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* 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.

* The plants are easily grown from seed, and readily self-seed. * A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * A nutritious starch is obtained from the root. * A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals.

* 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.

Border rears, cottage gardens, meadows, native plant gardens, wild/naturalized areas or water margins. Eupatorium has recently undergone some revision and has been broken up into smaller genera.

* 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.

Robustus has a stem six to ten feet high, with leaves as long as 48 inches, and 4 inches in width, the widest in its genus. Inflorescence goes to four feet in length which is covered with many deep to pale pink flowers, four cm across.

It is a herbaceous annual or perennial twining liana growing to 2-4 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, 3-7 cm long with a 1.5-6 cm long petiole. * Ipomoea tricolor is a species of morning glory native to the New World tropics , and widely cultivated...

Border rears, cottage gardens, meadows, native plant gardens, wild/naturalized areas or water margins. Eupatorium has recently undergone some revision and has been broken up into smaller genera.

The hirsute leaves are of variable morphology, but commonly found as deltoidal in form and sometimes having up to three lobes. It is found in wetlands and along the riverine systems of the southeastern United States from Texas to the Atlantic states,...

However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding...

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 .

* The wood is coarse grained,durable, dark coloured and very hard, it can be used as an ebony substitute. The seeds are legumes with large numbers of black seeds that contain cytisine (an alkaloid extremely poisonous to humans but also goats and horses,...

Big pluses : it grows fast if watered/fertilised regularly and will even get a few blooms right away. Germination is usually fairly rapid. * Sow seed early spring in a warm greenhouse.

Big pluses : it grows fast if watered/fertilised regularly and will even get a few blooms right away. Germination is usually fairly rapid. * Sow seed early spring in a warm greenhouse.

* 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.

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family.

* Penthorum sedoides is widely distributed in the United States and Canada. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating...

Synonymous with Buphthalmum speciosum. Coarse, aromatic, triangular, doubly-serrate, long-petioled, basal leaves (to 12" long) with cordate bases. * Telekia is a rhizomatous, sunflower-like perennial that is native primarily to mountainous areas in southern...

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World and inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) savannas along the United States Gulf Coast , generally west of the Apalachicola River on the Florida Panhandle .

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. * Ilex mucronata is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall.

Wood - hard, white, fine grained. * In late summer parent has much larger flowers, first white, then purplish-pink, then brown; to 12" x 18", especially large if the shrub is pruned to a few stems.

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

* The plants are easily grown from seed, and readily self-seed. * A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * A nutritious starch is obtained from the root. * A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals.

It is also a good source of lecithin. However, although the seeds contain no narcotic alkaloids, analysis of the urine following their ingestion may produce similar results to the analysis of the urine of morphine or heroin addicts.

It provides quick, woody, vegetative cover on droughty, critical areas needing stabilizing cover. Its value for wildlife food is minimal, but is a very attractive shrub when in bloom.

It typically grows 20-30' tall by 12-15' wide, but may reach 50' tall in its native habitat. The common name of heartleaf hornbeam and the specific epithet both are in reference to the heart-shaped leaf bases.

A member of the passionflower genus Passiflora , the Maypop has large, intricate flowers with prominent styles and stamens. One of the hardiest species of passionflower, it is a common wildflower in the southern United States .