Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Cedar Rapids

* Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. The flowers have a strong clove-like scent.

This species is cultivatedas a vegetable in China. * Succeeds in a fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position. Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c.

It is considered a noxious weed in the state of Washington and seems to be tolerated most others. The inflated bladder like flowers are interesting. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.

The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. * The foliage was burned by the Cherokee as a natural insecticide, to smoke out gnats. Side effects can include sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, rapid heartbeat, mental confusion, convulsions,...

Macounii ) is a boreal flowering plant. The wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b. They were first described by botanists in 1759. * A perennial poppy with 2-3" pink, red, orange, greenish, or yellow fragrant flowers;...

It is considered a noxious weed in the state of Washington and seems to be tolerated most others. The inflated bladder like flowers are interesting. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.

They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter.

* Fuller's teasel is occasionally cultivated for its seed head, which is used for carding cloth. * By the 20th century, teasels had been largely replaced by metal cards, which can be made uniformly and do not require constant replacement as the teasel...

* Daucus carota ( common names include wild carrot , (UK) bird's nest , bishop's lace , and (US) Queen Anne's lace ) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae , native to temperate regions of Europe , southwest Asia and naturalised to northeast North...

This plant is native to Europe, but is now widespread throughout most of the United States as a common weed. Arctium lappa is the main species used, though this species has similar properties.

* It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed.

* It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed.

Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively.

Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. It is native to northern Africa. They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . The fruit resembles a cucumber .

Above the plant is glabrous and dark green; below it is lighter green, glaucescent , with white hairs especially crowded along the veins, and the lower leaves are biternate . Yellow to white flowers, 10–13 cm across, bloom from April to June.

* This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed. Take care since the plant resents disturbance. Division after flowering or in autumn. * In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

* Large-flowered forms of the common garden snapdragon; usually grown as an annual but may overwinter in warmer areas. * In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS which provides the letter "D" in the acronym...

* The seed can be sprouted and added to salads. Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

* Digitalis purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant. It has a profound tonic effect upon a diseased heart, enabling the heart to beat more slowly, powerfully and regularly without requiring more oxygen.

In Korea, white flowers are more common. This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower . Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower , common balloon flower , or balloon flower .

* Angelica has a long folk-history of use as a medicinal herb, in particular for the treatment of digestive disorders and problems with blood circulation. * The stalks should be peeled, they can be used like celery.

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia .

A very safe herb to use, it is suitable for the old and the young and especially useful when the patient is debilitated. A gently warming and tonic herb, it is especially effective in treating coughs, consumption, bronchitis and many other complaints...

* The leaves are very rich in vitamins and minerals, especially iron and the vitamins A and C. * Curled Dock ( Rumex crispus ), also known as Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock , sometimes as "narrow-leaved dock" (which properly refers to...

It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which...

* A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas.