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* The flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks. * A large specimen planted in 1550 stands before the church in the village perche of Fox-Amphoux in the Provence region of southern France.

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering...

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America.

* Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes, who valued it especially for its antiseptic and vulnerary properties, using it to treat a range of skin problems, cuts, wounds, burns etc.

* When the bark or leaves are cut they secrete a reddish resin, one of several sources of substances known as dragon's blood. * Dracaena draco is a monocot with a tree-like growth habit currently placed in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae, subfamily...

It has been used to relieve constipation and water retention and improve circulation. Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat varicose veins.

* An evergreen Tree growing to 10 m (32ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a medium rate. * It is used in the treatment of malaria and rheumatism. * Creamy white flowers as much as a foot wide, wonderfully fragrant, in May, June or July.

* Myrtle in a wedding bouquet is a general European custom. * Because of its elegance of habit, appealing odour, and amenity to clipping by the topiarius, as much as for sacred associations, the myrtle was an indispensable feature of Roman gardens.

Requires very good drainage with abundant moisture in the summer and a sunny position. It also has numerous sharp needle-like spines produced on the leaf stems; these protect the stem growing point from browsing animals.

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach...

* The fruit can be used as a pickle like olives. * Grown for its masses of glorious, delicate, white, slightly fragrant flowers in May; of open, spreading habit; native to the southeastern United States but hardy nearly everywhere; dark green leaf sometimes...

* Myrtle in a wedding bouquet is a general European custom. * Because of its elegance of habit, appealing odour, and amenity to clipping by the topiarius, as much as for sacred associations, the myrtle was an indispensable feature of Roman gardens.

Branchlets glabrous; buds ovoid, slightly pubescent. S Gansu (Min Xian, Xigu), E Qinghai (Haiyan Xian, Xining Shi), E Xizang (Sog Xian) [Kazakhstan, Russia (Siberia); SE Europe (Bosnia, Croatia)].

Readily eaten by grazing animals. Used as a reclamation species on very poor soils. Seeds are eaten by many birds. An extract of the plant is of disputed utility in chronic kidney disease.

This hardy pine species is relatively disease free and tolerates poor soil conditions, making it a good choice for all levels. * Of irregular habit, roughly conical. Pines make an amazing bonsai because the rough bark on their trunks makes them look old...

Blooms on new growth. Can be grown as a hedge. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden.

* Native to Tropical Africa. * The Mokala National Park in the Northern Cape is named after this tree.

* In cultivation they tend to grow on a single stem that is often leaning and bare towards the bottom, but with dense foliage on the upper half. * Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese Plum Yew, simply Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine or in...

* The flower buds are pickled and used as a flavouring in sauces, salads etc. * White flowers to 3" across. * An extract of the root is used as a cosmetic and is particularly useful in treating rose-coloured rashes and capillary weaknesses.

* Ephedra viridis is a species of Ephedra known by the common names green ephedra and green Mormon tea . * The stems of most members ofthis genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of therespiratory...

* A decidious Tree growing to 25m. * All parts of the plant have a distinguishing strong odour that is often likened to rotting peanuts or cashews. * In flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Sep to November.

The wax can be used to make aromatic candles. It grows at moderate altitudes of 1,300-2,600 m, on dry soils, often together with Pinus monophylla . It is native to the southwestern United States , in Utah , Nevada , Arizona , western New Mexico , western...

It has been used to relieve constipation and water retention and improve circulation. Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat varicose veins.

* Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an insect repellent. The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness.

There are up to five fairly large seeds in the centre of the fruit, these often stick together and so the effect is of eating a cherry-like fruit with a single seed. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter and is borne in small clusters.

The fruits are up to 10cm long and 9cm wide. A position at the base of a south-facing wall or somewhere that can be protected from winter rain is best for this plant. * The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use.

Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery etc. Such hybrids are usually referred to as the Quercus × undulata complex because of widespread application of the...