Honey Bee Food Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Boston

* A very easily grown plant, it prefers a well-drained moisture retentive loamy soil but is not at all fussy. A position in full sun is best when plants are being grown for their fruit, they also succeed in semi-shade though fruit yields and quality will...

Thrives in full sun so long as the soil does not dry out, otherwise it is best grown in partial shade. * Erythranthe guttata is pollinated by bees, such as Bombus species. Inbreeding reduces flower quantity and size and pollen quality and quantity.

Large with an agreeably acid flavour, theymake good preserves and a refreshing lemonade-like drink. One to several trunks are crooked and the 4-6 in. Known for its 1/2-3/4 in. Diameter, red fruits that are pleasantly flavored and used as a substitute...

* Ilex mucronata is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall. The leaves are 1.5-7 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with an entire or finely serrated margin and an acute apex, and a 0.5–2 cm petiole.

* New England American-aster is large and showy, growing to 6 or more ft. Showy, bright, rose-purple flowers with orange-yellow centers bloom in profusion at the tips of the leafy branches.

An infusion of the dried stalks has been used in the treatment of inflammation of the bladder. * White, pink, or rose flowers to 6", usually with a crimson base; a swamp plant; very salt tolerant; flowers in late summer; native to eastern U.S. to Michigan,...

* Cephalanthus occidentalis is a deciduous shrub or small tree that averages 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 6 m (20 ft). * An easily grown plant, it prefers an open position in a moisture retentive or wet neutral to acid humus-rich soil.

* Cornus glabrata is a species of dogwood native to California and Oregon and known by the common names brown dogwood , smooth dogwood , and western cornel . This shrub is most often found near water, usually directly on the bank of a water source.

* Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns.

Plants are very tolerant of pruning, one third of the stems can be cut down to the ground each year in order to promote fresh growth and heavier flowering. * The leaves and flowers are rich in saponins, when crushed and mixed with water they produce a...

* The roughleaf dogwood flowers during the summer months. At least forty species of birds are known to feed on the fruit of the Roughleaf Dogwood. * Cornus drummondii (Roughleaf Dogwood) is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great...

* Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . * An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely...

* A small delicate shrub with 1" white bell-shaped flowers in small clusters from the leaf axils, in early or mid summer; bright green flowers; grayish fruit in fall; prefers moist, acid soil; a good garden shrub in the right conditions; native to the...

* The flowers and leaves are diaphoretic, diuretic and rubefacient. It is used in the treatment of rheumatism and skin eruptions. * Clematis recta , the Erect Clematis or Ground virginsbower , is a species of Clematis unusual in that it is a free-standing...

Thrives in full sun so long as the soil does not dry out, otherwise it is best grown in partial shade. * Erythranthe guttata is pollinated by bees, such as Bombus species. Inbreeding reduces flower quantity and size and pollen quality and quantity.

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

* Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North America .

The yellowish inflorescence appears to emerge from one side of the stem about 20 cm from the top. The stems can also be dried then twisted or braided into ropes for tying or binding.

* Cool-season grass has broad, pale leaves and very loose, open flowering stalks. It is most commonly found in wet areas such as riverbanks and ponds. The sturdy leaves each have a prominent central vein.

* Stems can be hollowed out and used for spouts, musical instruments, and toys. * The fruit is normally cooked and used in pies, jams, jellies, sauces, bread etc. * The fruit is a dark purple to black berry 3–5 mm diameter, produced in drooping clusters...

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

* Fraxinus nigra ( Black Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus (ash) native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States , from western Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba , and south to Illinois and northern Virginia.

Plant them in spring or fall in rich, moist but well drained soil in full sun. * Blooms in late summer, with dark blue-violet, hooded flowers borne in tall spikes. Also propagates by division of brittle roots in fall or early spring.

* Calamagrostis canadensis is a species of grass known by the common names bluejoint and Canadian reedgrass . The inflorescence is purplish when in flower, becoming tan later in the season.

It is smaller in size than the Giant Hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ). The plant is little used in modern herbalism but has been employed in the treatment of laryngitis and bronchitis.

* Sakaki ( Cleyera japonica ) is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub native to warm areas of Japan , Korea and mainland China . It can reach a height of 10 m. * Sakaki is one of the common trees in the second layer of the evergreen oak forests.

* This carex is common throughout southern and central Missouri in the moist soil beside ponds, streams and spring branches and in calcium-rich swampy meadows. Its grass-like leaves grow up to 3' tall from short stout rhizomes.