Biennial Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Sacramento

* Lepidium meyenii (maca) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the crucifer family native to the high Andes of Peru. In the 1990s, a quick expansion of cultivated land with maca was seen.

The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used. It is commonly cultivated in Japan where it gives its name to a particular construction technique, burdock piling.

* The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. It should be used with extreme caution and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since all parts of the plant are very poisonous and the difference between a...

Leave ternately pinnate or biternate, the lower ones with a long, the upper ones with a very short petiole, leaflets ovate-acuminate, deeply and sharply serrate-dentate with ± irregular teeth.

* 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...

* 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.

It is water soluble. An infusion is said to strengthen the stomach, create an appetite, remove obstructions of the liver and treat jaundice. * A blue dye is obtained from the dried plant, an indigo substitute.

Several of the B-group vitamins are present but most of the vitamin C is lost in cooking. In Europe, various subspecies have been named based on characteristics such as the hairiness of the leaves, the extent to which the stems are angled or rounded,...

Usually of conical form; Hortus says it's the typical species. * Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark. * Taxus cuspidata ( Japanese Yew or Spreading Yew ) is a member of the genus Taxus , native...

* Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas vesicatoria and a Gram-negative bacterium Bacillus subtilis. * It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine.

* Open forests, slopes, meadows, stream sides. Branchlets glabrous; buds ovoid, slightly pubescent. Leaves usually solitary at axils on current year's growth, clustered on older branchlets; leaf blade linear-lanceolate, broadly lanceolate, or oblong-oblanceolate,...

It is an aromatic tonic herb that stimulates the uterus, reduces inflammation, controls bacterial infections and promotes healing. * The plant should not be used internally without experienced supervision, externally it is used in the treatment of slow-healing...

* Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial...

Hardy to at least -20°c. It can be boiled and made into a jelly or dried and ground into a powder then used with cereals when making bread etc. * The root can be eaten cooked. It is also common across much of Mexico.

* Osmanthus fragrans ( Sweet Osmanthus ; Chinese : ?? * The unripe fruits are preserved in brine like olives. The flowers have a scent of apricots. ; Japanese : ??? Sweet osmanthus is also the 'city flower' of Hangzhou , China.

* Shoots with a dense, rust-colored pubescence; leaves 1.5-3 cm long with slightly revolute margins; cone bracts exserted, broad and tapering to a short cusp. * Trees to 40 m tall and 150 cm dbh with a straight, round trunk and broadly conical crown.

The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.

* Penthorum sedoides (known by the common name ditch stonecrop), is a perennial forb native to the eastern United States which produces small white flowers in summer. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb.

* Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

* Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. * Habitats: Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental...

* Artemisia absinthium ( absinthium , absinthe wormwood , wormwood , common wormwood , or grand wormwood ) is a species of wormwood , native to temperate regions of Eurasia and northern Africa .

Leave ternately pinnate or biternate, the lower ones with a long, the upper ones with a very short petiole, leaflets ovate-acuminate, deeply and sharply serrate-dentate with ± irregular teeth.

It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July. * Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant . * ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).

The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their nest debris, where they are protected until they germinate. They also get the added bonus of growing in a medium made richer by the ant nest debris.

* Landscape use: naturalizing borders with other ericaceous plants facer plants with taller plants shady bank stabilization * Fall Foliage: reddish, bronze winter color * An infusion of the leaves and stems has been used to bathe itchy skin.

Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla , Chamomilla recutita (correct name according to the Flora Europaea ), Matricaria chamomilla , and Matricaria suaveolens . In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension...

* In general, gentians require a moist well-drained soil in a sheltered position, a certain minimum of atmospheric humidity, high light intensity but a site where temperatures are not too high.