Plant For Summer Color Perennial Plant For Sale In Thornton

* The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches. * Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis.

* 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 and they would love each other again.

Big pluses : it grows fast if watered/fertilised regularly and will even get a few blooms right away. * The Confederate rose was at one time very common in the area of the Confederate States of America, which is how its common name was derived.

Leaves typically form a thick, slowly-spreading clump of foliage to 12" tall. * Leaves are often used in floral arrangements. Small dark pink flowers in dense panicles appear within or above the foliage on stout stalks to 16" tall in April.

It is a naturalized species and often a weed in parts of North America, but it is probably native in Alaska and Greenland . * Ranunculus acris is one of the more common buttercups across Europe and temperate Eurasia .

It flowers from mid-summer to the first frosts, makes an attractive backdrop in garden plots, and is very attractive to butterflies, bees, and other nectar-feeding insects. Leaves appear in whorls of 3–5.

* Echinacea purpurea ( Eastern purple coneflower or Purple coneflower ) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Echinacea . It is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwest...

Big pluses : it grows fast if watered/fertilised regularly and will even get a few blooms right away. * The Confederate rose was at one time very common in the area of the Confederate States of America, which is how its common name was derived.

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

* The seed is very agreeable to the taste. Miyabeanum , and P. In particular, P. * A perennial poppy with 2-3" pink, red, orange, greenish, or yellow fragrant flowers; most of the leaves are basal; native to Eurasia and to North America from the Arctic...

* The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds.

* Perennial wildflower, palm shaped leaves, blooms 2nd and 3rd year and successive seasons from expanding clumps. Blooms early to mid season. Grows well in a poor sandy soil. Legume species.

* A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. * A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals.

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

* The seed remains viable for several years. * Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis , and is available in a range of colours.

* 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 and they would love each other again.

* Spiraea japonica is a deciduous, perennial shrub native to Japan, China, and Korea. Southwest China is the center for biodiversity of the species. Hardy to about -20°c. * Tolerates most soils, but prefers a good loamy soil, abundant moisture and full...

* An oil similar to Wintergreen oil (obtained from Gaultheria procumbens) is obtained from the inner bark. Occasionally one uses leafy, fragrant boughs of Silver Birch to gently beat oneself in a sauna.

The flowers are inconspicuous, whitish to greenish-yellow, produced on slender peduncles 25 mm or more long; it is usually dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

* A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. * A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals.

Fruit is very astringent, hence the common name. * This chokecherry cultivar (sometimes called purpleleaf chokecherry) is a deciduous, suckering tree or shrub with a pyramidal habit which grows 20-30' tall.

* A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable. * Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula . * A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native...

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

Gray-green leaves (to 2 1/2” long and 1/4” wide) on square stems. Grow in average, dry to medium, well-drained, alkaline soil in full sun. It is a semi-woody plant that typically grows in a shrubby mound to 2-4' tall.

The flowers are golden yellow and sweet scented, are grouped in pendulous racemes upto 25 cm long, and typically bloom in May. * The wood is coarse grained,durable, dark coloured and very hard, it can be used as an ebony substitute.

A beautiful and compact selection of our native Woodland Phlox, Louisiana Blue produces large clusters of purplish-blue flowers that are held above the rich green foliage in early spring.

Award winner! Tall deep purple with a sweet fragrance. We have chosen this Iris variety because it has been the most consistent rebloomer we've seen. Potted plants sent. How much they rebloom depends on your local climatic and soil conditions as well...