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* The bright yellow flowers are a common sight in summer meadows. Common names include meadow buttercup and tall buttercup . It is a naturalized species and often a weed in parts of North America, but it is probably native in Alaska and Greenland .

* 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 nutritious starch is obtained from the root. * The plants are easily grown from seed, and readily self-seed. * The flowers are demulcent, diuretic and emollient. They are useful in the treatment of chest complaints.

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 .

In particular, P. The wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b. Papaver croceum, P. Macounii ) is a boreal flowering plant. They were first described by botanists in 1759.

* Spiraea japonica was introduced in North America as an ornamental landscape plant and first cultivated in the northeastern states around 1870. * Spiraea japonica is a deciduous, perennial shrub native to Japan, China, and Korea.

They are easily kept as neatly trimmed hedges or can be allowed to grow into their naturally rounded arching and fountaining form. Provide a well-drained acid soil in a mostly to partly sunny location for the best results.

* Twining vine with 4 inch dark sky-blue flowers. It is a herbaceous annual or perennial twining liana growing to 2-4 m tall. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 4-9 cm diameter, most commonly blue with a white to golden yellow centre.

* It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.5–3 m (5–10 feet) tall, found in moist, rich soil alongside ditches and marshes, or in wet forests. * The plant has one simple erect stem, which is green with purple dots or longitudinal dashes.

* 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.

Like all the Sarraceniaceae, it is native to the New World . Plants are not hardy in Britain, requiring a minimum temperature of 5°c. An insectivorous plant, it is best grown in a boggy position and prefers a soil low in nitrogen.

* Flowers are white in the morning, turning pink during noon and red in the evening of the same day. * Hibiscus mutabilis, also known as the Confederate rose, Dixie rosemallow or the cotton rosemallow, is a plant noted for its flowers.

* An herbaceous perennial with lemon yellow flowers to 2", May to August; much planted in gardens, where it likes rich moist soil in sun or part shade; native to Europe, where it grows in moist meadows, along streams, and in open woods.

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. * The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups.

Fruit may be used in sauces, jellies and preserves, however. 'Schubert' is best known for its purple foliage: elliptic to obovate leaves (to 5" long) emerge green in spring, gradually maturing to dark purple by early summer.

* One of the all around largest sunflowers available to growVery Impressive! * Flower heads are 18-24 inches across.

* The seeds provide food for birds. It grows in woods and marshy areas. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and measure a few millimeters long. * This grass grows in disturbed, wet habitat types such as ditches.

* Silver Birch is Finland's national tree. It is waterproof, durable, tough and resinous. This applies particularly to acidic or nutrient poor soils. * The bark is white, often with black diamond-shaped marks or larger patches, particularly at the base.

These tough trees are also cold hardy up to zone 4, and will flourish under heavy layers of ice and snow. However, the real show begins in the winter when their smooth grey-brown bark peels away to reveal shades of white, grey and green underneath.

Common names include yellow iris and yellow flag . A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used to adulterate the oil of Acorus calamus. Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves...

* 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 persist into fall; Dirr calls it a "beautiful dense tree of regular rounded...

Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. * The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it. * Plants are very shade tolerant but growth is slower in dense shade.

* 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 .

* It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in September. * A decidious Tree growing to 9 m. * Yellow fall color. * Native to mountains from Alaska to California.

The flowers are white, borne in fall. * Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves , on stiff, purplish stems.

The seedheads, which spray out attractively from the center of the clump, resemble a fox's tail but are short-lived. Its narrow grass-like leaf blades grow in 2 ft clumps up to 3 ft in height.

This plant is also cultivated in many European and American gardens. Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like lip. * An erect, clump-forming perennial which features pale pink to white flowers enclosed...