Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In West Covina

The species name campestre means "of the fields". * 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...

Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year.

The root is harvested in early autumn and dried for later use. * It differs from the wild type in having stouter, somewhat recurved spines on the seed heads. It is water soluble. * The dried flower heads are used for carding wool and as a clothes brush...

Nutrition comes from the beets fiber, vitamins, minerals and unique plant derived anti-oxidants. 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...

The root is harvested in early autumn and dried for later use. * It differs from the wild type in having stouter, somewhat recurved spines on the seed heads. It is water soluble. * The dried flower heads are used for carding wool and as a clothes brush...

All parts of this plant are likely to be poisonous , containing (like all poppies) toxic alkaloids . * The seed is very agreeable to the taste. Nudicaule has been shown to contain the benzophenanthidine alkaloid, chelidonine .

It also lowers the blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels. Arctium lappa is the main species used, though this species has similar properties. * Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy.

* Echinacea is one of the world's most important medicinal herbs. The plants grow 40 to 70 centimetres (16 to 28 in) tall with spindle-shaped taproots that are often branched. The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy.

* This species is an annual or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family. The medicinal parts of the plant are the ripe seeds. Should not be used by people who suffer from ragweed allergies.

This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce. It has deep lobed green leaves that are very sweet and tender. It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties.

* Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . 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.

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 .

Silene chalcedonica ) is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae , native from central and eastern European Russia east to Kazakhstan , Mongolia and northwestern China . * Lychnis chalcedonica ( Burning Love , Dusky Salmon , Flower of Bristol...

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

* Forms mats of small green leaves and stemless sky-blue flowers, as large as 3"; wants good soil, cool, moist conditions; native to Swiss Alps. * In general, gentians require a moist well-drained soil in a sheltered position, a certain minimum of atmospheric...

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

It is native to southern Europe . The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener. It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment.

* The flower heads dry well and the plant will self seed if the flowers heads are left in the garden. * The flower heads are 8-12 inches in diameter and are very showy. * This bulb forming perennial produces short lived sword shaped leaves followed by...

* The leaves are deeply lobed with 3 to 7 toothed, pointed lobes in a palmate shape. * The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees.

Gold and brown dyes are obtained from the whole plant. Something that is considered to be an indicator of grazing in that area. Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies.

* This late summer blooming Japanese anemone is a native of China that grows up to 2' tall and features 2-3" diameter, slightly-cupped flowers which have 5 (infrequently 6-7) rose-pink, sepal-like petals and a prominent center ring of yellow stamens.

It has a floury texture and a mild, somewhat creamy flavour. * The seed ripens in the latter half of summer and, when harvested and dried, can store for several years. * The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain...

* Easily grown in a stony leafy soil in sun or shade. Dormancy is shorter in cooler climates. * A tuberous herb with vine like leaves. The plant blooms in summer to late autumn in reds, pinks, and whites; leaves, appearing after flowers, are often marked...

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

* 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.

* Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild Wormwood , Old...