Butterfly Attracting Plant Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Berkeley

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads.

Rose of Sharon grows 5-10' tall. Profusion of blooms from June through September. An excellent source for cut flowers. Extremely hardy, they thrive in any garden with little care. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large,...

Extracts of the plant show antitumour activity. * Modern research has shown that the plant increases the white blood cell count and is of value when used to prevent bone marrow loss in cancer chemotherapy patients, it also has potential in the treatment...

* Single 1 1/2" yellow, blue, white, green, or purple flowers on long stems in spring; the color range is even broader in cultivated varieties; leaves to 10"; likes part shade and moist fertile soil; native to Europe and Turkey.

It is listed as an endangered species in Japan. * Lonicera maackii ( Amur Honeysuckle or Bush Honeysuckle ) is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to temperate Asia in northern and western China (south to Yunnan ), Mongolia...

* A broad, flat-topped shrub native to northeast U.S.; has fragrant foliage, long, narrow, frondlike leaves; a nitrogen-fixer, so good for poor soils; takes sun or part shade. It is native to eastern North America , from southern Quebec south to the extreme...

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

Blooms late summer to early fall. * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. * Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle .

It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria.

* Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple, graceful perennial that is one of the most familiar and beloved of the spring woodland wildflowers in eastern North America.

It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the Common Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum ). * Lonicera xylosteum , commonly known as Fly honeysuckle , European Fly Honeysuckle , Dwarf Honeysuckle or Fly Woodbine is a deciduous shrub.

Drought resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, fragrant, for a rain garden, deer resistant and great for cut flowers. It blooms continuously from June to August. Is especially effective in mass plantings -- ground covers, borders, and bed plantings.

Blooms late summer to early fall. * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. * Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle .

Best in sandy loams or rocky soils with good drainage. Thick, woody, red roots go deep and help plant withstand droughty conditions, but make established shrubs difficult to transplant.

One thing to remember is a tree is grown indoors, it needs to acclimate to natural outdoor weather changes. Plant indoors or out in full sun and shade in warmer climates. * A bluish-green dye is obtained from the berries, it is more permanent than most...

Keep the soil moist and pot up as soon as the plants are big enough to handle, planting them out after the last expected frosts. Plants can survive the winter outdoors in the milder parts of Britain, though they usually act as herbaceous perennials in...

Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Firefly Heather has been awarded a winner of Britains prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit. Grows in sunny warm areas where it will tolerate heat and drought very well.

* A broad, flat-topped shrub native to northeast U.S.; has fragrant foliage, long, narrow, frondlike leaves; a nitrogen-fixer, so good for poor soils; takes sun or part shade. It is native to eastern North America , from southern Quebec south to the extreme...

* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown. * It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the...

* Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.

* Usually a deciduous tree, pale trunk and branches, fast growing, fairly drought resistant, works well for bonsai. * This is a common and widespread forest tree from South Africa to Ethiopia .

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

* Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.

* A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming. * 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 .

The flowers of Pentas will attract butterflies and other nectar loving creatures to your gardens throughout summer. An excellent choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will flower from summer until frost.

The flowers and foliage, fresh or dried, is often used to make a very nice herbal tea, as a mild spice in cooking, and could certainly be used in potpourris as well (Bonnie fell in love with the fragrance of the dried seed heads!).

Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)]. * Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m.