Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Cambridge

In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu". * Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe .

* 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.

* Pale pink flowers. * These plants thrive best in shady areas and under protection of larger plants, and in all but the hottest and the driest conditions in the United States. * This late summer blooming Japanese anemone is a native of China that grows...

This is not to be confused with the typical pinkness observed as the petals age. Occasional Trillium ovatum plants have petals that are maroon rather than the typical white. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia,...

* Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor.

* Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm. * The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center.

In Korea, white flowers are more common. It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation.

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 .

* 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. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy. * Echinacea angustifolia ( Narrow-leaved purple coneflower , blacksamson echinacea ) is a herbaceous plant species in Asteraceae .

It also lowers the blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels. * The seed contains arctiin, this excites the central nervous system producing convulsions an increase in respiration and later paralysis.

* Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation in parts of Europe as a wash for tired eyes. * Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position.

It is best if gathered before flowers appear. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall. * A very interesting addition to the garden. * Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries.

In Korea, white flowers are more common. It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation.

Use with caution, internal consumption can cause damage to the kidneys and uterine bleeding. It should not be used by pregnant women. * The plant should not be used internally without experienced supervision, externally it is used in the treatment of...

* 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.

* A good border plant with white or pinkish flowers on a vertical stalk; a long-lived plant, makes a substantial clump in the garden. Its leaves resemble those of an Ash tree. * The whole plant contains a very aromatic essential oil, giving out a scent...

* An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks. The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering.

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...

* Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. * In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece.

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. Veitchii, differing mainly in only having one flower to a stem. * Paeonia anomala has an immense range of wild habitat, stretching from the Ural Mountains of Russia to the...

* Perennial with small yellow flowers throughout the summer; makes a nice bluish mound of delicate foliage; will grow in deep shade; can seed itself about rather freely; native to southern Europe.

And National Herbarium, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan. Petals (nectarines) with a ± scarious margin, slightly emarginated or rarely entire. 1:30, 1972, Conventry, Wild Flow.

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

* Clematis integrifolia is a flowering vine of the genus Clematis. Integrifolia bears nodding, urn-shaped blue flowers in summer that are 1.5 inches wide. It is native to Europe and Asia; in the USA it grows best in American Horticultural Society zones...

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye...