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Grows well in heavy clay soils. * Tolerates most soils and conditions, including poor soils and amongst the roots and under the drip of trees. It is native across much of North America.

Spikes 1.2–1.8 m (3.9–5.9 ft) in length yield small bisexual flowers . The roots contain tannin. 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...

It is the type species of the subgenus Padus with flowers in racemes , which are hermaphroditic and pollinated by bees and flies; it is a deciduous small tree or large shrub 8–16 m tall.

Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. Dislikes dry soils. A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed.

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

Umbelliferous plants are so named because of the umbrella-like arrangement of flowers they produce. It prefers rich humid soils. It is smaller in size than the Giant Hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ).

It is used in the treatment of rheumatism and skin eruptions. They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic, cancerous and other foul ulcers. Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern...

* The flowers are bright yellow, and pea-like, which cover the tree in late spring. The plant is drought-deciduous, shedding its foliage for most of the year, leafing out after rainfall.

The flowers are fragrant and range in colour from pink to mauve, sometimes with a white base; they are produced in early summer on panicles 4-25 cm long and are attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds.

* The generic name Adonis refers to the mythic character Adonis, a lover of the goddess Aphrodite or Venus. * The species grow to 10–40 centimetres (3.9–15.7 in) in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves.

* The flowers are considered to be one of the best bee plants in Japan. * Fruits are very narrow, foot-long pods. * Bark of mature trees is fissured, prominently ridged and pale gray-brown.

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

Two smaller, bushier species have been introduced from Europe into eastern North America: Woodland Germander (T. The common name germander was originally altered from a Greek name for ground oak, chamaidrys.

* Many plants in this genus contain compounds of interest for their antitumour activity * Deciduous twining shrubs; branchlets dark brown, 4-6-angular; lenticels dense, prominent, orbicular to elliptic, white; axillary buds ovate, 2-4 mm.

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

* According to a research conducted at the School of Forestry of the Bogor Agricultural Institute, Indonesia, a mature tree with a crown diameter measuring 15 meters absorbed 28.5 tons of CO2 annually.

Both annual and perennial forms occur throughout the species' range. A slightly bitter flavour, they are added to salads.The leaves are used as a lettuce substitute. A poultice of the crushed leaves has been applied to wounds, rope burns etc.

Thick growing and winter hardy. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants produce uncertain numbers of 4 leafed clovers considered lucky.

* A commercially important timber in its native range. The crown is domed, the branches spreading, often pendulous. * American Basswood, the northernmost basswood species, is a handsome shade and street tree.

It has been introduced in the US (New England). * Leaves to 5" long, heart-shaped, dark green; yellowish-white flowers in drooping clusters; of upright, rounded habit, like T. Cordata; varies a good deal, and several cultivars are grown; often used in...

Thick growing and winter hardy. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants produce uncertain numbers of 4 leafed clovers considered lucky.

* The red anthocyanin constituent of the flowers is used as a litmus. * A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * A nutritious starch is obtained from the root. * The plants are easily grown from seed, and readily self-seed.

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

* Half-hardy annual. Colors are hues of pink, white, gold yellow, orange, red, crimson. * Succeeds in a sunny sheltered position in most soils but prefers one that is poor and light.

* They are long-lived trees, commencing to bear seeds when about 30 years old and usually producing heavy crops each year. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and its root system is periodically under water.

Also propagates by division of brittle roots in fall or early spring. Space plants 2' to 3' apart. Grows well in heavy clay soils. * Aconitum napellus (Monkshood, "aconite", "Wolf's Bane", Fuzi , "Monk's Blood", or "Monk's Hood") is a species of Aconitum...

Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. It thrives in full sun in ordinary garden soil. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars).