often cultivated for its showy flowers, and can sometimes be found outside its native range as an escape from cultivation.

The flowers, which appear in early summer, can have a pleasantly strong fragrance. The fruits ( hips ) of Nootka rose are somewhat bitter but edible. The 2-3 inch pink (5-8cm) flowers usually occur singly, but may appear in groups of 2 or 3.

The leaves are often available all through the winter. Both the flowers and the leaves canbe made into a syrup or a tea. * Primula vulgaris ( syn. Flowers- raw or cooked. Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make...

* The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles.

* Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland. * It succeeds on shallow chalky soils.

* In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon. * The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete.

* Habit and Form an deciduous shrub dense, rounded habit ascending branches, erect 6' to 10' tall 4' to 10' wide medium texture moderate growth rate * White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance,...

Flowers are mildly fragrant, and very attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. With dense and well- branched plants Glass Slippers is very manageable and practical for use in patio containers.

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

* The disc heads have a scent reminiscent of anise when crushed. * This plant grows in prairies, on the margins of woods, and on roadsides. * The yellow rays (petals) droop downward and are arranged around a grayish-brown cone.

It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. * Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic...

The dried leaves and flowers are used to scent and add colour to pot-pourri. * Beebalm has a long history of use as a medicinal plant by many Native Americans, including the Blackfeet.

* The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. It is best treated as a biennial in the garden. * A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and...

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. * Echinacea paradoxa ( Bush's purple coneflower , Yellow Coneflower ) is a perennial species of flowering plant in the genus Echinacea .

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * Pawpaw is a large shrub or small tree growing to a height of 11 meters. * Edible fruit - raw or cooked.

* Direct sowing: The seedbed should have a loose and fine structure, but should be reconsolidated using a packer roller imminently prior to sowing. * Historically, nettles have been used to make clothing for 2,000 years, and German Army uniforms were...

In mass, this species puts a purple top on old fields and open woods. The seeds are purple, giving the grass its common name. Tall perennial grass with drooping branches bearing widely spaced reddish-purple spikelets.

Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. 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.

* It is a perennial plant to USDA Zone 6. * It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. It is an ingredient in some recipes for essiac tea.

* 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 America .

* 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.

Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce...

* It occurs throughout North America, in most US states and Canadian provinces. It is found in a variety of habitats, although it is not shade tolerant. * An infusion of the dried powdered herb can be used as an antiseptic.

The plant has been used as a poultice for removing the pus from scrofulous sores or boils. It grows to heights of more than two meters. This species is hardy to about -5°c. Plants require more than 14 hours daylight per day in order to induce flowering.

Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47.

The seeds are used in cookery and sweet desserts. * In Israel, fennel salad is made of chopped fennel bulbs flavored with salt, black pepper, lemon juice, parsley, olive oil and sometimes sumac.