Honey Bee Food Evergreen Plant For Sale In New Jersey

* Annatto, obtained from the oily arils of the seeds is the world's second most important (after caramel) natural colorant (Mercadante and Pfander 1998), yielding yellow to red colors.

They are used like broccoli. They taste somewhat like peas. * Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species.

It is in flower from Mar to May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October. A lime substitute. It is used in preserves. * A tree to 60 ft. Known for its 1/2-3/4 in. Diameter, red fruits that are pleasantly flavored and used as a substitute for limes.

The common name germander was originally altered from a Greek name for ground oak, chamaidrys. * The most distinctive feature of Teucrium species is the seemingly 1-lipped corolla.

* This is an annual herb which grows erect to a maximum height near 100 centimeters. * It is planted in vineyards and alongside crop fields, where it is valued for its long, coiling inflorescences of nectar-rich flowers which open in sequence, giving...

In tropical climates, it will flower all year round. The fruit is an oval orange-yellow berry 6 cm long by 4 cm in diameter, containing numerous seeds ; it is eaten, and the seeds spread by mammals and birds .

It produces yellow flowers in clusters before anthesis. The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with corn meal and used in cakes, porridges etc. * The leaves and stems of fragrant sumac have a citrus fragrance when crushed, and...

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.

Sweet and gelatinous. A position at the base of a south-facing wall or somewhere that can be protected from winter rain is best for this plant. * The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use.

It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral...

It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and ulcers in the mouth. * An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M.

It is an early bush zucchini that produces a high yield of straight dark green cylindrical fruit. * They should be harvested when under 10 inches for the best flavor. Mature in 45 to 65 days.

Flabellata pumila. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position. * 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...

* A good bee plant. * A very ornamental 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...

* The plant is high in certain antioxidants. * Used as understock for hybrid tea roses. * During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens. * The dog rose was the stylized rose of medieval European heraldry, and is still...

Caution is advised since this is a poisonous plant. They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic, cancerous and other foul ulcers. * Clematis recta , the Erect Clematis or Ground virginsbower , is a species of Clematis...

* This species is grown as an ornamental and used for timber. * This is a lovely tree with fragrant red flowers in the spring and beautiful evergreen foliage.

He measured the circumference of the parasol-shaped crown at 576 ft (about 180.8 m), its diameter was around 190 ft (about 59.6 m), on a trunk at 9 ft (about 2.8 m) in diameter and reaching just 60 ft (nearly 19 m) in height.

* Lilac flowers in nodding terminal clusters to 6"; leaves to 6"; native to China. The panicles often hang limply, which is how the plant got its common name; the clusters look as though they are nodding.

* It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring. * Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall.

* A good bee plant. * A very ornamental 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...

All are perennial, with numerous leafy stems growing from the base at the beginning of summer. The many inflorescences have closely spaced whorls of small flowers with brightly colored calyces.

* All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce a good lather which is an effective and gentle soap. The aromatic evergreen leaves are alternately arranged, each up to 8 centimeters long.

It is a good general tonic, treating various disorders of the digestive and respiratory systems. * Marjoram ( Origanum majorana , Lamiaceae ) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours.

* A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. They are useful in the treatment of chest complaints. * The red anthocyanin constituent of the flowers is used as a litmus.

* The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. This will make them less bitter, but they will also contain less vitamins and minerals. The stems can be tinted purplish, they are upright or lax, and produce flower heads that are held as tall or taller than the...

* It is a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit. * The fruit skins have been eaten in the treatment of stomach complaints. * The fragrant flowers emerge in early summer and are light pink in color.