Poisonous Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Huntington Beach

* The foliage was burned by the Cherokee as a natural insecticide, to smoke out gnats. * Lobelia inflata (Indian tobacco, puke weed) is a species of Lobelia native to eastern North America, from southeastern Canada (Nova Scotia to southeast Ontario) south...

* Soapwort's main medicinal use is as an expectorant. Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William; locally it is simply "the Soapwort" although there are about 20 species of soapworts altogether.

Care should be taken however, because all parts of the plant are poisonous. * Grown as a garden flower due to its unique flower shape.

* The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas.

* Adonis is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia. According to the Metamorphoses of Ovid the anemone, also of the family Ranunculaceae, was created when Venus sprinkled nectar...

Division after flowering or in autumn. * In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece. The large, flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are white, or occasionally pink.

It is smaller in size than the Giant Hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ). The plant is little used in modern herbalism but has been employed in the treatment of laryngitis and bronchitis.

* Adonis is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia. According to the Metamorphoses of Ovid the anemone, also of the family Ranunculaceae, was created when Venus sprinkled nectar...

* The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas.

Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out. * A dramatic plant with big dark green leaves, to 3', and tall flowering stalks in spring, with white or sometimes pink flowers; likes rich,...

* Mostly identical to the species, which see, but with white flowers.

The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels,...

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 leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels,...

The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies. It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from Aug to October, and the seeds ripen from Oct to November.

However, as it is associated with cemetries, it is not clear whether it is a truly wild plant in Kashmir or an introduction from places unknown. It thrives well in heavy loam in England (Bowley, l.c.).

The foliage forms a tight rosette at ground level in the first year. * Great care should be exercised in the use of this plant, the therapeutic dose is very close to the lethal dose.

The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying. * Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric...

All parts of this plant are likely to be poisonous , containing (like all poppies) toxic alkaloids . Papaver croceum, P. They were first described by botanists in 1759. * A perennial poppy with 2-3" pink, red, orange, greenish, or yellow fragrant flowers;...

It bears tall tapering racemes of white midsummer flowers on wiry black-purple stems, whose mildly unpleasant, medicinal smell at close range gives it the common name "Bugbane". Cimicifuga racemosa) is a species of flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae.

* Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem.

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers. * Much used for hedges, foundation and bank plantings, and similar purposes; can be pruned to grow as a tree; likes moist, well-drained soil;...

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly.

* Generally grown as an annual to produce desired onions for eating. Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired.

* The flowers are purple, borne in summer. * Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems.