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It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.

If it does survive the freezes, it is slow to resprout until soil temperatures have sufficiently warmed in spring. With most passionflowers the 5 stamens (pollen producing glands) arch downward once they are ready to release their pollen (and nectar)...

Includes: 3 each of Black-Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflower.

These seedlings originated from a vigorous native Louisiana population of this beautiful perennial. A superb butterfly nectar plant! Masses of large pinkish-purple daisy-like blooms are often born from late spring to fall.

A vigorous clump forming perennial common to stream banks and moist areas but will do fine in average garden soils. The sweetly scented foliage gives it its common name. It was discovered by it's namesake and was introduced by plantsman Larry Lowman.

The oppositely arranged leaves are 7 to 15 centimeters (2.75 to 6 inches) long and are narrow and lance-shaped , with the ends tapering to a sharp point.The plants bloom in early to mid-summer, producing small, fragrant , pink to mauve (sometimes white)...

Peachies Pick is a dense clump forming and exceptionally long flowering selection of the Stokesia Daisy. May reseed under good conditions though it may be unlikely to where mulched.

Called Popcorn Cassia because when brushed or crushed the foliage emits the wonderful fragrance of freshly buttered popcorn. Considered by some to be root hardy in zone 9 with protection.

* The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar.

This beautiful perennial wildflower is common to the Pineywoods of western Louisiana and east Texas and needs a well drained soil for best results. This tough and drought tolerant clump forming bulbous native perennial produces rosettes of blue-green...

Remove seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings as it can be difficult to eradicate once it is well-established. This is a drought resistant, taprooted, twining, native, perennial vine, expect the top to die-back in the northern portions of its range.

To learn more about this excellent perennial Salvia read " Mystic Spires Blue is a hot perennial Salvia " by Norman Winters via the Mississippi State University Extension Service. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider...

Hard late winter or early spring pruning promotes new growth and more flowers and helps to keep the plants more compact. The Fragrant White Mistflower produces clusters of fragrant, white, nectar-rich flowers in fall just as the Monarch butterflies are...

A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains the Mast Arboretum plant collection.

* Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)].

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species...

Scarlet Sage is the number one most recommended Salvia species for hummingbirds! A perennial in mild winter climates and may reseed under good conditions. A.k.a. Texas Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Tropical Sage.

Lilac Chip is one of the newest introductions in this line of compact, basically sterile Butterfly Bushes. A tight compact mound of blue-green foliage is topped with spikes of lilac colored, fragrant flowers.

* The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete. * In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon.

* Syringa josikaea ( Hungarian Lilac ) is a species of Lilac , native to central and eastern Europe , in the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary , Romania , and western Ukraine . * A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming.

* It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich soils, at an altitude of 0–400 metres (0–1,300 ft) above sea level. * Plant forming huge clumps with white or grayish spherical flowers 2-3" across, in late summer; rough,...

They are shade tolerant but flower best when grown in sunny areas. If your dwarf Mexican Petunias get too tall or leggy just cut them back to a few inches above the ground and they will quickly regrow and soon return to flowering.

* It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies.

Turk's Cap is well-loved and so is known by a variety of common names including: Turk's Turban, Lady's Eardrops, Scotchman's Purse, Wild Fuchsia, Drummond Wax-Mallow, Texas Mallow, Mexican Apple, Red Mallow, May Apple, Wild Turk's Cap, Bleeding Heart,...

Pedicel 0-2 mm. Anthers yellow, inserted near or slightly below mouth of corolla tube. Panicles erect, terminal, 5-30 × 3-18 cm; rachis, pedicel, and calyx villous or pubescent, occasionally subglabrous.

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species...

In mild winter regions Mountain Sage is known to reach 10' x 10' but can easily be kept smaller with pruning. Mountain or Royal Sage produces loose spikes of glowing orange-red tubular flowers in early summer and again in fall, just in time for migrating...