Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Raleigh

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

* The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. * 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...

Macounii ) is a boreal flowering plant. The wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b. Miyabeanum , and P. * The seed is very agreeable to the taste.

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

* The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. * A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and moths. Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates...

* The root is very crisp and has a sweet, mild, and pungent flavor. * The juice of the plant, when used as a friction, is said to have a stimulating action against baldness. * Greater Burdock is rather tall, reaching as much as 9 feet (2.7 m).

* Fuller's teasel is occasionally cultivated for its seed head, which is used for carding cloth. * The root is diaphoretic, diuretic and stomachic. The dried flower heads were attached to spindles, wheels, or cylinders, sometimes called teasel frames,...

During frosty weather, part of the starch is converted to sugar and the root tastes sweeter. The dietary fiber in parsnips is partly of the soluble and partly the insoluble type and comprises cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.

* 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 flower clusters can be french-fried to produce a carrot-flavoured gourmet's delight. Chinese studies have also indicated that the seeds blockprogesterone synthesis, which could explain this effect.

* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae . * The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant...

* The plants have a pervading aromatic odour. They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. * The stalks should be peeled, they can be used like celery.

It is also a good detoxifier, helping the body to get rid of toxins via the urine and therefore helping in the treatment of a wide range of diseases such as rheumatism. * Parsley ( Petroselinum ) is a bright green biennial herb , often used as spice .

* The root is very crisp and has a sweet, mild, and pungent flavor. * The juice of the plant, when used as a friction, is said to have a stimulating action against baldness. * Greater Burdock is rather tall, reaching as much as 9 feet (2.7 m).

The spiny bracts on the flower head were eaten in the past like globe artichoke, and the stems (after peeling) can be soaked overnight to remove bitterness and then stewed. The young shoots in spring can be cut down to the root and boiled and buttered.

During frosty weather, part of the starch is converted to sugar and the root tastes sweeter. The dietary fiber in parsnips is partly of the soluble and partly the insoluble type and comprises cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.

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

Flowers violet blue or white. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern and central United States, where it grows in several types of habitat. Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers.

The spiny bracts on the flower head were eaten in the past like globe artichoke, and the stems (after peeling) can be soaked overnight to remove bitterness and then stewed. The young shoots in spring can be cut down to the root and boiled and buttered.

* 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 usually germinates within 2 weeks. * Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. Side effects can include sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, rapid heartbeat, mental confusion, convulsions, hypothermia, coma, and possibly death.

* The plants have a pervading aromatic odour. They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. * The stalks should be peeled, they can be used like celery.

* A dramatic plant with big dark green leaves, to 3', and tall flowering stalks in spring, with white or sometimes pink flowers; likes rich, moist soil; can be an attention-getting accent for the large border, a striking contrast to narrow-leaved plants...

* The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The seeds mature from August to September. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width...

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

Matures in 45 days. * Sow in early spring or early fall. It is great fresh in salads or steamed. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base...

Chia fresca is a popular regional drink, and the Mexican state of Chiapas is named after the plant. It was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and was so valued that it was given as an annual tribute by the people to the rulers.