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* Holodiscus discolor is a shrub of western North America that is commonly known as ocean spray , creambush or ironwood . A very ornamental plant, when fully dormant it is hardy to about -15°c, though the young growth in spring can be damaged by late...

* It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich soils, at an altitude of 0–400 metres (0–1,300 ft) above sea level. * Plant forming huge clumps with white or grayish spherical flowers 2-3" across, in late summer; rough,...

Flowers- raw or cooked. A mild flavour,though the texture is a bit tough. The common name is primrose , or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other Primula species also called primroses.

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* 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...

* Used in cooking, on baked potatoes, and in salads ; flowers rose to rosy purple. * Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae * Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to both the New...

* The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. * Knautia arvensis , commonly known as Field Scabious , is a species in the genus Knautia .

* Primula denticulata , commonly known as Drumstick primrose or the Himalayan Primrose is a species of primrose that is native to moist alpine regions and Afghanistan to China . However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range.

* t is a deciduous shrub, growing to 1.5 m tall. * Sweet fern was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially as a poultice to treat a variety of complaints.

The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long. * Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long.

* Echinacea paradoxa ( Bush's purple coneflower , Yellow Coneflower ) is a perennial species of flowering plant in the genus Echinacea . Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas.

* Annual Honesty ( Lunaria annua ) is a tall (height about 1 m), hairy-stemmed biennial plant native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout Europe , North America , and parts of Asia .

* This is a lovely tree with fragrant red flowers in the spring and beautiful evergreen foliage. * This species is grown as an ornamental and used for timber.

* Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * A drought resistant plant once established. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.

The tree is found only in the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County and in San Diego County within Southern California, and in northern Baja California state of Mexico. * The Tecate cypress is the only plant on which the rare Thorne's Hairstreak (Callophrys...

It also grows on damper ground . * Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . * An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering...

The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. * Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. * A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between;...

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* Nettles contain a lot of nitrogenous compounds, so are used as a compost activator or can be used to make a liquid fertilizer, which although somewhat low in phosphate, is useful in supplying magnesium, sulphur, and iron.They are also one of the few...

This most unusual and delightful butterfly bush infuses the back of the sunny border with colorful flair. ‘Wisteria Lane's large, dense plants display an uncommon weeping habit that flourishes long, majestic rich-violet flower spikes throughout summer.

Fruits are attractive to wildlife. Pubens (native to North America) was known as American red elder. * Sambucus racemosa, commonly known as red elder or red elderberry, is a deciduous suckering shrub which typically grows to 8-12' tall with a somewhat...

* The boiled roots and stems are used as a cure for the itch. * Clematis vitalba is a climbing shrub with branched, grooved stems , deciduous leaves, and scented greeny-white flowers with fluffy underlying sepals .

* It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. The flowers are dark pink with a paler base, 12–15 mm long, produced in a dense inflorescence.

* 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...

Panicles erect, lateral, congested or lax, 4-16(-20) × 3-8(-10) cm. Corolla purple, lilac, or sometimes white; tube subcylindric, 0.6-1.7(-2.2) cm; lobes ovate-orbicular to oblong or obovate-orbicular, 4-8(-10) mm, spreading.

Older leaves areused as a flavouring in cooked foods. * This is the common European catmint and a spreading plant. The tea shouldbe infused in a closed container in order to preserve the essential oils, boiling is said to spoil it.

* Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint). * It is native to tropical Africa and southern India.