Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In El Monte

* Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest to Texas , and widely naturalized elsewhere...

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

* Digitalis purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant. Purpurea is easily grown from seed or purchased as potted plants in the spring. * The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink,...

The fresh leaves are highly nutritious and can be considered a natural vitamin and mineral supplement in their own right. * Parsley is a commonly grown culinary and medicinal herb that is often used as a domestic medicine.

After 260 to 280 days, it is formed to the harvestable hypocotyl. In this form, the hypocotyls can be stored for several years. With its extreme temperatures and poor rocky soil, the area rates among the world's worst farmland, yet over the centuries,...

110 days to harvest. * Generally grown as an annual to produce desired onions for eating. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce...

* Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere . * 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native...

* Fuller's teasel (the cultivar group Dipsacus fullonum Sativus Group; syn. It is water soluble. * The flowering heads are also much prized by flower arrangers because they keep their colour almost indefinitely when dried.

Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ). * The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.The seeds are small and black, borne in a long capsule .

In 2005, based on molecular DNA sequence evidence, Belamcanda chinensis , the sole species in the genus Belamcanda , was transferred to the genus Iris and renamed Iris domestica . * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun.

This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce. It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer. It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties.

* The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild. It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas.

The flowers are white, borne in fall. * Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves , on stiff, purplish stems.

* Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position.

* Paeonia anomala has an immense range of wild habitat, stretching from the Ural Mountains of Russia to the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, then to the Mongolian Gobi Desert and the Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan .

* Plant forming huge clumps with white or grayish spherical flowers 2-3" across, in late summer; rough, thistley foliage, dark green, good for the back of a large border. * This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two...

* Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not . * Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun.

They were first described by botanists in 1759. * The Iceland Poppy ( Papaver nudicaule syn. It contains some opium. * A perennial poppy with 2-3" pink, red, orange, greenish, or yellow fragrant flowers; most of the leaves are basal; native to Eurasia...

The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc. * Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth), and has long been an important crop...

* Pseudofumaria lutea (syn. It grows wild in cracks in old walls where drainage is excellent. * Yellow Corydalis is hardy to –34°C (-30°F; hardiness zone 4). It does best in light shade with good moisture, but will tolerate both full sun and deep...

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. A cucumber flavour they can be added to salads or used as a potherb. The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

* If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with...

Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively. It produces edible quality canola oil and exhibits improve winter survival in Great Plains conditions.

* Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) is a delicate annual herb related to parsley . * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes .

* Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species. A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. A herb tea is made from the leaves. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower.