Biennial Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Carlsbad

* The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish. * Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere .

Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed...

* Burdock is one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Chinese and Western herbal medicine. This plant is native to Europe, but is now widespread throughout most of the United States as a common weed.

* Research suggests that milk thistle extracts both prevent and repair damage to the liver from toluene and/or xylene. The medicinal parts of the plant are the ripe seeds. Should not be used by people who suffer from ragweed allergies.

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.

However, some people who weave wool still prefer to use teasels for raising the nap, claiming that the result is better; in particular, if a teasel meets serious resistance in the fabric, it will break, whereas a metal tool will rip the cloth.

They are often crystallised in sugar and used as sweets and cake decorations. A tea can be made from the leaves, seed or roots. They can also be used to sweeten tart fruits and to make jam.

Lanceolata has been found in western Norway from the Early Neolithic onwards. The leaves contain mucilage, tannin and silic acid. Something that is considered to be an indicator of grazing in that area.

* The greatest reported cold tolerance is ?27.5 °C (?17.5 °F), survived by four specimens planted in Plovdiv, Bulgaria during a severe cold spell on 6 January 1993 and placing it hardy to USDA Zone 7; more commonly lower tolerance limits of ?15 °C...

It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution. * The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug, they contain hyoscyamine and atropine.

* A perennial weed, to most, with long curly leaves; develops a deep taproot; seed turns brown and remains conspicuous in winter; birdfood, native to Europe and Asia and common in North America.

A gently warming and tonic herb, it is especially effective in treating coughs, consumption, bronchitis and many other complaints of the chest as well as disorders of the digestive system.

* Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position. * Centaurea montana ( Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Montane Knapweed or Mountain Bluet ) is a species of Centaurea endemic to Europe .

* Greater Burdock is rather tall, reaching as much as 9 feet (2.7 m). It has large, alternating, cordiform leaves that have a long petiole and are pubescent on the underside. The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and...

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

Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. * t is one of the best strengtheners of the human system, stimulating the liver, gall bladder and digestive system, and is an excellent tonic to combine with...

* 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 name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words leon (lion) and podion (diminutive of pous , foot).

* Burdock is one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Chinese and Western herbal medicine. This plant is native to Europe, but is now widespread throughout most of the United States as a common weed.

She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache.

Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * 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 to Texas , and...

* Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative remedy. * The large leaves, up to 1 foot long, are interesting. * It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth and is an ingredient of...

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

It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports.

* Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing and relieves pain. * Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt .

* Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position. * Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William ) is a species of Dianthus native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans , with a variety disjunct in...

* The seed floss makes an excellent tinder for starting fires, a spark from a flint will quickly ignite it. * An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades. The nodding, blue to reddish-purple flowers are solitary on short branches from the...