Dye Plant Seeds For Sale In Lowell

The specimen called "El Drago Milenario" (the thousand-year-old dragon) growing at Icod de los Vinos in northwest Tenerife is the oldest living plant of this species. At about 10–15 years of age the stem stops growing and produces a first flower spike...

Thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart. * It was the favorite flower of John F. * A good plant for bees, butterflies and moths. Plants will generally selfsow and come back from year to year.

* The wood of the shrub extremely hard and reddish, from which the common name comes. * The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the genus name root cerco derives, meaning "tail", referring to the tail-like appearance...

Wood - white, beautifully veined. * 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...

* The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.

* Achiote ( Bixa orellana ) is a shrub or small tree from the tropical region of the Americas . * Not only was the dye used anciently to color food, but also to dye cloth and paint the skin (which is still done today).

* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. * The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought.

A yellow dye is obtained from the bark. Mixed with gum arabic and limewater, it makes a green pigment used in watercolour painting. * A green dye is obtained from the immature fruit.

The cherries are made into jelly and are also consumed by wildlife. The plants grow rapidly and can be used for fuel and pulpwood. Additionally it is very common in New England and the Lake States but not very common south of Pennsylvania , where it is...

They are followed by small oval fruit. * It has been in cultivation in China for at least a thousand years, and was introduced to English gardens in the mid 18th century. * With its shiny green leaves and heavily fragrant white summer flowers, it is widely...

* Fraxinus quadrangulata ( Blue Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native primarily to the Midwestern United States , as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.

* Best for dry, informal, naturalized areas where it can be allowed to spread and form colonies. Rhus chinensis compounds possess strong antiviral, antibacterial, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antidiarrheal and antioxidant activities.The gall of Rhus...

They are followed by small oval fruit. * It has been in cultivation in China for at least a thousand years, and was introduced to English gardens in the mid 18th century. * With its shiny green leaves and heavily fragrant white summer flowers, it is widely...

Lanceolata contains phenylethanoids such as acteoside (verbascoside), cistanoside F, lavandulifolioside, plantamajoside and isoacteoside. Lanceolata has been found in western Norway from the Early Neolithic onwards.

* The woodland elaeocarpus is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam (Indochina).

* High in vitamins A and C. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. * They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value.

* Nettles contain a lot of nitrogenous compounds, so are used as a compost activator or can be used to make a liquid fertilizer, which although somewhat low in phosphate, is useful in supplying magnesium, sulphur, and iron.They are also one of the few...

Australis is an herbaceous perennial that reproduces both sexually and asexually by means of its spreading rhizomes . * The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought.

* Development of suckers from the root system makes American plum effective in stabilizing stream banks and gullies. * The American plum is used for both ornamental and culinary purposes.

* It is closely related to the European Sambucus nigra, and some authors treat it as conspecific, under the name Sambucus nigra subsp. Also effective in shrub borders, roadside plantings, wet or low areas or as a screen.

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

* Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang , and Yunnan , and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand .

Lanceolata contains phenylethanoids such as acteoside (verbascoside), cistanoside F, lavandulifolioside, plantamajoside and isoacteoside. Lanceolata has been found in western Norway from the Early Neolithic onwards.

* The tree is native in the Mediterranean region, Iran and parts of central Asia. * The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers. The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground...

A yellow dye is obtained from the bark. Mixed with gum arabic and limewater, it makes a green pigment used in watercolour painting. * A green dye is obtained from the immature fruit.

The bark is used to ornament baskets and is also split into strips and used for making baskets that are watertight and resist decay. It is often found in recently disturbed areas, open woods, on nutrient-rich soil.

Earliness, vigorous growth, high yield and general all-around excellence make Topcrop deserve its name! Medium green, round straight pods are 5-6 inches long, stringless, very tender and meaty.