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“Irristible” (Pink & Whites) – Butterfly Flower (incarnata)




Butterfly flower is also called Swamp Milkweed. This plant is a perennial and belongs to the group Asclepia incarnate. This plant can grow up to a height of 3’-5′. The flowers are blend of pink and white and very pretty in appearance. The flowers have soft vanilla fragrance due to which butterflies, hummingbirds and other [...]






Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’ – a bright white swamp milkweed




Ice ballet is a bright white swamp milkweed and hence known as White Swamp Milkweed or Butterfly weed. Ice ballet milkweed is a lower-growing herbaceous perennial which can grow up to a height of three feet and can spread up to 32 inches. It can live up to ten years approximately. It has clear white [...]






Silky (A. sericeus)- Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) Nesom – a perennial




Aster sericeus that belongs to Asteraceae family is a perennial and is also known as silky aster, Western silver American-aster and Western silver aster. It can grow up to one to two feet in height. It has Blue-violet, solitary flowers with yellow centers that are also found in Pink to Purple colors. The flowers bloom [...]






Hairy Golden – Aster – Chrysopsis villosa (means hairy in Latin)




Hairy Golden aster belongs to the Genus- Chrysopsis and Species- Villosa which means hairy in Latin. Chrysopsis mariana is its scientific name. It is a hairy perennial which can grow up to a height of 0.10-0.50m, 24-36 in. (60-90 cm). It has yellow flower heads which are in branched clusters. The flower is about one [...]