Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Norfolk

* Lychnis chalcedonica ( Burning Love , Dusky Salmon , Flower of Bristol , Jerusalem Cross , Maltese Cross , Nonesuch ; syn. Silene chalcedonica ) is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae , native from central and eastern European Russia east...

* 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. * This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two...

* Paeonia wittmanniana , also known as Wittmann's peony , is a perennial peony native to the southern Transcaucasian region, and is closely related to Paeonia mlokosewitschii . Paeonia wittmanniana filaments are red and up to 1 cm long and its anthers...

In Germany over 200 pharmaceutical preparations are made from Echinacea. The plant has a general stimulatory effect on the immune system and is widely used in modern herbal treatments.

This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce. It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer. It has deep lobed green leaves that are very sweet and tender.

* Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high. * 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 .

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 from May to July, with continued sporadic bloom sometimes occurring...

Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower , common balloon flower , or balloon flower . It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with...

* 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.

* Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) is a delicate annual herb related to parsley . * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes .

It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco.

Fl.Per: May-June. It is used internally in the treatment of rheumatic complaints, coughs, colds, headaches, gum diseases and feverish infections such as measles. In the author's opinion a recognition above the rank of subspecies does not seem to be justified.

Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering.

Pallida is similar to E. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position. Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens.

* A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat...

* It occurs in parts of the western United States and western Canada, usually in rich forest. Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood sorrel and salal.

* Greater celandine has an erect habit, and may reach 30 to 120 cm high. * 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 .

(50–120cm) tall. * The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals spotted in purple, somewhat ‘flatfaced' in appearance with irregular distribution of petals around the face of the flower forming a fanshape.

* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. * The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt...

Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. * Gentiana lutea ( Great Yellow Gentian ) is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe .

* Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including zucchini and yellow crookneck squash). * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh.

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

In clinical trials about 67% of patients with mild to moderate depression improved when taking this plant. Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it.

However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds.

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.

* Paeonia anomala has an immense range of wild habitat, stretching from the Ural Mountains of Russia to the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, then to the Mongolian Gobi Desert and the Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan .

Pallida is similar to E. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position. Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens.