Dye Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Arvada

* A good plant for bees, butterflies and moths. Plants will generally selfsow and come back from year to year. * Cornflowers were also used in the funeral wreath made for Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

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 regions; native to Japan and China.

An extract of them has antibacterial properties. It also contain the iridoid glycosides aucubin and catalpol. * Ribwort plantain is a safe and effective treatment for bleeding, it quickly staunches blood flow and encourages the repair of damaged tissue.

* The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers. * It is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones. The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and...

* A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable. It is a native of Europe. It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall.

* A blue dye is obtained from the inner bark. The bark is ground into a powder and then steeped in water in order to obtain the dye. * The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves, which are dark green,...

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with...

There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients. It should be used with extreme caution and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since all parts of the plant...

* The fruit is often used domestically in the preparation of cough mixtures. * The Pin cherry or Fire cherry ( Prunus pensylvanica ) is a species in the genus Prunus . The cherries are made into jelly and are also consumed by wildlife.

Sweet and juicy with a pleasant flavour, it makes good raw eating. The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins. * Gaultheria shallon is a leathery-leaved shrub in the heather family ( Ericaceae ), native...

* A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. * Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae.

* An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M. Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic. It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool,...

* Both the leaves and the seeds contain an essential oil consisting of borneol, bornyl acetate, thujone, camphor and sesquiterpenes. It is called ce bai in Chinese. The leaves are antibacterial, antipyretic, antitussive, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue,...

* It is best known as the source of the natural pigment annatto , produced from the fruit . * Bees collect nectar from its flowers to make honey. * The plant bears pink flowers and bright red spiny fruits which contain red seeds.

* The seed is used in the treatment of coughs, dysentery, fever, jaundice, malaria and rheumatism. * The species is used to produce galls, called Chinese gall, Galla Chinensis or Wu Bei Zi (???) in Chinese, which are rich in gallotannins,a type of hydrolysable...

It is most commonly taken as a decoction to counter infection within the gastro-intestinal tract. * Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

It is the source of a high quality charcoal that is used by artists. Seeds are dispersed by birds and mice, but many seeds simply fall to the ground underneath the parent, creating a dense local population.

* The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of the respiratory system. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas...

* A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter. * Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae.

* Native American Californians used the hard wood for arrows, digging, spearing fish, and digging. The shrub's white flowers are small, clustered, and mildly scented. * This shrub has a typical size of three to five meters - 9-15 feet in height.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney disorders. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae...

* It is considered to be a desirable plant in the garden due to its deep blue to violet spring flowers, the attractive light green compound leaves, and also for the somewhat unusual oblong fruits that emerge in the late summer.

* The California flannelbush ( Fremontodendron californicum , syn. * The bark can be made into cordage then used in making nets etc. * Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy yellow flowers; Hortus III calls it "magnificent...

* The large leaves, up to 1 foot long, are interesting. * A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts. * Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators.

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

* It is a moderately long-lived tree, with ages of up to 258 years known. * The wood weighs about 36 lb per cubic foot and takes a beautiful polish. * The wood of P. * The fruit is readily eaten by birds.