Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Santa Clarita

In Germany over 200 pharmaceutical preparations are made from Echinacea. * Rose-purple 2"-3 1/2" daisylike flowers; native to central North America. * Echinacea angustifolia ( Narrow-leaved purple coneflower , blacksamson echinacea ) is a herbaceous plant...

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.

Contain poisonous chemicals similar to those found in many other genera in the Ranunculaceae. Annua), has flowers with bright red petals. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5–30 petals.

It is an aromatic tonic herb that stimulates the uterus, reduces inflammation, controls bacterial infections and promotes healing. Use with caution, internal consumption can cause damage to the kidneys and uterine bleeding.

Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes. * Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out.

* This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.

Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes. * Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out.

Stays green a long time. On moist, rich soils. A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). * Loosely tufted perennial, short lived bunchgrass. Adapted to cool climates as a cool seasons turfgrass.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Tolerates maritime exposure. * A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in sun or partial shade.

Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers...

* Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained soil; flowering in summer; native to southern Europe and Turkey.

* The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North...

* The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * Penthorum sedoides is widely distributed in the United States and Canada. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating...

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . * The seed remains viable for several years. * Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled with different color combinations, in quantity;...

* 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 .

The seed can be ground into a meal and made into bread, biscuits, cakes etc, usually in a mix with cereal flours. * Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth),...

* The heart of the plant is very rich in saccharine matter and can be eaten when baked. The sap can also be tapped by boring a hole into the middle of the plant at the base of the flowering stem.

* They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days.

A cold infusion of the plant can be used as a lotion on swollen knees and ankles. * An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades. The nodding, blue to reddish-purple flowers are solitary on short branches from the axils of three-parted leaves.

It grows from 2–4ft. * The name distichum refers to the two types of leaves the plant carries. * The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals spotted in purple, somewhat ‘flatfaced' in appearance with irregular distribution...

* The plant contains many biologically active compounds including rutin, pectin, choline, sitosterol, hypericin and pseudohypericin. In clinical trials about 67% of patients with mild to moderate depression improved when taking this plant.

* The flower heads dry well and the plant will self seed if the flowers heads are left in the garden. * The flower heads are 8-12 inches in diameter and are very showy. * This bulb forming perennial produces short lived sword shaped leaves followed by...

This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower . In Korea, white flowers are more common. It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers...

Likes shadebut it succeeds in sun or partial shade. Does well in a bog garden. Hardy to at least -20°c. * The Globe-flower ( Trollius europaeus ) is a perennial plant of the family Ranunculaceae .

Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long. Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long.

* Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon...

It is a common weed of cultivated land. * Considered to be an indicator of agriculture in pollen diagrams, P. A tea from the leaves is used as a highly effective cough medicine. A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener.