Plant For Summer Color Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Columbia

* A nutritious starch is obtained from the root. * The flowers are demulcent, diuretic and emollient. * It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century.

Plants usually die to the ground in winter each year. Crispa occurs on the current year's growth. It can be trained to climb a wall, trellis, fence, arbor, porch, lamppost or other stationary structure.

The wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b. They were first described by botanists in 1759. Nudicaule has been shown to contain the benzophenanthidine alkaloid, chelidonine .

* The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2",...

The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating diarrhoea, haemorrhoids and infantile cholera.

The seeds are perfectly safe to eat, containing very little if any of the narcotic principles. However, although the seeds contain no narcotic alkaloids, analysis of the urine following their ingestion may produce similar results to the analysis of the...

* Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis.

* The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children.

The seeds are perfectly safe to eat, containing very little if any of the narcotic principles. However, although the seeds contain no narcotic alkaloids, analysis of the urine following their ingestion may produce similar results to the analysis of the...

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 wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b. They were first described by botanists in 1759. Nudicaule has been shown to contain the benzophenanthidine alkaloid, chelidonine .

This applies particularly to acidic or nutrient poor soils. * White, unpeeling bark when young, black when older; branches tend to weep; leaves dark green in summer, yellowish in fall; tolerates drought and wet but prefers moist soil * It commonly grows...

* The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. * It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree.

It is frost hardy to about 14 F , and recommended to be in a sheltered area for the first few years. Bonsai don't like to dry out, keep most for best results. * Fall color is sensational.

* Spiraea japonica was introduced in North America as an ornamental landscape plant and first cultivated in the northeastern states around 1870. A polymorphic species, it hybridizes freely with other members of this genus.

Wood - hard, white, fine grained. Used for small items, nails, walking sticks etc. It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829. * The bark is used to make Japanese paper.

* 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.

* Telekia is a rhizomatous, sunflower-like perennial that is native primarily to mountainous areas in southern Europe, the Ukraine, the Balkans, the Caucusus and Turkey. Features sprays of single, daisy-like flower heads (to 3.5” across) with yellow...

Racemosa grows in dependably moist, fairly heavy soil. * Black cohosh is used today mainly as a dietary supplement marketed to women as remedies for the symptoms of premenstrual tension, menopause and other gynecological problems.

It is a native of Europe. * Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula . * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable.

* Carpinus betulus is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens and parks. * Because it stands up well to cutting back and has dense foliage, it has been much used as tall hedges and for topiary.

May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out. * The flower looks something like a monkeys face, hence the common and genus names, the latter from the Latin mimus (a buffoon).

Common names include yellow iris and yellow flag . Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus , as they have a prominently veined mid-rib and sword-like shape.

* Veratrum album , commonly known as the False Helleborine (also known as White Hellebore , European White Hellebore , White Veratrum ; syn. * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet,...

* 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.

* Primula denticulata , commonly known as Drumstick primrose or the Himalayan Primrose is a species of primrose that is native to moist alpine regions and Afghanistan to China . However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range.

* Uncommonly cultivated, but nonetheless handsome, this 30-45' Asian hornbeam has relatively broad, deeply-veined leaves with a heart-shaped (the cordata in its name) base & long pendulous green "pagoda" seed clusters * A slow growing small landscape...