Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Providence

* This herb is often abundant in wet calcareous to slightly acidic soils in open fields, pastures, and particularly burned-over lands; the name Fireweed derives from the species' abundance as a coloniser on burnt sites after forest fires .

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

Likes moist soils, but poorly-drained ones, particularly in winter, can be fatal. * The seed is best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. The seed germinates in 2 - 8 weeks at 20°c.

The plants grow 40 to 70 centimetres (16 to 28 in) tall with spindle-shaped taproots that are often branched. The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy. * Echinacea angustifolia ( Narrow-leaved purple coneflower , blacksamson echinacea ) is...

* 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...

* Pale pink flowers. * This late summer blooming Japanese anemone is a native of China that grows up to 2' tall and features 2-3" diameter, slightly-cupped flowers which have 5 (infrequently 6-7) rose-pink, sepal-like petals and a prominent center ring...

* An interesting garden plant. The leaf texture and dainty flowers are appealing. Use in larger gardens with partial shade.

* Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in). * It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Mar to April. * It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender.

* 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 . Yellow to white flowers, 10–13 cm across, bloom from April to June.

* It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3–6 m (9.8–20 ft) tall, with stout, sparsely branched stems. Sieboldii Hort. * Fatsia japonica (fatsi or Japanese aralia; syn. Ex K.Koch) is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to southern...

According to the Metamorphoses of Ovid the anemone, also of the family Ranunculaceae, was created when Venus sprinkled nectar on his blood. * The species grow to 10–40 centimetres (3.9–15.7 in) in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves.

They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry,...

* All parts of these plants are considered toxic to humans, causing severe digestive discomfort if ingested, and also skin irritation. * The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees.

A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. A herb tea is made from the leaves. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more...

They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water. Like all the Sarraceniaceae, it is native to the New World . This conflicts with the hardiness rating of 7 (temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c)...

Take care since the plant resents disturbance. * Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. * In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city...

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

* Sky blue to deep blue flowers in April, native to Greece, forms tubers, self sows to form mass plantings. * Anemone blanda ( Grecian Windflower ) is a tuberous perennial valued for its daisy -like spring -blooming flowers , native to southeastern Europe...

* Sow seed early spring in a rich compost in a greenhouse, placing 2 - 3 seeds in each pot. Give the plants some protection, such as a cloche, until they are growing away well. A very bitter tea brewed from the roots is analgesic and is also used as a...

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.

After being dried they are cooked in water to make a sweet aromatic porridge that is called 'mazamorra' in S. Sweet and pleasantly flavoured. In this form, the hypocotyls can be stored for several years.

Integrifolia bears nodding, urn-shaped blue flowers in summer that are 1.5 inches wide. * 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...

* 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...

* 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...

Plant the roots out very shallowly. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist.

* Mostly identical to the species, which see, but with white flowers.

According to the Metamorphoses of Ovid the anemone, also of the family Ranunculaceae, was created when Venus sprinkled nectar on his blood. * The species grow to 10–40 centimetres (3.9–15.7 in) in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves.