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* Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

The mixture should not be boiled since this will release tannic acids and make the drink astringent. Hairy red drupes are produced, which can be brewed into a tea. The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with corn meal and used...

* An infusion of the leaves has been used as a wash for weak and inflamed eyes. It is native across much of North America. An infusion of the root has been used to cleanse the afterbirth and aid in convalescence.

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

* It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. * A nutritious starch is obtained from the root. * The plants are easily grown from seed, and readily self-seed.

It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand. Thick growing and winter hardy. * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume.

* The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats and gonorrhoea. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars).

* Senna alata is an important medicinal tree, as well as an ornamental flowering plant in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. In the tropics, it grows up to an altitude of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).

It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand. Thick growing and winter hardy. * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume.

* A semi-double form of the species said to come more or less true from seed; yellow flowers; native to U.S. east 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...

Honeybees collect nectar from fields of bright purple alfalfa blossoms, and the fresh, wholesome honey that results is collected free from additives and preservatives. Located in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Dutch Gold Honey is true source...

* 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 root is diaphoretic, diuretic and stomachic. * The plant has a folk history of use in the treatment of cancer, an ointment made from the roots is used to treat warts, wens and whitlows.

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 . * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed).

* Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the tuberous pea, tuberous vetchling, earthnut pea, or aardaker, is a small, climbing perennial plant, native in moist temperate parts of Europe and Western Asia.

The foliage is bright-green and glossy. Tall, with a wide, wispy, open crown. * 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...

* The rarely used name of parrot tree derives from the large numbers of parrots attracted to the tree during its flowering season. * A medium to large, spreading tree, growing up to 20 metres, but more commonly from 5 to 10 metres depending on conditions.

Despite its Latin name, which means German or Germanic Medlar, it is indigenous to southwest Asia and also southeastern Europe , mostly the Black Sea coasts of modern Turkey, and was introduced to Germany by the Romans .

* The rarely used name of parrot tree derives from the large numbers of parrots attracted to the tree during its flowering season. * A medium to large, spreading tree, growing up to 20 metres, but more commonly from 5 to 10 metres depending on conditions.

A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native to northern China.

It is often dried for winter use and also makes an excellent jelly. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. * An extremely hardy apple with very fragrant white flowers, dark red or yellow fruits, 3/8" (but variable), persisting into winter; of full rounded...

The foliage is bright-green and glossy. Tall, with a wide, wispy, open crown. * 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...

The fruit is a red rose hip which may be over a centimeter long. The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering , and by producing root suckers .

* Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. Flabellata pumila. * The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is A. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position.

Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic. * An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M. It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool,...

* 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 make a big clump of...

* The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in pies, cakes etc or fermented into cider. * There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics.