Rock Garden Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Jacksonville

The above ground shoots rise from slender creeping rhizomes that are placed 2.5–7.5 cm deep in the soil, and form clonal colonies under trees. It takes a little while to settle down and needs weeding for the first few years but becomes rampant when...

Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape. * Features a dwarf mound of slightly wavy, heart-shaped, medium green leaves with racemes of funnel-shaped, violet flowers on 10" scapes.

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

Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c. * Succeeds in a fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position.

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

* It is a low, usually prostrate subshrub growing to 2 cm (1 in) tall with creeping stems up to 10 cm (4 in) long. It can also be used as a lawn. * Works well in the rock garden or between flagstones in a walkway.

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

* 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 , Kazakhstan , and Turkey .

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 .

* It is a popular garden plant both for its flowers and for its fragrance. * This essential oil is emitted from the plant in hot weather and, on a still day, can be ignited and will burn for a second or two without harming the plant, thus giving the plant...

* 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 delicious in salads. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of...

* Forms mats of small green leaves and stemless sky-blue flowers, as large as 3"; wants good soil, cool, moist conditions; native to Swiss Alps. Most species will grow well in the rock garden.

* Forms mats of small green leaves and stemless sky-blue flowers, as large as 3"; wants good soil, cool, moist conditions; native to Swiss Alps. Most species will grow well in the rock garden.

* The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens of cultivars, in a varied range of splendid blues, purples, pinks, and whites, including some of the most striking and elegant of all iris;...

Mathew (l.c. 110), this species is said to have originated in Kashmir. * Flora of Pakistan states: According to B. According to Bowley (l.c. 176) it is disturbing that it is only known to be growing wild in the valley of Kashmir, for, with so limited...

* Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado. * Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona .

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 western United States throughout California...

* The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive...

* 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. It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation .

Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c. * Succeeds in a fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position.

Flabellata pumila. * Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * 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.

It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through...

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

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

The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide. Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long.

To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".