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It is a herbaceous annual or perennial twining liana growing to 2-4 m tall. Seed used by Aztecs as a hallucinogen. The leaves are spirally arranged, 3-7 cm long with a 1.5-6 cm long petiole.

In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu". * Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe .

* Lacy leaves of a deep red in the spring but foliage color fades to light green in early summer. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational.

* 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.

* Bergenia (also called heart-leaved bergenia) is a clump-forming perennial which is primarily grown as a ground cover. * Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves (to 10" long by 8" wide) which are heart-shaped...

It can be trained to climb a wall, trellis, fence, arbor, porch, lamppost or other stationary structure. * The mildly fragrant, pinkish purple flowers grow on a naked stem and hang upside down.

* Eutrochium fistulosum (Eupatorium fistulosum), also called Joe-Pye weed, Trumpetweed, or Purple thoroughwort, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern North America, in southeast Canada and throughout the eastern and central...

However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee.

* It is native to eastern and central North America, and there are occurrences in the western United States, some of which may represent introductions. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out.

* The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies. * A horticultural annual grown for it big palmate (roundish) leaves, up to 3' wide; full sun, adequate drainage; can become a 40' tree in tropical...

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

* Single 1 1/2" yellow, blue, white, green, or purple flowers on long stems in spring; the color range is even broader in cultivated varieties; leaves to 10"; likes part shade and moist fertile soil; native to Europe and Turkey.

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * In spring, the plant produces small, bright red flowers with 5-fold symmetry. Sarracenia rubra is generally clump-forming.

* Common Hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium ) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the family Apiaceae , which grows in the prairies of Eurasia. It prefers rich humid soils. It is an umbelliferous plant, in the same group as fennel, cow parsley, elder and...

It is also a good source of lecithin. * An annual poppy with lovely shiny gray-blue foliage and white, pink, red, or purple flowers, often double; easy to grow; may self-seed prolifically; numerous color forms and cultivars exist; native to southeast...

* Lupinus perennis ( Indian beet , Old maid's bonnets , Blue Lupine, and Sundial lupine ) is a medicinal plant in the Fabaceae family. Grows well in a poor sandy soil. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by...

It grows best when there is ample summer rain and prefers a notable cool spell during its winter resting period. In good quality, well-drained soil with plenty of moisture the tree grows very quickly, easily reaching 5 metres within a few years.

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

* A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * The red anthocyanin constituent of the flowers is used as a litmus. They are useful in the treatment of chest complaints.

It can be trained to climb a wall, trellis, fence, arbor, porch, lamppost or other stationary structure. * The mildly fragrant, pinkish purple flowers grow on a naked stem and hang upside down.

A good black dye is obtained from the root if it is mixed with iron sulphate. It is brown otherwise. * A beautiful yellow dye is obtained from the flowers. Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those...

* The crimson fall color is stunning. * A small variety with deeply cut red leaves.

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540. * Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species...

It is perennial so will continue to supply fresh chives for years to come. * This heirloom variety matures in about 80-90 days but some stems can be cut before maturity. * Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae...

The bark fibres are also used in making paper. The stems are harvested in summer, the leaves are removed and the stems steamed until the fibres can be stripped. A rope can be made from the bark fibres.

It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from Aug to October, and the seeds ripen from Oct to November. * Clematis serratifolia is a deciduous Climber growing to 3 m (9ft 10in). * It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist...

It is a herbaceous annual or perennial twining liana growing to 2-4 m tall. Seed used by Aztecs as a hallucinogen. The leaves are spirally arranged, 3-7 cm long with a 1.5-6 cm long petiole.