Every gardener should do their part to encourage bees
and butterflies to visit their garden. We have listed a few
flowers below that are recognized as bee and butterfly
favorites.:
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IM127 Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate ( Polygonum
orientale )
First grown in the US by Thomas Jefferson, Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gate is a spectacular, old-fashioned cottage garden favorite. Fast growing, the thick, sturdy stems rise to about 5 feet tall and bear flamboyant, arching, pendulous bright pink, bead like, flower clusters 3-4 feet long.
An old heirloom favorite, hard to find seeds for these anymore, we are very happy to be able to offer them again.
Lures beneficial pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Flowers from midsummer until frost. Direct seed or transplant.
Lush, heart-shaped leaves are very pretty. Makes an excellent cut flower too. Rich soil is best. Reseeds itself once established.
250mg Package ( about 25 seeds ) $3.95
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TRM122 False Olive Buddleja saligna
Fragrant and profusely borne clusters of creamy white, honey scented flowers practically cover this rare, South African Buddleja from Spring to mid-Summer. It’s easy, fast growing & evergreen. Also frost hardy, drought tolerant & does not have an aggressive root system.
The false olive is a tree up to 10m tall in warm moist areas but usually 4 to 5 metres.
The leaves are long and narrow - somewhat similar to the olive from which it gets its common name - but more textured.
The flowers are tiny, creamy white and borne in dense sprays usually at the ends of branches. The flowers have a lovely honey scent and appear from spring to summer.
The plant is used for traditional medicinal purposes. The wood is very fine grained and was used to make small pieces of furniture. The straight branches were used to make fence posts. The false olive was used to make asseggai handles. It also makes good fuel wood as it burns with an intense heat. The large amounts of pollen and nectar it produces makes it popular with bee farmers.
his fast growing tree is an excellent, quick screen plant and bonsai subject.
The seed is very fine and should be mixed with sand to obtain an even distribution. Sow in a good, fine seedling mix in seedling trays. To water after sowing, stand the tray in a clean, shallow container of water and allow to soak up into seed tray. For zones 7-10.
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TPF173 Lavender Hyssop Agastache foeniculum
Attractive honey plant; produces abundant nectar which yields a light fragrant honey. Strongly anise-scented, it is delightful for tea or as culinary seasoning. Deer cannot stand the aromatic foliage.Beautiful, fragrant purple flowers growing 12-36" tall. Perennial. Zone 4-7.
$2.50 Per Pack Seeds Per Pack:
100
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FB153 Korean Bee Tree Evodia danielli
Evodia is a little-grown tree 25 to 30 feet tall. It is a fast
grower with no pests, adapted to sunny, well-drained sites.
Small white flowers are produced in 4 to 6 inch wide corymbs
from June through August which attracts a great number of bees
and butterflies. These are followed by fruits which turn from
red to black from August through November.
Provides flowers and attractive fruit in a period when few
other woody plants are flowering. The plant fits well in
smaller gardens and closed areas. Good for zones 4-9.
45mg pack ( about 50 seeds ) $2.95
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GO72 Mosquito Plant
( Agastache cana ) This hardy perennial will
provide you with sweetly scented foliage and large 1" rosy-
purple flowers. It attracts hummingbirds, bees and
butterflies. The crushed foliage rubbed on the skin is said
to repel mosquitoes. Will flower first year if grown as an
annual, but best flowering is in second year in zones
7-10.
Package of 10 seeds $2.00
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HR370 Borage (
Borage officinalis ) Cucumber flavored leaves used in
salads and summer drinks. Good bee plant.
Package of 50 seeds $1.75
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HR105 Lemon Balm (
Melissa officinalis ) Lemon scented leaves and sprigs
used to make teas and cool drinks. Good for potpourri and the
flowers attract bees.
Package of 25 seeds $1.75
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1A009 Medico Alfalfa
( Medicago sativa ) Alfalfa produces a large
amount of nectar, which is highly attractive to many species
of bees, and from which honey bees produce excellent crops of
high quality honey. This strain of alfalfa can be made into a
tea by placing two teaspoons of dried leaves in a cup of
boiling water and soaking for 15 minutes. This tea is used to
treat arthritis, boils, digestive disorders, urinary tract
infections and bowel disorders. The chlorophyll in this brew
will also dispatch of bad breath. Eating the sprouts in
salads is also very beneficial.
Small pack. $1.95
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1A008 Red Clover (
Trifolium pratense ) Clover is highly attractive to
bees, which visit it avidly for nectar and pollen. Red Clover
has long had a reputation as a cancer fighter. The plant
contains large amounts of tocopherol, a potent antioxidant
form of vitamin E that has been shown to prevent tumor
formation in animal studies. It may also provide effective
relief for menopausal symptoms as elements of the plant
behave like estrogen. A tea can be made by boiling three
teaspoons of dried flower tops per cup of water and steeping
15 minutes. Drink 3 cups a day.
Small Pack $1.95
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HR229 English Thyme
( Thymus vulgaris ) Seasoning for poultry
chowders, stews, sauces and pickles. Good honey plant for
bees.
Package of 50-75 seeds $1.75
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H883 Vitex ( Vitex
negundo ) A magnificent garden plant, it blooms
profusely all summer attracting bees and butterflies. The
plants can achieve a height of 10 ft. or more. Plants are
used medicinally to relieve headaches, dizziness, colds and
mental problems
Package of 10 seeds $2.00
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3373 Slender False Foxglove( Agalinis tenufolia )
This native plant is often grown as a summer annual but is really a perennial that is grown in zones 3-8. It is about 1-2' tall and usually branches abundantly. It is more or less erect. The slender stems are rather angular with flat ridges, green to reddish purple, and hairless to mostly hairless. The opposite leaves are up to 3" long and 1/8" across; they are green to purplish/reddish green, linear, glabrous, and sessile.
The nectar of the flowers attracts long-tongued bees (bumblebees, honeybees, and Large Leaf-Cutting bees), Panurgine bees (Calliopsis andreniformis & others), and butterflies.
The caterpillars of the butterfly Junonia coenia (Buckeye) feed on the foliage, while the caterpillars of the moth Rhodoecia aurantiago (Orange Sallow) bore into the seedpods. Mammalian herbivores may browse on the foliage of Slender False Foxglove, although it is reportedly toxic to sheep.
1m Package ( about 30 seeds ) $3.95
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NP630 Butterfly Weed
( Asclepias tuberosa ) A hardy perennial growing
to about 2 ft. tall with a profusion of flowers that attracts
butterflies of all types. At any given time you may see
species of Monarch, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Cabbage White,
Gray Hairstreak, Western Swallowtail, and many others feeding
on this plant. Cannot ship to HI
Package of 40 seeds $3.50
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D2208CD Long
Stemmed Black-Eyed-Susans ( Rudbeckia asteraceae )
Black Eyed Susans seem to attract the Great Spangled
Fritillary better than any other flower. This is just an
observation, not a documented fact. They are a good nectar
source for many species. This variety of Black Eyed Susans is
particularly well suited for cut flowers. Vase life is 6-10
days.
Package of 25 seeds $1.75
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BB100 Butterfly/Hummingbird Mix An excellent
mixture of flowers for attracting hummingbirds and
butterflies. Contains Purple Coneflower, Tickseed,
Cornflower, Rocket Larkspur, Blanketflower, Indian Blanket,
Drummond Phlox, Scarlet Sage, Candytuft, Yellow Cosmos, Sweet
William, Cosmos, Wallflower, Lemon Mint, Tuber Vervain,
Standing Cypress, Black-Eyed Susan, Shasta Daisy, Plains
Coreopsis, Butterfly Weed, Sweet Alyssum, and Toadflax.
Sow seeds in February in South, April in the North.
2 ounce package of seeds will cover 300 square ft.
2 ounce Package $9.95
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