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* Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

* Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position. * The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is A. Flabellata pumila.

It is in flower from Mar to May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October. * Edible Uses: Fruit - cooked. Diameter, red fruits that are pleasantly flavored and used as a substitute for limes.

* Leaves to 6"; branches brown and fuzzy; small clusters of 7-10 flowers; rounded fruit; native to northeast Asia.

* Fuller's teasel (the cultivar group Dipsacus fullonum Sativus Group; syn. A homeopathic remedy is made from the flowering plant. * A blue dye is obtained from the dried plant, an indigo substitute.

* This is an annual herb which grows erect to a maximum height near 100 centimeters. * The seeds are "negatively photoblastic", or photodormant, and will only germinate in darkness.

* Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric...

* Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

A good mature tree will produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates. * The fruit is occasionally eaten raw but more often used in preserves. * Nyssa aquatica ( Water Tupelo , Cottongum , Sourgum , Tupelo-gum , and Water-gum ) is a large, long-lived...

It is found to succeed better when only the surface of the soil is stirred by the scarifier and harrow than when a plowing is given. It grows rapidly in spring, and yields an abundant crop of green food, particularly palatable to live stock.

* Liquidambar formosana is a large, native, deciduous tree that grows up to 30-40m tall. It forms in cavities of the bark and is harvested in autumn. * Liquidambar formosana grow mostly in woodland in warm temperate zones.

* Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster, is a medium-sized flowering herbaceous plant native to Mexico. * Half-hardy annual. * Succeeds in a sunny sheltered position in most soils but prefers one that is poor and light.

Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native to northern China.

* The fruit is small with very little flesh, but it is easily harvested and when soaked for 10 - 30 minutes in hot or cold water makes a very refreshing lemonade-like drink (without any fizz of course).

* Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric...

* A decoction of the leaves and stems has been used as a herbal steam bath for chest and back soreness. * Erythranthe guttata, with the common names seep monkeyflower and common yellow monkeyflower, is a yellow bee-pollinated annual or perennial plant.

* Rosa palustris is a shrub with alternate, pinnately compound leaves , on thorny stems. The flowers are pink, borne in summer.

The shoots are harvested as they emerge in the spring, and whilst they are still young and tender. The shoots are rich in vitamin C. * The young shoots - peeled and eaten cooked or raw.

* During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens. * In Bulgaria, where it grows in abundance, the hips are used to make a sweet wine. * It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc.

* Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial...

The many inflorescences have closely spaced whorls of small flowers with brightly colored calyces. Long, in dense, terminal racemes. * There are numerous cultivars widely grown in horticulture.

This plant has a low, creeping growth habit with foliage usually not exceeding 6-8" in height, and produces highly aromatic, flavorful, dark green leaves which are commonly used in cooking as a seasoning.

Also effective as an edger or low hedge in some areas. * The essential oil that is obtained from the flowers is exquisitely scented and has a very wide range of applications, both in the home and commercially.It is commonly used in soap making, in making...

The five large petals are shaped either obovate or obcordate, 3 cm (1.4 in) long and 2.5 cm (1 in) wide. Be sure to remove the seed hairs. The meadow rose occurs as a colony-forming shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft) high, naturally in prairies and meadows.

It is often grown as an ornamental in flower gardens. * An infusion of the dried powdered herb can be used as an antiseptic. The blossoms are analgesic, astringent and febrifuge. It typically is one of the first plants to colonize an area after disturbance...

* It is a herbaceous, short-lived perennial plant, variable in size, growing to 20–80 cm tall. It is grown as a horticultural annual in zones 3-5. * It is a perennial plant to USDA Zone 6.

It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July. * ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile.