Cut Flower Butterfly Attracting Plant For Sale In District Of Columbia

* 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,...

* 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 is a genus of 12 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Filipendula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: Emperor Moth,...

* Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow.

Bark and branchlets grayish black. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or dense forests, mountain slopes, along valleys near roads, on rocks; 600-1900 m.

Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of the plant contain bioactive compounds, especially monoterpenes , which may have...

* This species of shrub is used for revegetating damaged or disturbed lands, such as overgrazed rangeland. * The leaves have been woven into skirts and aprons. Conservation Plant Characteristics Eriodictyon californicum (Hook.

* The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.

The flowers are generally longer on this subspecies. The panicles often hang limply, which is how the plant got its common name; the clusters look as though they are nodding. * A large multistemmed shrub with narrowly conical, sometimes pendulous clusters...

Spreading growth to 12". * Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet,...

* Succeeds in poor soils and on dry walls. * A very ornamental plant. * An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they start flowering 6 weeks after sowing and continue until frost; native to Europe.

Ducks and other water birds and shorebirds consume the seeds. * An easily grown plant, it prefers an open position in a moisture retentive or wet neutral to acid humus-rich soil. * The inner bark has been chewed in the treatment of toothaches.

* Germination takes between 7 and 21 days at the optimal temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit; flowering begins between 50 and 60 days after germination * It is especially popular in Korea and Japan, where it is often seen in mass plantings along roadsides,...

* Succeeds in poor soils and on dry walls. * A very ornamental plant. * An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they start flowering 6 weeks after sowing and continue until frost; native to Europe.

The panicles often hang limply, which is how the plant got its common name; the clusters look as though they are nodding. * Lilac flowers in nodding terminal clusters to 6"; leaves to 6"; native to China.

It has a fringe of 20 to 30 white ray florets around a center of many densely packed yellow disc florets. * It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with many large serrated leaves around the base of the stem on winged petioles.

Pubens (native to North America) was known as American red elder. * Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies.

Like many other plants in this family, they are demulcent and emollient and are used in the treatment of dysentery, lung ailments and urinary ailments. An infusion of the dried stalks has been used in the treatment of inflammation of the bladder.

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae.

Japonica is also popularly grown in bonsai . It is a deciduous shrub. The rich aromatic juice, as tart as a lemon, is squeezed and used for culinary purposes. The fruit is called (Kusa-boke ) in Japanese.

* A very ornamental and long-lived plant, surviving in gardens for 50 years or more. Plants are tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, but will not survive if the soil becomes waterlogged or is too dry.

* A good bee and butterfly plant. In the United States it may also be known as "Silver Dollars," also because of the seed pods. In Denmark it is known as Judaspenge and in The Netherlands as Judaspenning (coins of Judas) because of its resemblance to...

* Flowers, to 5", white, fragrant, borne in profusion. * A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.

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.

Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of the plant contain bioactive compounds, especially monoterpenes , which may have...

* Dark purple or purplish blue flowers in spikes; fast, coarse growth, good for dry, poor soil. Fruticosa grows as a glandular, thornless shrub which can reach 5 or 6 meters in height and spread to twice that in width.

It can be a repellent for certain insects, including aphids and squash bugs. Edible Uses: Condiment; Tea. Young leaves - raw, have a mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads.