Herbaceous Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Durham

* Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated.

It is best if gathered before flowers appear. Its dark green leaves can be used much like spinach, raw in salads or steamed. * Like other formerly foraged greens, corn salad has many nutrients, including three times as much vitamin C as lettuce, beta-carotene,...

* Leaves are often used in floral arrangements. * Foliage turns purplish-bronze in winter. * Also commonly called pig squeak because of the noise produced by rubbing a leaf between thumb and finger.

* Flowers give way to pear-shaped seed pods which split open when ripe (late summer), with each pod revealing a blackberry-like seed cluster, hence the common name of blackberry lily.

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

* The flowers are purple, borne in summer. * Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems.

The flowers are white, borne in fall. * Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves , on stiff, purplish stems.

These trees are carefully inspected to insure their safe arrival to you. Order plenty to fill your landscaping needs. They keep a well-shaped pyramidal form and have bluish-green needles.

The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying. 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 Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. * Penthorum sedoides is widely distributed in the United States and Canada.

Its strongly irritant action within the gut is thought to stimulate the cough reflex and increase the production of a more fluid mucus within the respiratory passages[ Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William; locally it is simply "the Soapwort"...

* Platycladus is a distinct genus of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae , containing only one species, Platycladus orientalis , also known as Chinese Arborvitae or Biota .

These last two compounds have been shown to have potent anti-retroviral activity without serious side effects and they are being researched in the treatment of AIDS. It fell out of favour in the nineteenth century but recent research has brought it back...

* The seed remains viable for several years. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540.

* Iris foetidissima ( Stinking Iris , Gladdon , Gladwin Iris , Roast-beef Plant , Stinking Gladwin ), is a species of Iris found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs. Thrives in a bog garden.

* All parts of these plants are considered toxic to humans, causing severe digestive discomfort if ingested, and also skin irritation. * The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees.

* Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus. * This poppy is a perennial that spreads via rhizomes, typically no taller than 30 cm. The pinnate leaves usually have five soft green leaflets, although three and seven occur...

It does not however grow well in hot climates. The root or the fruit is decocted as a contraceptive. It is commonly grown in gardens in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, the Southeastern and Pacific Northwestern United...

* The plant is dormant during the summer and grows during the cooler half of the year. * A tuberous herb with vine like leaves. Dormancy is shorter in cooler climates. * Easily grown in a stony leafy soil in sun or shade.

* This Clematis is very fast growing and will cover an area quickly with beautiful yellow flowers that last most of the season.

* Surface sow the seed in March in a greenhouse. * In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS which provides the letter "D" in the acronym MADS-box for a family of genes which are important in plant development.

* Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle . Blooms late summer to early fall. * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer.

Best in part shade. * Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. * Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower.

It can even be planted as a single specimen in a foundation planting. It is easy to grow in average garden soil, and is tolerant of heat and cold. It eventually matures to a height of 6' tall and 1' wide making it an ideal choice for smaller gardens where...

Silene chalcedonica ) is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae , native from central and eastern European Russia east to Kazakhstan , Mongolia and northwestern China . * Lychnis chalcedonica ( Burning Love , Dusky Salmon , Flower of Bristol...

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* The leaves are trifoliate, with groups of three leaves growing together at the top of one long stem produced from a corm ; each leaflet is 8-15 cm long and 3-7 cm broad. It can cause irritation of the mouth and digestive system, and on rare occasions...