Honey Bee Food Perennial Plant For Sale In Illinois

The shoots are harvested as they emerge in the spring, and whilst they are still young and tender. An infusion has been taken by women when their periods are unusually long. * Many parts of the Rubus parviflorus plant were used for a great variety of...

* A refreshing tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems. * Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony , church steeples or sticklewort .

* It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow.

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 in a separate genus in the same family .

Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5–30 petals. Contain poisonous chemicals similar to those found in many other genera in the Ranunculaceae. * They are cultivated for use in gardens, and have been introduced to North America.

It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum. Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic.

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads.

It is native across much of North America. * Western snowberry is grown for use in native plant and wildlife gardens, and as a bird food plant in habitat landscapes. * 3" grayish leaves; in early summer, bell-shaped 1/4" pink flowers, with protruding...

* Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves. The flowers of this large plant are not typically pea-like. Two other species, Sicklepod (S.

* Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. 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 .

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

Dislikes dry soils. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native...

Grows well in heavy clay soils. * Blooms in late summer, with dark blue-violet, hooded flowers borne in tall spikes. Plant them in spring or fall in rich, moist but well drained soil in full sun.

It is native across much of North America. * Western snowberry is grown for use in native plant and wildlife gardens, and as a bird food plant in habitat landscapes. * 3" grayish leaves; in early summer, bell-shaped 1/4" pink flowers, with protruding...

* ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires...

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 low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume.

* The young shoots are eaten cooked. * The root contains about 30% gum (an arabinic acid derivative) and this makes a goodquality glue. The bulb is dried and powdered and then used for sizing cloth, bookbinding etc.

* 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 .

* A flowering, fruit-producing tree, member of the rose family; flowers resemble those of hawthorn, white or light pink; 1 1/2"; 1" fruits, hard and brownish, inedible until aged or frosted, used in jellies; old trees may be thorny; of rounded habit;...

Taste trials consistently place this root very highly, it is certainly one of our favourites. * Lathyrus tuberosus is a perennial plant with edible tubers 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long attached to its roots.

* The large leaves, up to 1 foot long, are interesting. * 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.

* ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires...

* Water Tupelo often occurs in pure stands. * The wood of the roots is sometimes used for making floats instead of cork. Resents root disturbance. A good mature tree will produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates.

Paniculate thyrses terminal, apically branched, 10-20 cm, 1- or 2-ramous; rachis and pedicels glabrous or with russet short hairs; pedicels short, jointed at apex. Petiole 1.5-3 cm, strong; leaf blade ovate to orbicular, 7-18 × 5-14 cm, leathery, light...

* This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive. Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia].

It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton daisy, the Transvaal daisy, and as Barbertonse madeliefie in Afrikaans. The Gerbera daisy is perennial.

They are commonly referred to as Joe-Pye weeds. They are native to Eastern North America and have non-dissected foliage and pigmented flowers. It includes all the purple flowering North American species of the genus Eupatorium as traditionally defined.