Dye Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Ann Arbor

It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall. * Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula . * A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native...

* A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. Wood - white, beautifully veined. * Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot...

* The wood is used to make wooden nails, shoe lasts, veneer etc. * Rhamnus frangula is a tall deciduous shrub, sometimes referred to as a small tree, that grows up to 6 m (20 ft) tall and 4.5 m (15 ft) wide.

It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. They also get the added bonus of growing in a medium made richer by the ant nest debris. * The crushed root has been applied to the body as an insect repellent.

It can be found from Newfoundland and southern Labrador , crossing Canada to the west and reaching British Columbia and the southern Northwest Territories . Fall foliage is colorful.

* An oil is extracted from the seeds. It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles.

They are harvested with about 20cm of stem as soon as the flowers wither and are dried for later use. The dried flower heads were attached to spindles, wheels, or cylinders, sometimes called teasel frames, to raise the nap on fabrics (that is, to tease...

Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae . * A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against aphids and thrips.

Sweet and juicy with a pleasant flavour, it makes good raw eating. * The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. * A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble blueberry flowers; purple or black edible fruit;...

Viscosa is a shrub growing to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) tall, rarely a small tree to 9 m (30 ft) tall. Angustissima is normally used), odontalgic and vulnerary. * Dodonaea viscosa can be grown from seeds.

Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies. The leaves contain mucilage, tannin and silic acid. A tea from the leaves is used as a highly effective cough medicine.

* Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions. The white flowers bloom in spring and summer and are highly fragrant.

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine . A bitter tasting pungent herb with an antiseptic effect, it is chiefly used to treat boils, carbuncles, mumps and infected neck glands.

It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide.

It grows slowly, requiring about ten years to reach 1.2 metres (4 ft) in height but can grow much faster. Its massive trunk comes from the contribution of clusters of aerial roots that emerge from the bases of lowest branches and grow down to the soil.

The scientific genus name is also used as a common name Kerria . * Kerria japonica , the sole species in the genus Kerria , is a deciduous shrub in the rose family Rosaceae, native to eastern Asia , in China , Japan and Korea .

Sweet osmanthus is also the 'city flower' of Hangzhou , China. * Osmanthus fragrans ( Sweet Osmanthus ; Chinese : ?? They are also added to herbal medicines in order to disguise obnoxious flavours.

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. * Penthorum sedoides (known by the common name ditch stonecrop), is a perennial...

Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out. * The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer.

* I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons", and "electric buttons"...

* Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position. Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens.

* Grown as a garden flower due to its unique flower shape. Care should be taken however, because all parts of the plant are poisonous.

The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (11?2 inches) long—broader than those of most other yews—and often end in a very small, sharp point. The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated.

* A blue dye is obtained from the inner bark. It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600 m.

A cucumber flavour they can be added to salads or used as a potherb. They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked.

Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. Used for soil stabilization, lawn, & pasture. A useful green manure plant, fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Will produce a complete cover in a few months.

Ligustrum vulgare are hardy plants and tolerate temperatures down to 20 degrees F. Privets are fast growers and do well as long as they are planted in well-drained soil. All Bonsai need root protection in below freezing temperatures.