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Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead. * A slender-stemmed, sometimes creeping, semi-woody perennial that may attain a length of 10-12 ft. The seed floss can be used as an insulation in shoes etc.

It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. * Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs )...

* Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage emerges in spring, fades in early summer; flowers, pale rosy purple, spring up in October among fallen leaves.

It is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan . Germination usually takes place quickly and freely. Peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble...

Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility, weakness of the digestive system and lack of appetite.

It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor. The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring.

Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it. 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.

Care should be taken however, because all parts of the plant are poisonous. * Grown as a garden flower due to its unique flower shape.

* It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. * It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple.

* Common Hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium ) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the family Apiaceae , which grows in the prairies of Eurasia. It is an umbelliferous plant, in the same group as fennel, cow parsley, elder and giant hogweed.

Pallida is similar to E. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position. Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens.

* Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae. * Prefers well-drained soil. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Use for border garden.

* Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts.

Ginseng in one study. * Cold-fX is a product derived from the roots of North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). M1 is referred to in some articles as IH-901 , and in others as compound-K.

* A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat...

The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * 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 , extending to Oregon...

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. * This species of bugbane is an upright perennial that features ferny, deeply-cut, deep green, 2-3 ternate leaves on branched stems which form a...

A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad bowl. * Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere...

* A fine blue infusion is obtained from the flowers and this can be used as a litmus substitute to test for acids and alkalis. It was believed that, so long as the root was handled occasionally to ensure the scent permeated the person and their clothes,...

* Tarragon or dragon's-wort ( Artemisia dracunculus ) is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood . Corresponding to its species name, a common term for the plant is "dragon herb." It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere...

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. * This species of bugbane is an upright perennial that features ferny, deeply-cut, deep green, 2-3 ternate leaves on branched stems which form a...

* It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor. * This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite.

* Gentiana acaulis ( Stemless gentian ) is a small gentian native to central and southern Europe from Spain east to the Balkans , growing especially in mountainous regions, such as the Alps , Cevennes and the Pyrenees , at heights of 800 to 3,000 m.

* Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

* The plant is popular as a garden subject, and numerous cultivars have been developed with a range of colours from white through pink to purple. * The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some variation,...

* Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae. * Prefers well-drained soil. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Use for border garden.