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* It is a popular garden plant both for its flowers and for its fragrance. * 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...

Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. Grows well in heavy clay soils. A very ornamental plant. The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist.

* Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona . * Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado.

Seed - ground into a flour. The fruits are capsules 1 to 3 centimeters long and containing black seed. It can be fermented into 'Mescal', a very potent alcoholic drink. * Seed - surface sow in a light position, April in a warm greenhouse.

* Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona . * Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado.

* Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters.

It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . * Native to SE United States * Requires a light porous sandy soil in full sun. Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild.

(Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China. * Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m.

It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis...

* This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant. * It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen.

A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . * Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most...

* It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped...

It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . * Native to SE United States * Requires a light porous sandy soil in full sun. Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild.

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae.

Worldwide, the figure is about 90% of all production for this species. It requires a minimum of 140 days from planting to harvest. It is widely grown in regions of the world where the growing season is long enough to allow the fruit to mature.

* This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant. * It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen.

The bark is ground into a powder and then steeped in water in order to obtain the dye. * 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...

* The familiar large-flowered poppy with 3-6" flowers, usually red but sometimes orange or pale pink; foliage dies back in midsummer; long-lived; wants full sun, good drainage; native to Turkey and environs.

* Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in...

Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

The root is cardiac and febrifuge. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when...

Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47. The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long.

* Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals. It is also a popular Christmas tree. * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas.

* One of the largest southwestern oaks, this handsome tree reaches its greatest size in canyons and other moist sites. * It usually occurs as a native shrub or a medium sized tree.

It is closely related to Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) and Juniperus conferta (Shore Juniper), the latter sometimes treated as a variety or subspecies of J. A very ornamental plant.

* A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon.

In clear weather, flowers open at nearly full dark and wither a few hours after sunrise the following morning; in cloudy weather, they may open earlier and last longer. States, as far north as southern Utah, in open land with well-drained soils.