Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Elk Grove

It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory. The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb.

* A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between; the main flowering is in May in New York state; native to Europe, but naturalized and nearly ubiquitous in the open woodlands of the...

It has a profound tonic effect upon a diseased heart, enabling the heart to beat more slowly, powerfully and regularly without requiring more oxygen. * The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some...

* Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in) tall, with stems covered in tiny hairs. The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks.

Research conducted on mice has offered a degree of confirmation for this use—it was found that wild carrot disrupts the implantation process, which reinforces its reputation as a contraceptive.

The root is thought to be particularly good at helping to eliminate heavy metals from the body. * Burdock is one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Chinese and Western herbal medicine.

The best edible roots should be produced from a May/June sowing, whilst sowing the seed in the spring as well as the summer should ensure a supply of edible leaves all year round. * This species is an annual or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family.

* The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry,...

Research conducted on mice has offered a degree of confirmation for this use—it was found that wild carrot disrupts the implantation process, which reinforces its reputation as a contraceptive.

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

* The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer. Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body .

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

* The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer. Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body .

Hardy to at least -15°c. Succeeds in full sun so long as the soil does not dry out in the summer, otherwise it should be grown in partial shade in any moderately fertile well-drained soil.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina. * Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides.

The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic. * The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this 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. * The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some...

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China.

In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu". * Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe .

* Maca is mainly grown for the nutritional and health value of its root. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes. Sweet and pleasantly flavoured. * Lepidium meyenii (maca) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the crucifer family...

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 .

This is not to be confused with the typical pinkness observed as the petals age. * It occurs in parts of the western United States and western Canada, usually in rich forest. Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western...

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest.

Grandiflorum is a perennial that grows from a short rhizome and produces a single, showy white flower atop a whorl of three leaves. * Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple, graceful perennial that is one...

The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae ).

* The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days. * This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable.

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