Honey Bee Food Perennial Plant For Sale In New York

It is perhaps best known for its use as a hair tonic whilst the root is also taken internally as a treatment for non-malignant swollen glands and especially for mastitis. * Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative...

The perennial's hairy, clasping leaves are arranged densely on its stout stems. * Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae), commonly known as the New England aster, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the Asteraceae family.

They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic, cancerous and other foul ulcers. It is used in the treatment of rheumatism and skin eruptions. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant.

It is perhaps best known for its use as a hair tonic whilst the root is also taken internally as a treatment for non-malignant swollen glands and especially for mastitis. * Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative...

* 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.

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

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. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay.

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 .

* No serious insect or disease problems. Grow as annuals in St. Louis, either in the ground or in containers. It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton daisy, the Transvaal daisy, and as Barbertonse madeliefie in Afrikaans.

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

It thrives in full sun in ordinary garden soil. Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America .

* It was originally native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, but it is now used in many places in agriculture as a cover crop, a bee plant, an attractant for other beneficial insects, as a green manure and an ornamental plant.

* Scarlet flowers; native to Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana * When grouped or massed in light shade provided by pines the effect can be spectacular. * A decidious Shrub growing to 5 m.

Easy to grow in dry and infertile soils. * Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster, is a medium-sized flowering herbaceous plant native to Mexico. * The flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus attract birds and butterflies, including...

It is an umbelliferous plant, in the same group as fennel, cow parsley, elder and giant hogweed. The plant is little used in modern herbalism but has been employed in the treatment of laryngitis and bronchitis.

* Lathyrus tuberosus is native to Europe and parts of western Asia. Unfortunately, yields are rather low and so the plant is only worthwhile growing as a taste treat, not as a staple crop.

* 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.

* 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.

It is hardy to zone 6. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires...

It is water soluble. * By the 20th century, teasels had been largely replaced by metal cards, which can be made uniformly and do not require constant replacement as the teasel heads wear.

* The fully ripe fruit is pleasantly acid with a flavour resembling green apples. * Red-brown bark, pink flowers, bright green leaves. The fruit can also be used for making jelly and cider.

* 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 found in the leaves is a powerful antiseptic and is used all over the world...

* 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.

Cordata; varies a good deal, and several cultivars are grown; often used in Europe, where it is native, but not common in the U.S. * Lime flowers are a popular domestic remedy for a number of ailments, especially in the treatment of colds and other ailments...

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

* The fully ripe fruit is pleasantly acid with a flavour resembling green apples. * Red-brown bark, pink flowers, bright green leaves. The fruit can also be used for making jelly and cider.

Considered to be a delicacy in Siberia, the flavour is intermediate between purslane and spinach. The bulb is dried and powdered and then used for sizing cloth, bookbinding etc. * The root contains about 30% gum (an arabinic acid derivative) and this...