Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In California

* The root is anodyne and anti-inflammatory. It is used internally in the treatment of snakebite, gastric disorders involving bloating, and is clinically effective against hypertension.

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

* This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two metres.Its erect, branching gray stems bear the occasional sharply toothed, sharp-lobed pointed green leaf.

Research shows that it has the ability to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating the immune system. The plant has a general stimulatory effect on the immune system and is widely used in modern herbal treatments.

* Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. Side effects can include sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, rapid heartbeat, mental confusion, convulsions, hypothermia, coma, and possibly death.

The divided leaf segments are ovate , cuneate , and often are oblique and abruptly cut off at the base. Yellow to white flowers, 10–13 cm across, bloom from April to June. Above the plant is glabrous and dark green; below it is lighter green, glaucescent...

* Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly. The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern...

Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition...

Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering.

The plant has been used as a head wash and to treat scabs and eczema. Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead. The seed floss can be used as an insulation in shoes etc. * An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades.

Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition...

* This essential oil is emitted from the plant in hot weather and, on a still day, can be ignited and will burn for a second or two without harming the plant, thus giving the plant its common name.

* Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. Side effects can include sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, rapid heartbeat, mental confusion, convulsions, hypothermia, coma, and possibly death.

* This species is closely related to P. * Paeonia anomala has an immense range of wild habitat, stretching from the Ural Mountains of Russia to the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, then to the Mongolian Gobi Desert and the Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan...

Plants often form clumps or mounds. It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. Tahoka-daisy is a low, spreading, 6-12 in.

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves.

* The species name cernua is Latin for nodding. Cernua is much less prevalent. The leaves are sessile with a coarsely-toothed margin. Where the range of this species and Smooth Bur Marigold (B.

* An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained...

It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer. This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce. It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties.

The fruit resembles a cucumber . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown for its fruit.

It is also used in allopathic medicine in the treatment of heart complaints. * Great care should be exercised in the use of this plant, the therapeutic dose is very close to the lethal dose.

Established plants are fairly drought tolerant, they succeed in dry shade. Common names in English include lilyturf, big blue lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass. * Seedlings grown from our seed will not be variegated as the plants are in some of...

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia .

* They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days. * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups.

* The flowers are often used for dried flower displays. It is native to Europe and western Asia . * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer.

* Plants can be grown on walls. * An attractive garden flower, blooms in May or June, 1 1/2" flowers, several per stem. Succeeds in dry soils and in poor soils. * The flowers are very fragrant, diffusing a powerful clove-like scent.