Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Port St Lucie

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...

* 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.

* 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...

* 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.

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and...

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

Division after flowering or in autumn. * Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. Take care since the plant resents disturbance.

* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. It works by doubling the chromosome number. * Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage...

Use with caution, internal consumption can cause damage to the kidneys and uterine bleeding. The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form. * Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little...

Best in part shade. * Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out.

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.

* Matricaria recutita or German chamomile , also spelled camomile , is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae . Chamomile is used to sooth widely for children's ailments, infantile colic, and even asthma.

This is not to be confused with the typical pinkness observed as the petals age. * Near California shores, it is common under coast redwood. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia, extreme southwestern Alberta, Washington,...

The plant has a general stimulatory effect on the immune system and is widely used in modern herbal treatments. * Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of all North American Indian herbal remedies.

The species is highly variable with respect to its pitchers, with plants in some localities reaching almost 1 metre in height, while in others, plants can be diminutive (such as the seldom seen 30 cm high dwarf form encountered at Garcon Point in Santa...

* 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...

Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills. * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh.

A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern and Central Europe . * The flowers and leaves are diaphoretic, diuretic and rubefacient.

It also lowers the blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels. Arctium lappa is the main species used, though this species has similar properties. * Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...

It is a fairly short variety, growing only to 3 feet high. * Native to shrubby areas, meadows and stream banks from central Europe to Russia and China, solitary clematis is a woody-based, erect-stemmed, non-climbing clematis that typically grows in a...

* Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is A. Flabellata pumila. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position.

* It is found over much of Europe except northern Europe , Ireland , Great Britain , Holland and Poland. It blooms in spring. * Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent.

* It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich soils, at an altitude of 0–400 metres (0–1,300 ft) above sea level. They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence...

They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . It is native to northern Africa. The fruit resembles a cucumber . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica...

* Maca grows at high altitudes in the Andes is an inhospitable region of intense sunlight, violent winds and below freezing weather. * Maca (Peruvian Ginseng) seedlings usually emerge about one month after sowing with the onset of the rainy season in...

* 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.