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They are useful in the treatment of chest complaints. * 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.

* The young seed heads are used as a condiment, they are hot and acrid. * The familiar large-flowered poppy with 3-6" flowers, usually red but sometimes orange or pale pink; foliage dies back in midsummer; long-lived; wants full sun, good drainage; native...

* Ranunculus acris is one of the more common buttercups across Europe and temperate Eurasia . Children can't resist testing their friends to see if they like butter. It is a naturalized species and often a weed in parts of North America, but it is probably...

No waiting years to enjoy the gorgeous blooms ! ” * 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,...

* Swamp-rose Mallow or Rose mallow ( Hibiscus moscheutos ) is a cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. An infusion of the dried stalks has been used in the treatment of inflammation of the bladder.

They are very showy and have a pleasant fragrance. * The leaves are alternate, bipinnately compound leaves; with a ovate shape and a pinnate venation, they have a green color usually and turns yellow in fall, measuring between 5-10 cm long.The flowers...

It provides quick, woody, vegetative cover on droughty, critical areas needing stabilizing cover. It should not be used for residential plantings, or anywhere that formal landscaping is desired.

However some may find the plant to be too tall for normal gardens. 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.

Plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c. An insectivorous plant, it is best grown in a boggy position and prefers a soil low in nitrogen. Its range extends from southern Alabama , through Florida and Georgia , to the coastal plains of southern...

* American Ginseng can be found in much of the eastern and central United States and in part of southeastern Canada. It is also grown commercially, under artificial shade, in fields in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and usually harvested after three to four...

The ooze from the roots has been used as drops to treat earaches. * A warm infusion of the root has been used as a wash on sores and snake bites. * Daisy like in form, with deep yellow or orange-yellow petals with brownish-purple centers; may be an annual,...

In the spring and summer they have, lush green foliage that turns a shade of golden yellow in the fall . In the winter they drop their leaves to let warm sunlight shine through. They thrive in large cities even when planted close to the street.

It typically grows 20-30' tall by 12-15' wide, but may reach 50' tall in its native habitat. Bigleaf hornbeam is an additional common name sometime used for this tree. * Uncommonly cultivated, but nonetheless handsome, this 30-45' Asian hornbeam has relatively...

Leaves dark green above, lighter green beneath with some rusty hairs, Fall color yellow. * A small deciduous tree with coarse ascending branches and a slender, sometimes bent or leaning trunk.

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

Blooms appear in late summer to early fall on branching-at-the-top stems rising to 4-6' tall. * Telekia is a rhizomatous, sunflower-like perennial that is native primarily to mountainous areas in southern Europe, the Ukraine, the Balkans, the Caucusus...

* Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake . * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed.

They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. They can also be sprouted and used in salads.

It has deep lobed green leaves that are very sweet and tender. It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer. This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce.

Plant them in spring or fall in rich, moist but well drained soil in full sun. Grows well in heavy clay soils. * Blooms in late summer, with dark blue-violet, hooded flowers borne in tall spikes.

* 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.

* Too small to be exploited commercially, this high quality wood is often used locally for flooring, cogs, tool handles, golf clubs etc. It also grows in Canada (southwest Quebec and southeast Ontario), Mexico (central and southern), Guatemala, and western...

* Cohosh comes from an Algonquin word meaning rough in reference to the appearance of plant rhizomes. * Black cohosh is used today mainly as a dietary supplement marketed to women as remedies for the symptoms of premenstrual tension, menopause and other...

However some may find the plant to be too tall for normal gardens. 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.

It grows in woods and marshy areas. The leaf blades are up to 52 centimeters long and may be hairless to hairy, with a dense coating of hairs behind the ligules. The inflorescence is a panicle with up to 6 branches.

* The wood is coarse grained,durable, dark coloured and very hard, it can be used as an ebony substitute. The leaves (made of three leaflets) have a long pedunculus, are smooth on the upperside and hairy on the underside.

* A perennial poppy with 2-3" pink, red, orange, greenish, or yellow fragrant flowers; most of the leaves are basal; native to Eurasia and to North America from the Arctic to Colorado.