Dye Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Lafayette

The flowers are small, greenish-white, hermaphroditic , and insect pollinated, flowering in mid-June in New Hampshire. Fruit is small black berries that drop in late summer to early fall.

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. Crispa, Mountain Alder). Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing...

* This species is often called Fire Cherry because its seedlings come up after forest fires. * Fire cherry or pin cherry is a slender, sometimes shrubby, tree, 35-50 ft. The plants grow rapidly and can be used for fuel and pulpwood.

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

* A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. * 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.

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. (Taxus celebica), a large, ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), widespread in China...

Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity of 80 to 85% and soil without a high level of nitrogen are also optimal. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition...

A good black dye is obtained from the root if it is mixed with iron sulphate. It is brown otherwise. Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus , as they have a prominently veined mid-rib...

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly.

* Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position. Angustifolia , but plants often grow taller, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 ft (45 to 75 cm) tall, with some growing 3 feet (90 cm) or more tall.

* Shiny green leaves, yellow or yellow green in fall; thorny, especially when young; nice vertically fissured brown bark; appealing huge round fruit, to 6", light green, filled with a sticky white sap and a sloppy mess once they fall, so choose male plants...

* High in vitamins A and C. * They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value. A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc.

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding clusters; rather coarse; likes rich, moist, limestone soils; native...

* A hardy cool season annual with blue, pink, or white 1 1/2" flowers, Branching, slender stemmed, spreading to 10 to 12 inches. * Centaurea cyanus ( Cornflower , Bachelor's button , Bluebottle , Boutonniere flower , Hurtsickle , Cyani flower ) is a small...

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn.

Conservation Plant Characteristics Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. * Useful for wet spots in West Coast gardens. * Native to western North America , from Washington east to western Montana and south to California.

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

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

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Aromatic and somewhat bitter.

* Myrtus, with the common name myrtle, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. It is the type genus of the family Myrtaceae. * Myrtus communis, the Common Myrtle, is used in the islands of Sardinia and Corsica to produce an aromatic liqueur...

* Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from...

It tends to develop a somewhat flattened and spreading crown with age, hence the specific epithet of tabuliformis. Needles (to 6” long) in bundles of two are an attractive dark green.

Conservation Plant Characteristics Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. * Useful for wet spots in West Coast gardens. * Native to western North America , from Washington east to western Montana and south to California.

Common names include Texas Mountain Laurel , Texas Mescalbean , Frijolito , and Frijolillo . * A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. * Calia secundiflora is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae , that is native to the...

* The leaves and young shoots are antihalitosis, antiphlogistic, astringent, depurative, sedative and stomachic. * With its small but abundant flowers it can colour a whole hillside white, almost giving the appearance of snow cover.

It has been mixed with other medicines in order to give added potency. * The fruit is also used as a hop substitute when making beer and it is added to yeast to make it rise more quickly when making bread.

* Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. It prefers moist soil. * Used as a rootstock for the cultivated cherries * Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated...