Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Irving

The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera...

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

The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. * The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera...

* Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained soil; flowering in summer; native to southern Europe and Turkey.

* The foliage was burned by the Cherokee as a natural insecticide, to smoke out gnats. The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. * Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in) tall, with stems covered...

* The juice of the plant, when used as a friction, is said to have a stimulating action against baldness. * It is naturalized almost everywhere and is usually found in disturbed areas, especially in soil rich in nitrogen.

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

A liquorice-like flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in mixed salads. A tea can be made from the leaves, seed or roots. * The plants have a pervading aromatic odour. * Angelica has a long folk-history of use as a medicinal herb, in particular for...

Chinese studies have also indicated that the seeds blockprogesterone synthesis, which could explain this effect. Carnation also exhibits this effect. This occurrence is a popular science experiment in primary grade school.

It is native to Europe and western Asia. * Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads.

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.

Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola.

* 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.

In Germany over 200 pharmaceutical preparations are made from Echinacea. * Echinacea is one of the world's most important medicinal herbs. Research shows that it has the ability to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating...

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 .

Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock; bigleaf maple, red alder and Sitka spruce join in near the coast. Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood...

* The flowers are purple, borne in summer. * Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems.

* Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon...

* Gentian root has a long history of use as a herbal bitter in the treatment of digestive disorders and is an ingredient of many proprietary medicines. It contains some of the most bitter compounds known and is used as a scientific basis for measuring...

The cooked young shoots, harvested when about 5cm long, have a flavour similar to green peas but with a slight bitterness. When pureed it is said to rival the best spinach purees. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene...

Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola.

A liquorice-like flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in mixed salads. A tea can be made from the leaves, seed or roots. * The plants have a pervading aromatic odour. * Angelica has a long folk-history of use as a medicinal herb, in particular for...

* Elecampane , also called Horse-heal ( Inula helenium ) or Marchalan (in Welsh ), is a perennial composite plant common in many parts of Great Britain , and ranges throughout central and Southern Europe , and in Asia as far eastwards as the Himalayas...

* Coreopsis basalis is a bushy annual species with finely cut foliage and showy round flowers. * Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants...

* 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...

The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad. * Celery is used around the world as a vegetable for the crisp petiole (leaf stalk). The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring...

It grows in meadows, on roadsides, riversides etc. On moist, rich soils. * Loosely tufted perennial, short lived bunchgrass. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist.