Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Lowell

Numerous lavender rays surround a yellow center. The stems are densely covered with sharp-pointed, deeply cut leaves which appear fern-like. Flowers violet blue or white. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern and central United States,...

Actaea frigida Wall. In the author's opinion a recognition above the rank of subspecies does not seem to be justified. There is no difference whatsoever between the European and the Himalayan collections, wh ile plants from Siberia Subsp.

* 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 .

It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden. It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California .

* They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups.

* It is native to eastern and central North America, and there are occurrences in the western United States, some of which may represent introductions. Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes.

* Curled Dock ( Rumex crispus ), also known as Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock , sometimes as "narrow-leaved dock" (which properly refers to a variant of Sorrel ), and ambiguously as " garden patience " , is a perennial flowering plant...

* The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement. The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long. * Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high.

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

In clinical trials about 67% of patients with mild to moderate depression improved when taking this plant. * St John's wort (traditionally pronounced /se?nt?d??nz ?w?rt/ , now sometimes the spelling pronunciation /?w?rt/ ) is the plant species Hypericum...

Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower , common balloon flower , or balloon flower . This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower .

* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas. * The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used...

* A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea...

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.

* It is a popular garden plant both for its flowers and for its fragrance. * The whole plant contains a very aromatic essential oil, giving out a scent somewhat like lemon peel. When the plant is bruised, this smell becomes more like fine balsam.

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

* They should be harvested when under 10 inches for the best flavor. It is an early bush zucchini that produces a high yield of straight dark green cylindrical fruit. Mature in 45 to 65 days.

It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. Caution is advised. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their nest debris, where they are protected until they germinate.

* Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in) tall, with stems covered in tiny hairs. * It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit its use.

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 from easternmost Europe across central and eastern Asia to India , western North America , and south to northern Mexico...

* An herbaceous perennial, erect; with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils; blooms throughout summer; spreads by creeping rhizomes; roots used as a soap substitute; grows on roadsides; native to Europe, but...

Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower , common balloon flower , or balloon flower . This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower .

* An herbaceous perennial, erect; with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils; blooms throughout summer; spreads by creeping rhizomes; roots used as a soap substitute; grows on roadsides; native to Europe, but...

* It was discovered by the Polish botanist Ludwik Mlokosiewicz in 1897, after whom it was named by Aleksandr Lomakin. * In 2002, the Chinese botanist Hong Deyuan reduced it to a subspecies of Paeonia daurica, namely Paeonia daurica (Andrews ) subsp.

Its dark green leaves can be used much like spinach, raw in salads or steamed. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall. It is best if gathered before flowers appear.

* The leaves of fireweed are unique in that the leaf veins are circular and do not terminate on the edges of the leaf, but form circular loops and join together inside the outer leaf margins.

* Grow in sun or partial shade in peat or moss. Plants require continuously moist conditions in a loose compost of sphagnum peat, live sphagnum and coarse acid sand. They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep...