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Leaves typically form a thick, slowly-spreading clump of foliage to 12" tall. * Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves (to 10" long by 8" wide) which are heart-shaped at the base.

Seed used by Aztecs as a hallucinogen. * Ipomoea tricolor is a species of morning glory native to the New World tropics , and widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 4-9 cm diameter, most commonly blue with a white...

Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely...

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). It thrives in full sun in ordinary garden soil.

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

* 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.

* It is native to China,and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant. * Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis.

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.

* 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.

Images courtesy of Proven Winners, www.provenwinners.com Good pest resistance and low maintenance make these plants invaluable assets in the garden and landscape. For a low maintenance planting select an Abelia that grows to the appropriate size for the...

Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of N. Its use has also been adopted by Ayurvedic medicine. * Echinacea purpurea ( Eastern purple coneflower or Purple coneflower ) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Echinacea .

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 narrow, divided leaves are almost thread-like and grow close together on the stems. * Paeonia tenuifolia is sometimes called the fern leaf peony . The flowers are red and scented with numerous yellow stamens in the centre.

The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds.

* Daisy like in form, with deep yellow or orange-yellow petals with brownish-purple centers; may be an annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial; full sun; native from Massachusetts to Iillinois, Alabama, and Georgia, in open woods and meadows.

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. The blue color is quite intense and a high percentage of the seedlings will exhibit the lovely blue needles. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

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

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

* A horticultural annual grown for it big palmate (roundish) leaves, up to 3' wide; full sun, adequate drainage; can become a 40' tree in tropical areas. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children.

* 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 . * This is the red flowered form.

* 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 likes rich moist soil in sun or part shade; native to Europe, where it grows in...

* A sedge with stems to 4 1/2 ft. * Scirpus atrovirens, known as common bulrush, is a grass-like, rhizomatous marginal aquatic perennial that is native to moist meadows, bogs, stream/river/lake margins, sloughs, roadside ditches and wet depressions in...

Some tribes even used to chew the root and then hold rattlesnakes with their teeth and were not bitten so long as the scent persisted. * Iris versicolor , also commonly known as the Harlequin Blueflag , Larger Blue Flag , Northern Blue Flag , and other...

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 .

It is native to northern Africa. * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. The fruit resembles a cucumber .

* Swamp leather flower (also known as curly clematis or blue jasmine) is a semi-woody twining vine that is native to floodplain forests, marshes and swamps from Virginia to southern Illinois south to Florida and Texas.

It is frequently used in the treatment of insomnia, epilepsy, hysteria etc. * Passiflora incarnata , commonly known as Maypop , Purple passionflower , True passionflower , Wild apricot , and Wild passion vine , is a fast growing perennial vine with climbing...