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It is also used in treating kidney diseases. Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars).

The wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b. Native to subpolar regions of northern Europe and North America, Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials ,grown as biennials , that yield large, papery, bowl-shaped,...

* The narrow, divided leaves are almost thread-like and grow close together on the stems. * This peony can reach between 30 and 60 centimeters in height. The flowers are red and scented with numerous yellow stamens in the centre.

It flowers from mid-summer to the first frosts, makes an attractive backdrop in garden plots, and is very attractive to butterflies, bees, and other nectar-feeding insects. The upper stems are reddish or purplish.

The species is highly variable with respect to its pitchers, with plants in some localities reaching almost 1 metre in height, while in others, plants can be diminutive (such as the seldom seen 30 cm high dwarf form encountered at Garcon Point in Santa...

Leaves typically form a thick, slowly-spreading clump of foliage to 12" tall. Small dark pink flowers in dense panicles appear within or above the foliage on stout stalks to 16" tall in April.

* The narrow, divided leaves are almost thread-like and grow close together on the stems. * This peony can reach between 30 and 60 centimeters in height. The flowers are red and scented with numerous yellow stamens in the centre.

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

Hardy to at least -20°c. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture. * An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. * An herbaceous perennial with lemon yellow flowers to 2", May to August; much planted in gardens, where it...

A decoction is used in the treatment of lung ailments. If growing them as annuals, plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer and protect them with a frame or cloche until they are growing away well.

It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to September. It prefers moist soil. * A small tree grown for its ornamental red new growth and its red and yellow fall color. * A deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in).

* A decidious Tree growing to 10 m (32ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a fast rate. * It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from September to October. * Foot-long clusters of yellow flowers in midsummer, followed by red or brownish "pods" that...

* The plant is used in Bach flower remedies - the keywords for prescribing it are 'Fear or anxiety of a known origin' * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. * Erythranthe guttata, with the common names seep monkeyflower and common yellow monkeyflower,...

This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. * Lupinus perennis ( Indian beet , Old maid's bonnets , Blue Lupine, and Sundial lupine ) is a medicinal plant...

The flowers are golden yellow and sweet scented, are grouped in pendulous racemes upto 25 cm long, and typically bloom in May. * Pendulous clusters of golden-yellow flowers; trifoliate leaves; bushy, usually low-branched and spreading; much grown throughout...

An infusion of the dried stalks has been used in the treatment of inflammation of the bladder. * White, pink, or rose flowers to 6", usually with a crimson base; a swamp plant; very salt tolerant; flowers in late summer; native to eastern U.S. to Michigan,...

* In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in...

* Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine meadows and open woods; flowers in June or July; attractive pleated leaves, to 1' long, 6" wide; native from northern Europe...

Used like potatoes or as a thickener in soups. A starchy and slightly sweet taste. Common names include, Turk's Cap Lily , Turban Lily , Swamp lily or American Tiger Lily . * Lilium superbum is a species of true lily native to the eastern and central...

* Important member of wetland communities. * Cool-season grass has broad, pale leaves and very loose, open flowering stalks. It is most commonly found in wet areas such as riverbanks and ponds.

* It is also grown as an ornamental plant , and numerous cultivars have been developed for flower quality and plant form. American Indian herbal remedies. Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of N.

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

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the area.

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

* 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.

In cultivation, it is sometimes grown as a large shrub or screen. It typically grows 20-30' tall by 12-15' wide, but may reach 50' tall in its native habitat. Insignificant tiny greenish flowers appear in spring in separate male and female catkins, with...

* Grown for its beautiful red flowers in mid summer. * A very ornamental plant. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south...