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Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce...

* In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

Like all the Sarraceniaceae, it is native to the New World . Plants are not hardy in Britain, requiring a minimum temperature of 5°c. Plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c.

The leaves are often available all through the winter. They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable or in conserves etc. * The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc.

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb.

However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range. * Primula denticulata , commonly known as Drumstick primrose or the Himalayan Primrose is a species of primrose that is native to moist alpine regions and Afghanistan to China .

The leaves are often available all through the winter. They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable or in conserves etc. * The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc.

Umbelliferous plants are so named because of the umbrella-like arrangement of flowers they produce. It is an umbelliferous plant, in the same group as fennel, cow parsley, elder and giant hogweed.

Best in part shade. Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes. * Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots.

Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. * Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position. Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. Requires a lime-free soil.

* Seeds In mid to late simmer, the berries turn bright red . The berries also have a black dot on them. * The whole plant, but especially the root, is analgesic, antirheumatic, galactogogue and rubefacient.The plant was often used medicinally by North...

The inflorescence is a panicle with up to 6 branches. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and measure a few millimeters long. * This grass grows in disturbed, wet habitat types such as ditches.

* Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added. * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel.

Common names include, Turk's Cap Lily , Turban Lily , Swamp lily or American Tiger Lily . * The bulb is eaten cooked. A starchy and slightly sweet taste. Used like potatoes or as a thickener in soups.

* The young shoots can be eaten cooked. They can also be blanched and used in salads. * Spiny stems, leaves to 30" long, white flowers. * It is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub growing up to 6 m in height, native to eastern Russia , China , Korea...

Common names include, Turk's Cap Lily , Turban Lily , Swamp lily or American Tiger Lily . * The bulb is eaten cooked. A starchy and slightly sweet taste. Used like potatoes or as a thickener in soups.

* In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.

Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. * Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position. Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. Requires a lime-free soil.

* An erect, clump-forming perennial which features pale pink to white flowers enclosed in spiny, reddish-purple bracts and arranged in vertical rows on substantial flower spikes rising well above the foliage to 3-4' 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. The flowers are inconspicuous, whitish to greenish-yellow, produced on slender peduncles 25 mm or more long; it is usually...

* A rare and botanically interesting,medium-sized to large, suckering shrub, occasionally a small tree. It has narrow-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate leaves, 12-20cm long, and small flowers appear in slender greyish catkins in spring; male and female...

A rope can be made from the bark fibres. It is native to the eastern half of North America but uncommon, found in rich woods. * Leatherwood was employed medicinally by a number of native North American Indian tribes who used it to treat a wide variety...

* The young shoots can be eaten cooked. An asparagus substitute. Tips of older shoots are cooked like spinach. The oppositely arranged leaves are 7 to 15 centimeters (2.75 to 6 inches) long and are narrow and lance-shaped , with the ends tapering to a...

* It is a warm season perennial grass that is typically found in wooded areas and riparian zones . * Thrives in full sun or dappled shade on rich, moisture-retentive soils sheltered from strong winds.

Ten year old bark is said to be best. The fruit is an oval winged samara 20 mm long and containing a single, central seed . The leaves are 10–18 cm long and have a rough texture, coarsely double-serrate margin and an oblique base.

* It is an evergreen tree that can grow 15-27m tall, with brown main shoots bearing whorls of 7–12 cm long flexible green cladodes that look like, and perform the function of, leaves but are actually composed of stem tissues; occasionally, a cladode...