Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Lafayette

Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. * Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position. * Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William ) is a species of Dianthus native to the...

* The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor.

They also are harvested long before the beets so you get two crops instead of one! * Mineral Rich in: Calcium: 114mg; Phosphorus: 34mg; Iron: 3.1mg * A phytochemical compound, glycine betaine is found in the root.

* The flower clusters can be french-fried to produce a carrot-flavoured gourmet's delight. Note that this effect is only visible on the "head" or flower of the plant. * A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control;...

The inflated bladder like flowers are interesting. * This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America. It is considered a noxious weed in the state of Washington and seems to be tolerated most others.

* The root is very crisp and has a sweet, mild, and pungent flavor. * This species is native to the temperate regions of the old world, from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, and from the British Isles through Russia, and the Middle East to China and...

Arctium lappa is the main species used, though this species has similar properties. It also lowers the blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels. * The seed contains arctiin, this excites the central nervous system producing convulsions an increase...

* It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow.

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

* Native Americans used it for respiratory and muscle disorders, as a purgative, and as a ceremonial medicine.The plant was used as a traditional medicinal plant by the Cherokee, Iroquois, Penobscot, and other indigenous peoples.

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.

* Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Best in part shade. Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes. * The flower looks something like a monkeys face, hence the common and genus names, the latter...

* The flower clusters can be french-fried to produce a carrot-flavoured gourmet's delight. Note that this effect is only visible on the "head" or flower of the plant. * A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control;...

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 .

* The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * 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...

It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California . * This is an annual herb growing erect to approach half a meter in maximum height, its stem with linear leaves 2 to 4 centimeters long.

* Yellow Corydalis is hardy to –34°C (-30°F; hardiness zone 4). * Perennial with small yellow flowers throughout the summer; makes a nice bluish mound of delicate foliage; will grow in deep shade; can seed itself about rather freely; native to southern...

* Plants have large taproots and tend to grow in groups. * Sweet clover is a major source of nectar for domestic honey bees as hives near sweetclover can yield up to 200 pounds of honey in a year.

* Near California shores, it is common under coast redwood. This is not to be confused with the typical pinkness observed as the petals age. Occasional Trillium ovatum plants have petals that are maroon rather than the typical white.

According to Bowley (l.c. 176) it is disturbing that it is only known to be growing wild in the valley of Kashmir, for, with so limited a location there must be some anxiety that it might disappear in the course of agriculture and other developments.

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . * Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled with different color combinations, in quantity; the common name is based on the flower's opening...

* The plant is most common in rich, mixed upland forests. It is easily recognised by its attractive three-petaled white flowers, opening from late spring to early summer, that rise above a whorl of three, leaf-like bracts.

While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed. * Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun.

The seed germinates in 2 - 8 weeks at 20°c. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions which helps keep these somewhat short-lived perennials in the garden. Pre-chill stored seed for 7 days and sow spring in a cold frame.

Aralia japonica Thunb., A. Ex K.Koch) is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to southern Japan and South Korea. * It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions where winters do not fall below about -15°C.

It contains some of the most bitter compounds known and is used as a scientific basis for measuring bitterness. It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility, weakness of the digestive system and lack...

* The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding clusters; rather...