Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Palmdale

* 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. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

* The root is anodyne and anti-inflammatory. Native to the Yangzhi River area of China and Japan. The young leaves are purple. * This very important medicinal plant was first identified by Thunberg as Aristolochia longa Linnaeus.

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach...

* 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...

* 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. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

* 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...

* This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America. It is considered a noxious weed in the state of Washington and seems to be tolerated most others.

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the...

Inflorescence glandular-pubescent, a long branched, very rarely simple, many-flowered raceme, branches of inflorescence and pedicles sometimes grayish with short hairs. China, Korea, Mongolia.

* The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement. * 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 .

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.

* 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.

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

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

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney disorders. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host:...

* The leaves can also be harvested in late summer and dried for later use. The young shoots can also be cooked and used as a potherb. An essential oil from the leaves is used as a flavouring.

* Bold, shiny, dark green palmate leaves more than 1' across; forms a large, rounded, open shrub; white flowers in fall; should be grown in shade, as sun and wind brown the leaves; often grown as a house plant; native to Japan.

* The plant is most common in rich, mixed upland forests. Grandiflorum was designated the provincial emblem of Ontario in 1937 (Flora Emblem Act). * Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple, graceful perennial...

The pinnate leaves usually have five soft green leaflets, although three and seven occur as well, each with a shape ranging from lanceolate-oblong to rhombic, and a pattern of distinct teeth along the margins.

It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas. * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant.

It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall. * A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native to Europe, North Africa, and Siberia.

* Native Americans used it for respiratory and muscle disorders, as a purgative, and as a ceremonial medicine.The plant was used as a traditional medicinal plant by the Cherokee, Iroquois, Penobscot, and other indigenous peoples.

It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall. * A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native to Europe, North Africa, and Siberia.

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer,...

The light blue flowers are also used as a colouring in foods. The pods are harvested when about 15 - 20 cm long and 2cm wide. Root - raw or cooked like potatoes. They are used like spinach.

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

Division after flowering or in autumn. Take care since the plant resents disturbance. * In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece.