Rock Garden Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Salinas

Dormancy is shorter in cooler climates. * The plant is dormant during the summer and grows during the cooler half of the year. The plant blooms in summer to late autumn in reds, pinks, and whites; leaves, appearing after flowers, are often marked with...

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

* Hylomecon vernalis , also known as the forest poppy , is a poppy of the Far East , ranging from Manchuria to Japan . * Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus.

* A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in an ordinary garden soil. * Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a traditional medicinal herb which is found in many old gardens, and is also occasionally grown for ornament.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist soil.

* Cornus canadensis is native to Northern China, far eastern Russia, Japan and North America in montane coniferous forests, where it is found growing along the margins of moist woods, on old tree stumps, in mossy areas and amongst other open and moist...

The leaves are often available all through the winter. Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine. The common name is primrose , or occasionally common primrose or English primrose...

* The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. * 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 , with...

The stems & leaves are silvery-grey, whilst the flowers are star-like, white & about 15mm across. * It is a low, spreading perrenial native to alpine regions of Europe. It is generally distinguished from other species of its genus by "tomentose" or felty...

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

* 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 .

Yellow to white flowers, 10–13 cm across, bloom from April to June. The divided leaf segments are ovate , cuneate , and often are oblique and abruptly cut off at the base. Its stamens are around 22 mm long.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist soil.

A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. 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...

* This double flowered variety is more compact than some and flowers thoughout the growing season. * Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking acid soils.

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

* Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Moroccan toadflax . The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem.

* This double flowered variety is more compact than some and flowers thoughout the growing season. * Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking acid soils.

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 ).

* Compound leaves with leaflets in threes grow on fleshy green to pink stems up to 3 feet (0.9 m). * The plant most of us think of as Bleeding Heart; extremely popular, and for good reason; each arching spike, often held horizontally, is lined with an...

The leaves can be used either fresh or dried. An aromatic tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves. * A woody-stemmed aromatic plant, long used for flavoring foods; sometimes used as a ground cover or rock garden plant; 1/2" evergreen leaves, upright...

* 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.

* Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia . * A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia.

* Easily grown in a good, well-drained ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. * An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they start flowering 6 weeks after sowing and continue until frost; native to Europe.

* The foliage was burned by the Cherokee as a natural insecticide, to smoke out gnats. The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. * It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit its use.

Pre-chill stored seed for 7 days and sow spring in a cold frame. The seed germinates in 2 - 8 weeks at 20°c. , Morea chinensis , Pardanthus chinensis ( L. ) Kuntze , Iris chinensis Curtis , Ixia chinensis L.

* It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. They keep their blue color well after drying. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers.