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* The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches. * This is an annual or biennial herb with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100 centimeters tall.

Like many other plants in this family, they are demulcent and emollient and are used in the treatment of dysentery, lung ailments and urinary ailments. * White, pink, or rose flowers to 6", usually with a crimson base; a swamp plant; very salt tolerant;...

* A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets. * Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S.

* A sprawling plant unless staked, perhaps best for romping through a semi-wild border; small blue flowers in considerable numbers in midsummer; full sun or part shade, persistent once established; native to China.

* A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals. * The red anthocyanin constituent of the flowers is used as a litmus. * The plants are easily grown from seed, and readily self-seed.

* The young seed heads are used as a condiment, they are hot and acrid. * Papaver orientale ( Oriental poppy ) is a perennial flowering plant native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran.

* Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves (to 10" long by 8" wide) which are heart-shaped at the base. Small dark pink flowers in dense panicles appear within or above the foliage on stout stalks to 16" tall in...

The flowers are red and scented with numerous yellow stamens in the centre. * This peony can reach between 30 and 60 centimeters in height. * Paeonia tenuifolia is sometimes called the fern leaf peony .

* It is used extensively as a decorative plant in parks and other public areas. * Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children.

Space plants 2' to 3' apart. * Thrives in most soils and in the light shade of trees. Also propagates by division of brittle roots in fall or early spring. * Aconitum napellus (Monkshood, "aconite", "Wolf's Bane", Fuzi , "Monk's Blood", or "Monk's Hood")...

It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829. * The bark is used to make Japanese paper. It is sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due to the cyanide.

* It is used extensively as a decorative plant in parks and other public areas. * Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children.

Mathew (l.c. 110), this species is said to have originated in Kashmir. However, as it is associated with cemetries, it is not clear whether it is a truly wild plant in Kashmir or an introduction from places unknown.

The seeds are perfectly safe to eat, containing very little if any of the narcotic principles. The Latin botanical name means, loosely, the "sleep-bringing poppy", referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates.

Features deep pink, single (5-petaled) flowers (to 2.5" across) which bloom in late spring to early summer. Shiny, dark green foliage turns variable but attractive shades of deep red, purple in late autumn.

* The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees. * All parts of these plants are considered toxic to humans, causing severe digestive discomfort if ingested, and also skin irritation.

* The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees. * All parts of these plants are considered toxic to humans, causing severe digestive discomfort if ingested, and also skin irritation.

Mathew (l.c. 110), this species is said to have originated in Kashmir. However, as it is associated with cemetries, it is not clear whether it is a truly wild plant in Kashmir or an introduction from places unknown.

* A very ornamental and long-lived plant, surviving in gardens for 50 years or more. Plants are tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, but will not survive if the soil becomes waterlogged or is too dry.

* A shrub or small tree; silvery throughout, with compound leaves and pale yellow flowers in pendulous clusters to 6", each 3/4" wide; pods to 6"; native to seashores of the Old World tropics .

* Syringa josikaea ( Hungarian Lilac ) is a species of Lilac , native to central and eastern Europe , in the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary , Romania , and western Ukraine . * A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming.

* Good tree for striking yellow late summer flowers in upright clusters as large as 2' x 1 1/2'; seed "pods" pinkish, very attractive, good for dried arrangements; bipinnate leaves; upright habit; flowers when young; needs sun; native to China.

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * Pawpaw is a large shrub or small tree growing to a height of 11 meters. * The fruit falls from the tree in autumn and is then stored until fully...

It is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing the incidence of cancer and also as a means of halting or reversing the growth of cancers. * The leaves are used in the treatment of fevers.

Capsule obovate-elliptic, ovate, to oblong-lanceolate, 0.7-1.5(-2) cm, smooth. Corolla purple, lilac, or sometimes white; tube subcylindric, 0.6-1.7(-2.2) cm; lobes ovate-orbicular to oblong or obovate-orbicular, 4-8(-10) mm, spreading.

Coarse, aromatic, triangular, doubly-serrate, long-petioled, basal leaves (to 12" long) with cordate bases. * A bold perennial plant with upright, branching stems topped by yellow or orange-yellow daisylike flowers to 4", July-September; leaves to 10",...

* It grows well in full sun or partial shade, and prefers rich, well-drained soil. A decoction is used in the treatment of lung ailments. Our seed is supplied by a lovely French/American gardener from South Carolina.