Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In San Francisco

* American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall.

* 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...

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

* An herbaceous perennial, erect; with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils; blooms throughout summer; spreads by creeping rhizomes; roots used as a soap substitute; grows on roadsides; native to Europe, but...

* It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Mar to April. * Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in). * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -20°c.

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and...

* The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again harvesting. * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture...

Paeonia wittmanniana filaments are red and up to 1 cm long and its anthers are yellow to orange. The divided leaf segments are ovate , cuneate , and often are oblique and abruptly cut off at the base.

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

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. 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...

Paeonia wittmanniana filaments are red and up to 1 cm long and its anthers are yellow to orange. The divided leaf segments are ovate , cuneate , and often are oblique and abruptly cut off at the base.

* The leaves can also be harvested in late summer and dried for later use. The leaves are used as a flavouring in vinegar. The North American populations may, however, be naturalised from early human introduction.

* This Clematis is very fast growing and will cover an area quickly with beautiful yellow flowers that last most of the season.

They bloom from late spring to early summer . * Compound leaves with leaflets in threes grow on fleshy green to pink stems up to 3 feet (0.9 m). Seeds with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods .The plant often goes dormant in summer after blooming.

Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. * Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William ) is a species of Dianthus native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians...

* 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...

* Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia . Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World .

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

According to Bowley (l.c. 176) it is disturbing that it is only known to be growing wild in the valley of Kashmir, for, with so limited a location there must be some anxiety that it might disappear in the course of agriculture and other developments.

The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist. * Iris sibirica , the Siberian Iris , is a flowering plant in the genus Iris , native to eastern and central Europe and northern Asia .

* The leaves can also be harvested in late summer and dried for later use. The leaves are used as a flavouring in vinegar. The North American populations may, however, be naturalised from early human introduction.

Both the dill "weed" and seed is used. * In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs used in the kitchen, and, along with parsley and chives, is used for various purposes.

This species is lime tolerant. In Chinese ; pinyin : shao or bai shao ; bai meaning "white"), and common garden peony is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae , native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern...

It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America. The seed usually germinates within 1 - 2 weeks at 20°c. * Echinocystis lobata is an annual vine that produces stems that can be as long as 8 m (26 ft) and which climb, with the help of...

Coarse, aromatic, triangular, doubly-serrate, long-petioled, basal leaves (to 12" long) with cordate bases. * A bold perennial plant with upright, branching stems topped by yellow or orange-yellow daisylike flowers to 4", July-September; leaves to 10",...

However, its phytochemistry remains predominatly unstudied. * The Nepal poppy ( Meconopsis napaulensis ) is a plant of the family Papaveraceae . * Many 3" nodding blue, red, purple, or white nodding flowers on a branching stem; forms basal rosette of...

A very safe herb to use, it is suitable for the old and the young and especially useful when the patient is debilitated. * Yellow flowers of daisy form, to 4" across, from July to September; leaves to 2'; dried roots sometimes used medicinally; native...