Honey Bee Food Crop Plant For Sale In Minnesota

* This is one of the apple varieties thta does bext under low chill conditions. * Used as a rootstock for the cultivated apples. * The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive...

* Mexican Palmetto reaches a height of 12–18 m (39–59 ft), with a spread of 3–4 m (9.8–13 ft). The trunk reaches 12–15 m (39–49 ft) in length and 30 cm (12 in) in diameter.

It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind and rain. Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia].

The common name is Mezereon . In southern Europe it is confined to medium to higher elevations and in the subalpine vegetation zone, but descends to near sea level in northern Europe.

The inflorescence is a cyme of up a few fragrant flowers with five petals in any shade of pink and measuring up to 2.5 centimeters in length. The deciduous leaves are each made up of several widely-spaced sharp-toothed leaflets up to 5 centimeters long.

* Plants are very vigorous and can be grown as a tall ground cover for large areas. * Rubus odoratus ( Purple-flowering Raspberry , Flowering Raspberry , or Virginia raspberry ) is a species of Rubus , native to eastern North America , from Nova Scotia...

The plant is a widespread adulterant to commercial supplies of skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora. * The most distinctive feature of Teucrium species is the seemingly 1-lipped corolla.

* The flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus attract birds and butterflies, including the Monarch butterfly. It can be part of butterfly gardening and pollinators-honey bee habitat gardens. * Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster,...

* Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative remedy. * The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and...

* The fully ripe fruit is pleasantly acid with a flavour resembling green apples. This shrub reaches between one and two meters in height. It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc.

The common name is Mezereon . In southern Europe it is confined to medium to higher elevations and in the subalpine vegetation zone, but descends to near sea level in northern Europe.

Considered to be a delicacy in Siberia, the flavour is intermediate between purslane and spinach. It is hardy to zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is by no means a disagreeable vegetable.

* A good bee plant. * Thistley plants for full sun and poor dry soil; the half-inch flower heads, also like thistles, can be a fine metallic blue or blue purple; flowers in mid to late summer; in rich soil the plants grow too fast and need staking; may...

Considered to be a delicacy in Siberia, the flavour is intermediate between purslane and spinach. It is hardy to zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is by no means a disagreeable vegetable.

The seed is mainly distributed by water. Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruits and it is a favored honey tree. A good mature tree will produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates.

* A tree to 60 ft. Large with an agreeably acid flavour, theymake good preserves and a refreshing lemonade-like drink. Diameter, red fruits that are pleasantly flavored and used as a substitute for limes.

* Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species. * The sprouted seeds can be eaten.

* The plant bears pink flowers and bright red spiny fruits which contain red seeds. The fruits dry and harden to brown capsules. * Not only was the dye used anciently to color food, but also to dye cloth and paint the skin (which is still done today).

In a good year Vaccinium membranaceum shrubs produce a lot of fruit. Membranaceumoften dominates the forest understory during early to mid stages of succession. * Vaccinium membranaceum is native to western North America, with a range extending in the...

* A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads. * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North...

* The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish. It grows in forests near the coast on moderate to fertile soils in a protected, sunny position. It has many commercial uses.

* Used as a rootstock for the cultivated apples. * The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in pies, cakes etc or fermented into cider. * The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of...

* Succeeds in any moderately fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position. * It is also attractive to hoverflies (family Syrphidae), which are useful as biological pest control agents because they eat aphids and other pests.

* Many plants in this genus contain compounds of interest for their antitumour activity Petiole 1.5-3 cm, strong; leaf blade ovate to orbicular, 7-18 × 5-14 cm, leathery, light green, glabrous, base cuneate, margin crenate, apex acute to shortly acuminate;...

It grows up to 4 meters tall but generally remains under three, and forms colonies of individuals which tangle together to form nearly impenetrable thickets. The aromatic evergreen leaves are alternately arranged, each up to 8 centimeters long.

Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown.

* The Bird Cherry ( Prunus padus ) is a species of cherry , native to northern Europe and northern Asia , growing even north of the Arctic Circle in Norway , Sweden , Finland and Russia .