Dye Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Ontario

* Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries. * Grown for its white flowers, borne in late summer after most other flowering trees have long finished flowering.

* 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 thin outer bark can be peeled off the tree in the same way as birch trees. It is often found in recently disturbed areas, open woods, on nutrient-rich soil. * A green dye can be obtained from the leaves.

* A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles. An extract of them has antibacterial properties. * Considered to be an indicator of agriculture in pollen diagrams, P.

The thin outer bark can be peeled off the tree in the same way as birch trees. It is often found in recently disturbed areas, open woods, on nutrient-rich soil. * A green dye can be obtained from the leaves.

* When the bark or leaves are cut they secrete a reddish resin, one of several sources of substances known as dragon's blood. Descending along the trunk, they cling tightly to the trunk, integrate with it and contribute to its radial growth.

* The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement. * Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high. The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long.

* Perennial; small yellow flowers; source of a golden-yellow dye. It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma. It can be drunk hot or cold.

They are followed by small oval fruit. * Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions.

* The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug, they contain hyoscyamine and atropine. * Datura stramonium , known by the common names jimson weed , devil's trumpet , devil's weed , thorn apple , tolguacha , Jamestown weed , stinkweed...

A yellow dye is obtained from the bark. Often grown as an informal hedge, it is also amenable to trimming. Used for small turnery. Mixed with gum arabic and limewater, it makes a green pigment used in watercolour painting.

* Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in) tall, with stems covered in tiny hairs. * Lobelia inflata has a long use as a medicinal plant, as an entheogenic, emetic, and a dermatological and respiratory...

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

* 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 . * A decoction of the flowering shoots is used in the treatment of coughs and women's complaints.

The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water.

1:30, 1972, Conventry, Wild Flow. Schipchinskii Cimicifuga frigida Wall. * Foetid bugbane is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain. There is no difference whatsoever between the European and the Himalayan collections, wh ile plants...

* Native to coniferous and mixed forests, thickets, deforested rocks, open slopes; 100-3500 m (but usually at lower elevations than var. Chinensis, especially in the E, typically below 1200 m, ascending to over 3000 m in Sichuan and Yunnan).

* The plant from which cultivated red raspberries were derived. * A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc.

Give the plants some protection, such as a cloche, until they are growing away well. Thin the seedlings to the best plant in each pot, grow them on fast and plant them out after the last expected frosts.

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. * Fraxinus quadrangulata ( Blue Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native primarily to the Midwestern...

The seed floss can be used as an insulation in shoes etc. * A poultice of the pounded, dampened leaves has been applied to the feet to treat sweaty feet. The plant has been used as a head wash and to treat scabs and eczema.

* The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine...

* The wood of the shrub extremely hard and reddish, from which the common name comes. * This shrub has a typical size of three to five meters - 9-15 feet in height. * The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the...

* Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Bai Tou Weng is thought to clear toxicity and to lower fever.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ).

* The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. * The crushed root has been applied to the body as an insect repellent.

* This is the main botanical ingredient in Absinthe, an alcoholic spirit that has a long and interesting history. Vincent van Gogh and Ernest Hemingway were Absinthe drinkers. It is an extremely useful medicine for those with weak and under-active digestion.