Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In St Paul

Its tendency to quickly colonize open areas with little competition, such as sites of forest fires and forest clearings , makes it a clear example of a pioneer species . This feature makes the plants very easy to identify in all stages of growth.

It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California . * This is an annual herb growing erect to approach half a meter in maximum height, its stem with linear leaves 2 to 4 centimeters long.

* 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 to almost 3'; native to China.

The seed usually germinates in 1 - 3 months at 20°c. Flower stalk - roasted[183]. Varieties of the species include the Nevada agave and Kaibab agave. Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts, and give some protection from...

* A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles. It is obtained by macerating the seed in hot water. Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies.

* 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 flower spikes having huge umbels of fushia colored flowers at the top.

* 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.

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World and inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) savannas along the United States Gulf Coast , generally west of the Apalachicola River on the Florida Panhandle .

Corydalis lutea; Yellow Corydalis) is a short-lived perennial plant native to the southern foothills of the south-western and central Alps of Italy and Switzerland, but widely introduced elsewhere.

According to the Metamorphoses of Ovid the anemone, also of the family Ranunculaceae, was created when Venus sprinkled nectar on his blood. * The generic name Adonis refers to the mythic character Adonis, a lover of the goddess Aphrodite or Venus.

Spreading growth to 12". Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long...

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

Rather slow to establish. Adapted to cool climates as a cool seasons turfgrass. * Loosely tufted perennial, short lived bunchgrass. A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea).

The leaves are spirally-arranged, large, 20–50 cm (7.9–20 in) in width and on a petiole up to 50 cm (20 in) long, leathery, palmately lobed, with 7–9 broad lobes, divided to half or two-thirds of the way to the base of the leaf; the lobes are edged...

The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ). * Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty...

The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. * The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The seeds mature from August to September. The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4...

Paeonia wittmanniana filaments are red and up to 1 cm long and its anthers are yellow to orange. * Paeonia wittmanniana is up to 1.5 m tall. * Paeonia wittmanniana , also known as Wittmann's peony , is a perennial peony native to the southern Transcaucasian...

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.

* 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".

Native to the Yangzhi River area of China and Japan. * Has long roots. * This has anti-cancer properties and can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It is used internally in the treatment of snakebite, gastric disorders involving...

* Daucus carota ( common names include wild carrot , (UK) bird's nest , bishop's lace , and (US) Queen Anne's lace ) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae , native to temperate regions of Europe , southwest Asia and naturalised to northeast North...

It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. * A very ornamental plant. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern...

* A very ornamental and long-lived plant, surviving in gardens for 50 years or more. This species is lime tolerant. * An easily grown and undemanding plant, it does best in a deep rich soil, preferably neutral or slightly alkaline, doing quite well in...

It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial Winter savory . A tangy, marjoram-like flavour. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor.

The flowers produce an abundnce of seed every year and your small planting will soon spread. * This is a great little flower that really livens up the spring garden. * Sky blue to deep blue flowers in April, native to Greece, forms tubers, self sows to...

It grows from 2–4ft. * The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals spotted in purple, somewhat ‘flatfaced' in appearance with irregular distribution of petals around the face of the flower forming a fanshape.