Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Denver

* The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use. * 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 stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy. It is also antibiotic and helps to relieve allergies. * Rose-purple 2"-3 1/2" daisylike flowers; native to central North America.

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

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

* Clematis integrifolia is a flowering vine of the genus Clematis. It is a fairly short variety, growing only to 3 feet high. Solitary, violet to blue, nodding, bell-shaped flowers with recurved and often twisted sepals and creamy white anthers bloom...

The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae ).

* Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, native to the mountains of Central Asia. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions – growing to 60 centimetres (24 in) (less in poor soils), and producing pale lilac...

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable...

Its dark green leaves can be used much like spinach, raw in salads or steamed. It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall.

It blooms in spring. * It is found over much of Europe except northern Europe , Ireland , Great Britain , Holland and Poland. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

Mathew (l.c. 110), this species is said to have originated in Kashmir. However, as it is associated with cemetries, it is not clear whether it is a truly wild plant in Kashmir or an introduction from places unknown.

* A poultice of the pounded, dampened leaves has been applied to the feet to treat sweaty feet. Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead. A cold infusion of the plant can be used as a lotion on swollen knees and ankles.

* Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia , Kazakhstan , and Turkey .

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

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

The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. It is native to Europe but is widespread in North America where it is considered a weed. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae...

* 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.

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

Occasional Trillium ovatum plants have petals that are maroon rather than the typical white. * It occurs in parts of the western United States and western Canada, usually in rich forest.

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

Veitchii, differing mainly in only having one flower to a stem. * Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * This species is closely related to P.

Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern and Central Europe . * The flowers and leaves are diaphoretic, diuretic and rubefacient. Caution is advised since this is a poisonous plant.

On moist, rich soils. Rather slow to establish. It has a short ligule compared to other grasses, and is an important forage crop. A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea).

* It is also an ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors. * 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...

A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . * Summer savory ( Satureja hortensis ) is the better known of the Savory species.

The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. It is native to Europe but is widespread in North America where it is considered a weed. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae...

* The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. * Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage...