Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Milwaukee

* Plant forming huge clumps with white or grayish spherical flowers 2-3" across, in late summer; rough, thistley foliage, dark green, good for the back of a large border. They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost...

* Coreopsis basalis is a bushy annual species with finely cut foliage and showy round flowers. Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA.

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

* Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent. It blooms in spring. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

* 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 leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. * Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than...

* This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America. The inflated bladder like flowers are interesting. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.

* The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.The seeds are small and black, borne in a long capsule . The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals...

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...

* High in Vitamins! * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups.

* The leaves are deeply lobed with 3 to 7 toothed, pointed lobes in a palmate shape. * The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees.

* Centaurea montana ( Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Montane Knapweed or Mountain Bluet ) is a species of Centaurea endemic to Europe . * 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. * 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...

* Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained soil; flowering in summer; native to southern Europe and Turkey.

* The leaves are deeply lobed with 3 to 7 toothed, pointed lobes in a palmate shape. * The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees.

* Prefers a neutral to slightly alkaline soil in a sunny well-drained position. Succeeds in dry soils and in poor soils. * Plants can be grown on walls. * The flowers are very fragrant, diffusing a powerful clove-like scent.

* Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage emerges in spring, fades in early summer; flowers, pale rosy purple, spring up in October among fallen leaves.

* The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large clusters of colorful blue,pink,purple,red or white flowers. * This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept...

It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions.

* Bloodroot ( Sanguinaria canadensis ) is a perennial , herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia , Canada southward to Florida , United States . * The crushed root has been applied to the body as an insect repellent.

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.

The species name campestre means "of the fields". * Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland...

It can cause irritation of the mouth and digestive system, and on rare occasions the swelling of the mouth and throat may be severe enough to affect breathing.If the plant is properly dried or cooked it can be eaten as a root vegetable.A preparation of...

* Penthorum sedoides (known by the common name ditch stonecrop), is a perennial forb native to the eastern United States which produces small white flowers in summer. * Penthorum sedoides is 10 to 80 centimeters tall.

* Timothy-grass ( Phleum pratense ), is an abundant perennial grass native to most of Europe except for the Mediterranean region . It grows to 50–150 cm tall, with leaves up to 45 cm long and 1 cm broad.

* Lilium distichum is a herbaceous plant of the lily family which is native to northeastern China and Korea where it flourishes among shrubs and in forests. It grows from 2–4ft. (50–120cm) tall.

* A tuberous herb with vine like leaves. Thrives in the light shade of trees. * The plant is dormant during the summer and grows during the cooler half of the year. * Easily grown in a stony leafy soil in sun or shade.