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Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. * Grown for its beautiful red flowers in mid summer.

Inbreeding reduces flower quantity and size and pollen quality and quantity. * Prefers rather moist places such as damp borders, margins of streams and boggy spots. * Erythranthe guttata is pollinated by bees, such as Bombus species.

* It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist soil. It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from Aug to October, and the seeds ripen from Oct to November.

* It flowers in mid summer from July to August. Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like lip. This plant is also cultivated in many European and American gardens.

The yellowish inflorescence appears to emerge from one side of the stem about 20 cm from the top. In fact the stem ends there; the top part is the bract , that continues with only a slight colour-band marking it from the stem.

The inflorescence is a panicle with up to 6 branches. * Paspalum floridanum is a species of grass known by the common name Florida paspalum. It grows in woods and marshy areas. * The seeds provide food for birds.

Common names include yellow iris and yellow flag . A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used to adulterate the oil of Acorus calamus. * Iris pseudacorus is a species of Iris , native to Europe , western Asia and northwest...

* The wood is reported to endure moisture indefinitely; it has been used for fence-posts, ties and shingles. * Chamaecyparis thyoides (Whitecedar Falsecypress or Atlantic White cedar), is a species of Chamaecyparis, native to the Atlantic coast of North...

This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. * Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree...

It is native to almost every area in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, but excluding the far north of Canada as well as some of the southern United States. A pink variety of this species is sometimes grown commercially.

* A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable. It is a native of Europe. It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall.

* The dried flower heads are sometimes used in flower arranging. * Chasmanthium latifolium , known as Woodoats , Inland sea oats , and River oats is a grass native to the eastern United States .

* A decidious Shrub growing to 2m. * Native to North America , occurring in arctic and cool temperate areas from Alaska east to Newfoundland and southern Greenland , and south at high altitudes to northern California and Colorado in the west, and locally...

* Slippery elm bark is a widely used herbal remedy and is considered to be one of the most valuable of remedies in herbal practice. In particular, it is a gentle and effective remedy for irritated states of the mucous membranes of the chest, urinary tubules,...

The speed with which traps close can be used as an indicator of a plant's general health. * Venus Flytraps are not as humidity-dependent as are some other carnivorous plants. * If the prey moves around in the trap, it tightens and digestion begins more...

The speed with which traps close can be used as an indicator of a plant's general health. * Venus Flytraps are not as humidity-dependent as are some other carnivorous plants. * If the prey moves around in the trap, it tightens and digestion begins more...

Best in part shade. * Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out.

They are native to China, Taiwan and northern Vietnam, where they may reach 50-55 m in height. The wood is strongly resistant to rot, is not eaten by termites, and is easily worked.

It is most easily removed in late spring to early summer. Occasionally one uses leafy, fragrant boughs of Silver Birch to gently beat oneself in a sauna. * The bark is white, often with black diamond-shaped marks or larger patches, particularly at the...

* In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes. * Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties.

* It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.

Large, coarse, rich-green leaves are concentrated at branch ends. Flowers are yellowish-green and tubular with five, reflexed lobes. * Fevertree or pinckneya is a large, open shrub or small tree, growing 10-30 ft.

* The plant is extremely hardy, to USDA Zone 3. It is a large suckering shrub that can be grown as a small tree. As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn) through late winter, the brightest...

* 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 and they would love each other again.

Its range extends from southern Alabama , through Florida and Georgia , to the coastal plains of southern Virginia and South Carolina . Plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c.

In the American South it is a dominant plant species found on clay flats and backwater areas near streams and rivers. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot and is used mainly in fencing and as a fuel, where it yields considerably more heat than most woods.

The fruit is highly toxic, may be fatal if eaten. * Menispermum canadense ( Canadian Moonseed , Common Moonseed , or Yellow Parilla ) is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae , native to eastern North America , from southern Canada south to northern...