Rock Garden Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Arkansas

Flowers large, brown-yellow with violet veins. Requires a semi-shaded site and moist but well-drained soil during the vegetative period. Plant to 20-30 cm. Flowering stem bears 2-4 leaves and 2 flowers.

* It is found over much of Europe except northern Europe , Ireland , Great Britain , Holland and Poland. It blooms in spring. * Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent.

The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words leon (lion) and podion (diminutive of pous , foot). The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ).

It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation . * A very tolerant plant, succeeding in the salt laden air and strong winds of the coast as well as in the sulphur polluted air of cities.

* Subshrubby,erect, hairy, perennial with oblong-ovate, entire, gray-green-woody, aromatic leaves, to 3in long. They impart a sausage-like flavour to savoury dishes. A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, it is said to improve the digestion.

* Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, wild thyme or creeping thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and North Africa.

* In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork. * In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are...

Flabellata pumila. * The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is A. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position.

However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range. * 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 .

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

Flowers large, brown-yellow with violet veins. Requires a semi-shaded site and moist but well-drained soil during the vegetative period. Plant to 20-30 cm. Flowering stem bears 2-4 leaves and 2 flowers.

(Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China. * Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m.

) is a cool-season annual plant often grown as a bedding plant in gardens . Ageratum mexicanum Hort. * Ageratum houstonianum ( Flossflower , Bluemink , Garden Ageratum , Blueweed , Pussy Foot ) syn.

* Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained.

* It produces up to 30 pink flowers in characteristic allium umbels in the mid to late summer and grows to between 8" and 40" in height. * German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling and twisting leaves.

* Subshrubby,erect, hairy, perennial with oblong-ovate, entire, gray-green-woody, aromatic leaves, to 3in long. They impart a sausage-like flavour to savoury dishes. A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, it is said to improve the digestion.

It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States. * Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant .

The seed can be slow to germinate. * It is best to sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. * The plant is short lived but self sows freely producing a good quantity of seed each year.

The leaf texture and dainty flowers are appealing. Use in larger gardens with partial shade. * An interesting garden plant.

It grows from 2–4ft. * Lilium distichum is a herbaceous plant of the lily family which is native to northeastern China and Korea where it flourishes among shrubs and in forests. * The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals...

It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States , Mexico...

* These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons", and "electric buttons" * It is frost-sensitive but perennial in warmer climates.

The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form. * Aristolochia clematitis , (European) Birthwort , is a herbaceous plant in the Aristolochiaceae family, which is native to Europe.

Prefers a calcareous soil but tolerates mildly acid soils. * Easily grown in a good, well-drained ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. * A very ornamental plant. * An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they...

With long flattened ± patent scales. There is no difference whatsoever between the European and the Himalayan collections, wh ile plants from Siberia Subsp. Distribution: Widely distributed in Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, Himalaya from Kashmir...

* Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America . All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August.

* Blue-purple flowers in a mass at the top of the stalks in June and July and perhaps again in late summer; likes sun, grows quickly in good soil, propagating by runners * The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 18°c.