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* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

It is also used in allopathic medicine in the treatment of heart complaints. * The foxglove is a widely used herbal medicine with a recognised stimulatory effect upon the heart. * Digitalis purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant.

* The seed can be sprouted and added to salads. The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. * Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems.

* This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.

* The seed can be sprouted and added to salads. The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. * Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems.

It is also used in allopathic medicine in the treatment of heart complaints. * The foxglove is a widely used herbal medicine with a recognised stimulatory effect upon the heart. * Digitalis purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant.

* A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control; its use for this purpose was first described by Hippocrates over 2,000 years ago. The dried roasted roots are ground into apowder and are used for making coffee.

* 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.

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. Betaine lowers the chance of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and peripheral vascular diseases.

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.

* 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...

The fruit resembles a cucumber . It is native to northern Africa. Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown for its fruit.

* This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.

* As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including...

* Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets.

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

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

* Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy. The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used. It also lowers the blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels.

* 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. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after...

Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it. In clinical trials about 67% of patients with mild to moderate depression improved when taking this plant.

Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli. Sow 5-15 lbs./acre. The leaves are also fermented for later use. It has 18-20% crude protein, is quite heat, cold and drought tolerant, and fast growing.

Among the Navajo, the plant is used to make blankets. Sweet and delicious, but rather fibrous. * The plant was used for food and fiber by local Native American peoples such as the Havasupai.

Native to subpolar regions of northern Europe and North America, Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials ,grown as biennials , that yield large, papery, bowl-shaped, lightly fragrant flowers supported by hairy, 1-foot, curved stems among...

* Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney disorders.

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

* As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including...

* This variety of seed will produce gourds common for making birdhouses.