Moderate Water, Butterflies
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Teucrium aroanium
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Gray Creeping Germander
Bloom Season: Summer to Fall
Bloom Color: Lilac
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 6"
Mature Width: 15"
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Scabiosa columbaria
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Pincushion 'nana'
Bloom Season: Midsummer to frost
Bloom Color: Blue
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 10"
Description:
Nice compact plant, blooms nicely, good for feeding butterflies. Can deadhead occasionally to prolong bloom. Very hardy, dependable. |
Scabiosa caucasica
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Pincushion 'perfecta clear blue'
Bloom Season: Midsummer to frost
Bloom Color: Blue
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Clear blue flowers, Hardy perennial for border or cut flower, deadheading ensures longer blooming. Classic blooms for butterflies. |
Salvia officinalis
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Sage
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Blue
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:
Herb used for seasoning. Violet blooms attract small butterflies. Attractive plant. Gray-green leaves. |
Salvia jurisicii
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: European Cutleaf Sage
Bloom Season: Summer to Fall
Bloom Color: Blue
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 4"
Mature Width: 14"
Description:
Vigorous plants with ferny foliage. Upside down blue flowers. Garden Notes: Plant out small.
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Salvia farinacea
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Victoria Blue
Bloom Season: Spring to Frost
Bloom Color: Blue
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 14"
Description:
Deep blue flowers, long bloom season When deadheaded. Cut to new growth early spring. Long lived. |
Ruta graveolens
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Common Name: Rue
Bloom Color: Greenish/Yellow
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:
Aromatic, ferny, blue-green leaves. DO NOT EAT. Advertised as herb for salads, but may have side effects |
Rudbeckia fulgida
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Common Name: Goldstrum
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Denver Botanical Gardens Plant Select 1999 Large, long blooming plant covered with yellow blooms in summer. Gets bigger and better each year. |
Parsley
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Common Name: Triple Curled
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Good for seasoning. Good plant for butterflies. Adults hang around to lay eggs on leaves, then caterpillars have food source when the eggs hatch. Plant enough for caterpillars and you to eat. Garden Notes: This is one of the better plants to plant for a variety of butterflies to lay eggs on.
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Monarda hybrida 'Bergamo'
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Bee Balm
Bloom Season: Summer-All
Bloom Color: Rosey Purple
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade Mature Height: 18"
Description:
FSG- Butterflies, branching, flowers early- then all summer. Nice container plant, High mildew tolerance. |