Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Gainesville

* The seed floss makes an excellent tinder for starting fires, a spark from a flint will quickly ignite it. * A slender-stemmed, sometimes creeping, semi-woody perennial that may attain a length of 10-12 ft.

* The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiperiodic, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic. Sepals petaloid, soon deciduous. Stem arising from a divided root-stock, simple or branched, slightly sulcate, glabrous beneath...

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 .

Its stamens are around 22 mm long. * Paeonia wittmanniana is up to 1.5 m tall. 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 , with white hairs...

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * 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...

It is a fairly short variety, growing only to 3 feet high. * An herbaceous perennial that sends up new stems each spring, each shoot emerging from leaf pairs like clasped hands, to culminate in 1 1/2 " down-facing blue flowers with reflexed petals; native...

Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired. * These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads.

It is best treated as a biennial in the garden. The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. * Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position.

Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William; locally it is simply "the Soapwort" although there are about 20 species of soapworts altogether. * Common Soapwort ( Saponaria officinalis ) is a vespertine flower , and a common perennial plant from...

* The flower heads dry well and the plant will self seed if the flowers heads are left in the garden. * This bulb forming perennial produces short lived sword shaped leaves followed by flower spikes having huge umbels of fushia colored flowers at the...

* Mostly identical to the species, which see, but with white flowers.

The leaf texture and dainty flowers are appealing. * An interesting garden plant. Use in larger gardens with partial shade.

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. The erect lower portion of the stem is smooth, but the curved branching inflorescence...

Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties. Flower color and size is quite variable. Spreading growth to 12". The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in...

Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China.

Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ). The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long. * It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields).

* This plant is tolerant of high levels of aluminum in soils. * This species is a rhizomatous perennial grass forming clumps of hairy stems up to 1.4 meters tall. * The grass is not considered a good forage for livestock because it is low in nutrients.

Excellent for use in salads or steamed. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves. * Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard. It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat.

It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower.

* 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.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in sun or partial shade.

It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas. * Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe...

Its stamens are around 22 mm long. * Paeonia wittmanniana is up to 1.5 m tall. 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 , with white hairs...

* 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 leaves are spirally-arranged, large, 20–50 cm (7.9–20 in) in width and on a petiole up to 50 cm (20 in) long, leathery, palmately lobed, with 7–9 broad lobes, divided to half or two-thirds of the way to the base of the leaf; the lobes are edged...

Pallida is similar to E. Angustifolia , but plants often grow taller, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 ft (45 to 75 cm) tall, with some growing 3 feet (90 cm) or more tall. Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed...

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