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The dried petals are used in pot-pourri in order to add colour. * A blue ink and a dye is obtained from the petals mixed with alum-water. Cyanus from these it is sometimes called Common Cornflower .

Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California...

Fulvescens ( Styracaceae ) have generally been regarded as the same species, but recent molecular analysis has suggested that they may be diverged to the point of being separate species.

D??m?st?k?/ ) commonly known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo , is a suckering shrub in the Barberry family, Berberidaceae . This varient will grow to 3 feet tall. * Nandina domestica (pronounced /naen?di?n?

* It produces up to 30 pink flowers in characteristic allium umbels in the mid to late summer and grows to between 8" and 40" in height. They contain sulphur compounds (which give them their onion flavour) and when added to the diet on a regular basis...

* In flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Sep to November. * Due to the tree of heaven's weedy habit, landowners and other organisations often resort to various methods of control in order to keep its populations in check.

* The whole plant contains a very aromatic essential oil, giving out a scent somewhat like lemon peel. * The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons...

It is native to interior western North America , in the U.S. states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming , growing in mountains at 1600–3000 m altitude.

Leaves up to 12 inches long, with a central axis supporting 2 to 6 paired leaflets and a terminal one; leaflets up to 5 inches long, ovate to narrower with an elongate tip, rounded base, and serrate margins.

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.

* In late summer, its legumes (seed pods) mature black, 2-3 cm long, 8 mm broad and 2-3 mm thick; they burst open, often with an audible crack, forcibly throwing seed from the parent plant.

* It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. They keep their blue color well after drying.

* Flowers to 5 inches, purple, borne in profusion. * A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.

* The whole plant contains a very aromatic essential oil, giving out a scent somewhat like lemon peel. * The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons...

* The species has been introduced to other areas of Europe, and also to the Americas, New Zealand and Australia, where it is often considered a weed and is a serious problem invasive species in some areas (notably the western United States, Chile and...

* Flowering is in autumn, or in winter in cooler areas; the inflorescences are flower spikes 7–22 cm (3–10 in) high and 5 cm (2 in) broad or so. The grey-coloured bark is smooth and fairly thin with lenticels ; however it can thicken significantly...

It is the only species of Erythrina that naturally occurs there. This invasive species appears to have arrived in Hawaiʻi via southern Taiwan, Singapore and southern China within only two years.

They are applied internally in the treatment of fevers. Externally, they are used to treat toothache, sore throats, wounds, skin rashes and stings. * Dodonaea viscosa can be grown from seeds.

* Large shrub or small tree; silvery bark; dark green leaves; flowers fragrant, white to light pink. * A decidious Tree growing to 12 m. * Species of buckeye endemic to California , and the only buckeye native to the state.

* Native to Southeast Australia. * A shrub or tree in the legume family. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures. * The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey.

* These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges. * Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family.

* Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

* Leaves emerge purple and fade to dark green in the summer. * From USDA Forest Service Fact Sheet ST-205 November 1993 Cotinus coggygria ‘Purpureus' Edward F. Watson2 INTRODUCTION This slow growing, open-crown, round, small tree eventually reaches...

They are applied internally in the treatment of fevers. Externally, they are used to treat toothache, sore throats, wounds, skin rashes and stings. * Dodonaea viscosa can be grown from seeds.

* Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form after the flowers have dropped. * Cornus racemosa ( Northern Swamp Dogwood or Gray Dogwood ) is a shrubby plant...

It has been used to treat fungal infections such as candidiasis and athlete's foot, as well as wounds and cough. * Chilopsis is a genus of flowering plant , containing a single species , Chilopsis linearis .

The many inflorescences have closely spaced whorls of small flowers with brightly colored calyces. Many of them are hardy to –18 °C., with flowers ranging in color from violet, to violet-blue, rosy pink, and even white.