Honey Bee Food Crop Plant For Sale In Wisconsin

The best quality is from young leaf stalks still in the bud, whilst coarser material is obtained from older leaves or the bases of old leaf stalks surrounding the bud. An excellent fibre is obtained from the leaf stalks.

* 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 America .

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

* At least 55 million tonnes of apples were grown worldwide in 2005, with a value of about $10 billion. * There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics.

* Sweet marjoram is mainly used as a culinary herb, but is also medicinally valuable due to its stimulant and antispasmodic properties. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted...

The common name is Mezereon . It is generally confined to soils derived from limestone . * Daphne mezereum is a species of Daphne in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae , native to most of Europe and western Asia , north to northern Scandinavia and...

* 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 gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in as low...

* A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native to northern China. A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed.

* Fast-growing, it will produce a tree up to 37 m (121 ft) tall when mature, with growth rates of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (rarely 2 m (6 ft 7 in)) per year. The essential oil is a common ingredient in many over-the-counter cold remedies.

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

* The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked. They taste somewhat like peas. * The sprouted seeds can be eaten. * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum.

* A low shrub found on dry slopes and prairies. * Wild Prairie Rose is the state flower of the U.S. states of Iowa and North Dakota. * 1" flowers in large or small clusters. * The name Rosa arkansana comes from the Arkansas River in Colorado.

An infusion is said to strengthen the stomach, create an appetite, remove obstructions of the liver and treat jaundice. It is water soluble. * Fuller's teasel is occasionally cultivated for its seed head, which is used for carding cloth.

* Succeeds in a sunny sheltered position in most soils but prefers one that is poor and light. * A very ornamental plant, the flowers are very attractive to bees. Easy to grow in dry and infertile soils.

* The flowers are considered to be one of the best bee plants in Japan. * The leaves are very similar in shape to those of Paulownia tomentosa, having three lobes (two are abruptly truncated on either edge, with a third, central, slightly acute, pointed...

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

It is in flower from Jun to July. * Pterostyrax corymbosa is a deciduous Tree growing to 12 m (39ft 4in) at a fast rate.It is hardy to zone 6. The plant prefers loamy acid and neutral soils, and can grow in very acid soils.It can grow in semi-shade (light...

* It is more adapted to wet soils than most apple rootstocks. Its popularity is explained by the Antonovka's ability to sustain long harsh winters typical for some regions of Russia and for its superior preservation qualities.

Its typical habitat is rough grassy places, broad-leaved woodland, forest margins, hedgerows and banks. * The root is eaten cooked or raw. Unfortunately, yields are rather low and so the plant is only worthwhile growing as a taste treat, not as a staple...

* Trifolium pratense is the national flower of Denmark and the state flower of Vermont. For these reasons, it is used as a green manure crop. It is an ingredient in some recipes for essiac tea.

Its typical habitat is rough grassy places, broad-leaved woodland, forest margins, hedgerows and banks. * The root is eaten cooked or raw. Unfortunately, yields are rather low and so the plant is only worthwhile growing as a taste treat, not as a staple...

The fruit is a red rose hip which may be over a centimeter long. The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering , and by producing root suckers .

* Established plants are drought tolerant. * 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...

* This upright annual herb grows to 20-50 cm tall, unbranched or branched only at the base. It is also suitable for making into hay. It is often used for roadside erosion control, as well as beautification; it tends, however, to eliminate all other desirable...

The panicles often hang limply, which is how the plant got its common name; the clusters look as though they are nodding. The flowers are fragrant and range in colour from pink to mauve, sometimes with a white base; they are produced in early summer on...

Showy, bright, rose-purple flowers with orange-yellow centers bloom in profusion at the tips of the leafy branches. * New England American-aster is large and showy, growing to 6 or more ft.

* Fast-growing, it will produce a tree up to 37 m (121 ft) tall when mature, with growth rates of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (rarely 2 m (6 ft 7 in)) per year. The essential oil is a common ingredient in many over-the-counter cold remedies.