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* Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage; can be dried for winter arrangements.

* The bark or leaves have been chewed by children as a treatment for sore mouth. * An essential oil used in perfumery is obtained from the flowers. * This is the familiar lilac seen next to every old farmhouse.

Petiole 1-3 cm, glabrous or pubescent; leaf blade elliptic-oblong, elliptic, or obovate-oblong, 3.5-12(-18) 1.5-7(-10) cm, adaxially glabrous or sparsely pubescent, abaxially villous, base cuneate to subrounded, apex usually acute to acuminate.

Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. Bark and branchlets grayish black. * Trees, 6-20 m tall. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular,...

* Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived...

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

Panicles erect, lateral, congested or lax, 4-16(-20) × 3-8(-10) cm. Petiole 1-3 cm; leaf blade ovate, ovate-orbicular, to reniform, slightly broader than long or slightly narrower than long, 2.5-10(-14) × 2.5-8(-15) cm, glabrous or pubescent, villous...

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. * The plant is often cultivated for its showy flowers, and can sometimes be found outside its native range as an escape from cultivation.

* White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance, not intense, resembles privet; very hardy; forms a dense, arching shrub with substantial branches; does well in the U.S. Midwest; native to China.

The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long. Flower color and size is quite variable. The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1...

* Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)].

* This plant grows in prairies, on the margins of woods, and on roadsides. * A slender, hairy-stemmed plant bearing flower heads with drooping, yellow rays surrounding a roundish to ellipsoid, grayish central disk darkening to brown as rays drop off.

* 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.

May be used as a screen along property lines. Best grown in cool summer climates, and not recommended for planting in the deep South below USDA Zone 7. Needs good air circulation. * Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac; Chinese: bao ma ding xiang;...

* Blue, pinky-blue, lilac, or lavenderish flowers 1 1/4" wide atop 3' stems; native to meadows and grassy hills, particularly on limestone; good for wild garden; native to E. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant.

It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. This species is native to most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains , excluding the drier parts of the Prairies . It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

Its use has also been adopted by Ayurvedic medicine. It is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwest United States.

It grows in dense clusters along stream banks, thickets, and ditches, flowering from mid- to late summer. * Beebalm has a long history of use as a medicinal plant by many Native Americans, including the Blackfeet.

* Syringa josikaea ( Hungarian Lilac ) is a species of Lilac , native to central and eastern Europe , in the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary , Romania , and western Ukraine . * A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming.

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. The basal leaves are long and slender or very narrowly lanceolate. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown.

It has a fringe of 20 to 30 white ray florets around a center of many densely packed yellow disc florets. * A good butterfly and moth plant. * It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with many large serrated leaves around...

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

* Fragrant pinkish flowers followed by the pods beloved of children. The oppositely arranged leaves are 7 to 15 centimeters (2.75 to 6 inches) long and are narrow and lance-shaped , with the ends tapering to a sharp point.The plants bloom in early to...

* Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves. Southern Wild Senna (S. Marilandica) is a more southern species with fewer flowers and bigger leaflets.

* A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.

* The plant is used for a variety of medicinal purposes and smoked by Native American groups. A poultice of the leaves has been applied to inflamed throat glands. * Seed - surface sow in a warm greenhouse about 10 weeks before the last expected spring...

The foliage is bright-green and glossy. American snowbell's showy, white, bell-shaped flowers are borne in pairs from leaf axils. * A small delicate shrub with 1" white bell-shaped flowers in small clusters from the leaf axils, in early or mid summer;...