Rock Garden Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Huntsville

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

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

A good dense ground cover plant, growing well in light woodland. It takes a little while to settle down and needs weeding for the first few years but becomes rampant when established and can then spread 60 - 90cm per year.

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

P - by division and by seed. * Siberia (southern regions), Central Asia (Dzungaro-Tarbagatay), Far East (Ussuriskiy Kray), northern China and Mongolia. Requires a semi-shaded site and moist but well-drained soil during the vegetative period.

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. Veitchii, differing mainly in only having one flower to a stem. * Paeonia anomala has an immense range of wild habitat, stretching from the Ural Mountains of Russia to the...

The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. The seeds mature from August to September. The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide.

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

* Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado. * It is also an ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors. * Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana...

Take care since the plant resents disturbance. Division after flowering or in autumn. The large, flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are white, or occasionally pink.

The plant flowers in late spring or summer. They impart a sausage-like flavour to savoury dishes. White to lilac-blue flowers in early to mid-summer. The leaves are oblong, ranging in size up to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 in (2.5 cm) wide.

* Adonis aestivalis ( Summer pheasant's-eye ) is a medicinal and ornamental plant . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile.

* It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Mar to April. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -20°c. * Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in).

* Prefers well-drained soil. * Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae.

* A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and moths. * Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William ) is a species of Dianthus native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans ,...

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

* 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.

Takes well to mowing and traffic. * Creeping and mounding variants of T. * The strongly scented flowers are either lilac, pink-purple, magenta, or a rare white, all 4–6 mm long and produced in clusters.

* Paeonia mlokosewitschii ( Golden Peony or Caucasian Peony ) is a species of peony , native to the Caucasus Mountains in Azerbaijan , Georgia , and Dagestan , where it grows on rocky slopes in oak , hornbeam , or beech forests.

The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in...

The pinnate leaves usually have five soft green leaflets, although three and seven occur as well, each with a shape ranging from lanceolate-oblong to rhombic, and a pattern of distinct teeth along the margins.

It is native to northern Africa. They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown...

An excellent and very colorful rock garden plant. * 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.

Legume species. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately good soil in a sunny position. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.

* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. * The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt...

* All parts of these plants are considered toxic to humans, causing severe digestive discomfort if ingested, and also skin irritation. * The plants flower from late spring to late summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees.

Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c. This species is cultivatedas a vegetable in China.