Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Worcester

Plants flower the second year from seed, so the wait isn't too long. * Sky blue to deep blue flowers in April, native to Greece, forms tubers, self sows to form mass plantings. Well worth putting in a partial shade location.

* The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas. It works by doubling the chromosome number. * Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage emerges in spring, fades in early summer; flowers, pale rosy...

The sap can also be tapped by boring a hole into the middle of the plant at the base of the flowering stem. * Seed - surface sow in a light position, April in a warm greenhouse. The fruits are capsules 1 to 3 centimeters long and containing black seed.

It blooms in spring. * It is found over much of Europe except northern Europe , Ireland , Great Britain , Holland and Poland. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

The flowers are white, borne in fall. * Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves , on stiff, purplish stems.

* 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...

Corresponding to its species name, a common term for the plant is "dragon herb." It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere from easternmost Europe across central and eastern Asia to India , western North America , and south to northern Mexico...

* The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive...

This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower . In Korea, white flowers are more common. * Platycodon grandiflorus is a species of perennial flowering plant of the family Campanulaceae and the only member of the genus Platycodon.

* Penthorum sedoides is 10 to 80 centimeters tall. * A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully...

* 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...

They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence up to 6 cm in diameter, packed with blue-gray disc florets . * It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich...

In spring it bears large, single, lemon-yellow flowers five inches (10–12 cm) in diameter, the ovary pubescent, the two to four carpels white, pink or yellow, and the stamen filaments yellow-green.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina. * Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides.

* Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, native to the mountains of Central Asia. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

, Morea chinensis , Pardanthus chinensis ( L. Clumps slowly expand by creeping rhizomes. ) Kuntze , Iris chinensis Curtis , Ixia chinensis L. Belamcanda chinensis , Belamcanda punctata Moench , Gemmingia chinensis ( L.

* The wild carrot, when freshly cut, will draw or change color depending on the color of the water it is in. Carnation also exhibits this effect. Note that this effect is only visible on the "head" or flower of the plant.

They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence up to 6 cm in diameter, packed with blue-gray disc florets . * It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich...

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . * The seed remains viable for several years. * Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis , and is available...

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

* Seedlings grown from our seed will not be variegated as the plants are in some of the pictures above. Established plants are fairly drought tolerant, they succeed in dry shade. Succeeds in full sun so long as the soil does not dry out in the summer,...

In particular it is an excellent herb for treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally to treat skin problems. Gather the flowers in the summer.

* The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer. The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella.

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.

* Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in) tall, with stems covered in tiny hairs. Side effects can include sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, rapid heartbeat, mental confusion, convulsions,...

It is used in Italian, Portuguese (Catarino bean), Turkish, and Greek cuisine. * The Borlotti bean, also known as the Roman bean or romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), is a variety of cranberry...