Butterfly Attracting Plant Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Boston

* It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. * It is native to tropical Africa and southern India.

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

Deer resistant. Highly drought tolerant. Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow. For a rain garden.

* The northernmost stand, in Orange County, which comprises a large area on the upper limits of Coal Canyon and on Sierra Peak in the Santa Ana Mountains, burned in a 2006 wildfire.

The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified dentate, pinnately lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when crushed.

The Purple Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to fall on 2-3 foot stems. Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow...

Deer resistant. The fragrant, long panicles are showy from June to September and attracts loads of butterflies and hummingbirds.Grows 4-8' tall and 4-5' wide. Plant in full to partial sun.

* 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...

* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * A drought resistant plant once established. * It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland.

* 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 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.

Grows 6'' tall. Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy fragrance. 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.

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * The fruit can also be used for making preserves, pies, ice cream and other sweet desserts.

* 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.

It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early...

* This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47.

The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified dentate, pinnately lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when crushed.

They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence up to 6 cm in diameter, packed with blue-gray disc florets . * This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of...

Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. Its "distinctive leaf shape... Slender twigs are glabrous and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and acuminate...

It is native to Europe and western Asia. * Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads.

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and Florida.

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!).

* It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. * It is native to tropical Africa and southern India.

An evergreen perennial that slowly develops into a 6-9" high slowly spreading stoloniferous groundcover. Deadhead to extend flowering into fall. 1-1/2" bright orange-yellow daisies top this diminutive and durable dwarf Coreopsis in late spring and early...

Is especially effective in mass plantings -- ground covers, borders, and bed plantings. It blooms continuously from June to August. Plant 2' apart. Few flowers have more decorative value in the summer garden than the Orange Glory Butterfly plant.

Greg Grant mentions that ‘Golda Emanis' was named for his great aunt. The interesting and beautiful, yellow foliage of this Greg Grant selection of the Giant Coneflower makes for a wonderful contrast with other garden plants.

Image courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. The flowers are produced on tall, narrow but sturdy stems and flowers are produced singly and in small clusters. The deeply cut, somewhat hairy, medium green foliage and delicate stems give this species a finer...