Honey Bee Food Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Memphis

Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. * The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats and gonorrhoea.

* The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and may be taken to relieve indigestion and counteract liver malfunction. * Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators.

* The red anthocyanin constituent of the flowers is used as a litmus. * The flowers are demulcent, diuretic and emollient. * It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century.

* Clematis recta , the Erect Clematis or Ground virginsbower , is a species of Clematis unusual in that it is a free-standing shrub rather than a climbing plant . * The flowers and leaves are diaphoretic, diuretic and rubefacient.

* A decoction of the leaves and stems has been used as a herbal steam bath for chest and back soreness. A slightly bitter flavour, they are added to salads.The leaves are used as a lettuce substitute.

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. It also grows on damper ground . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed...

Also propagates by division of brittle roots in fall or early spring. * Blooms in late summer, with dark blue-violet, hooded flowers borne in tall spikes. Seed and tubers are poisonous.

It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma. * A refreshing tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems.

A lemon-flavoured tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves. * A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers in whorls in the leaf axils; the leaves are used in cooking--teas, soups--toilet water, soaps, and medicine;...

It is a good general tonic, treating various disorders of the digestive and respiratory systems. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted Marjoram are used to distinguish it...

* It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow.

* 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...

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

* In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year. * The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees. It is used to colour vinegar. * Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria...

Grows well in heavy clay soils. * Western snowberry is grown for use in native plant and wildlife gardens, and as a bird food plant in habitat landscapes. * An infusion of the leaves has been used as a wash for weak and inflamed eyes.

This is mixed with the same amount of vegetable oil and rubbed on the affected area two or three times a day. * Its laxative effect, due to its anthraquinone content, is also well proven.

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.

It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton daisy, the Transvaal daisy, and as Barbertonse madeliefie in Afrikaans. It is a member of the Gerbera genus .

* Tallowwood ( Eucalyptus microcorys ) is a native Eucalypt species common in New South Wales and Queensland , Australia . Tallowwood is drought and frost tender. * The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish.

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.

Also propagates by division of brittle roots in fall or early spring. * Blooms in late summer, with dark blue-violet, hooded flowers borne in tall spikes. Seed and tubers are poisonous.

* Eremurus spectabilis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.6 m (2ft). * The young shoots are eaten cooked. Considered to be a delicacy in Siberia, the flavour is intermediate between purslane and spinach.

It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico .

* Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. Flabellata pumila. * 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...

* Fragrant sumac is a woody plant that can grow to around 2 meters tall. Hairy red drupes are produced, which can be brewed into a tea. * The leaves and stems of fragrant sumac have a citrus fragrance when crushed, and it inhabits mostly uplands areas,...

* It is also attractive to hoverflies (family Syrphidae), which are useful as biological pest control agents because they eat aphids and other pests. * This is an annual herb which grows erect to a maximum height near 100 centimeters.

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. It also grows on damper ground . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed...