Rock Garden Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Wilmington

The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words leon (lion) and podion (diminutive of pous , foot). * Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers...

Plants flower the second year from seed, so the wait isn't too long. Well worth putting in a partial shade location. The flowers produce an abundnce of seed every year and your small planting will soon spread.

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

Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine. The leaves are often available all through the winter. They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable...

They impart a sausage-like flavour to savoury dishes. The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance. An essential oil obtained from the plant is used commercially to flavour ice cream, sweets, baked goods etc.

* Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a traditional medicinal herb which is found in many old gardens, and is also occasionally grown for ornament. Thrives in any kind of soil, plants can even be grown in walls.

The flowers are bright yellow 3.5-5 cm across, starting out bowl-shaped, then flattening out with age. 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...

Take care since the plant resents disturbance. * Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. The large, flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are...

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

* Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet. The foliage is thin, and strap like.

* Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking acid soils. * Remove dead flowers to extend the flowering period. * Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus .

* Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking acid soils. * Remove dead flowers to extend the flowering period. * Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus .

Stem arising from a divided root-stock, simple or branched, slightly sulcate, glabrous beneath the inflorescence. Leave ternately pinnate or biternate, the lower ones with a long, the upper ones with a very short petiole, leaflets ovate-acuminate, deeply...

* Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a traditional medicinal herb which is found in many old gardens, and is also occasionally grown for ornament. Thrives in any kind of soil, plants can even be grown in walls.

It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile.

It blooms in spring. * Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine. The leaves are often available all through the winter. They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable...

* Gypsophila elegans ( Annual Baby's-breath , Showy Baby's-breath ) is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe . * An annual baby's breath, large white blossoms, used as a cut flower.

Take care since the plant resents disturbance. * Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. The large, flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are...

* Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae ( legumes ), native to the eastern Mediterranean region from Sicily east to Crete .

* 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".

It is most commonly taken as a decoction to counter infection within the gastro-intestinal tract. * Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

* Jamesia is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae , most commonly known as Jamesia , Cliffbush or Waxflower . It is native to interior western North America , in the U.S. states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming...

* Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet. The foliage is thin, and strap like.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in sun or partial shade.

In places with old architecture it can grow between the stones of the road or sidewalk. * It is widely grown in temperate climates as an ornamental plant for annual bedding or as a container plant.

* Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America . It is also used in treating kidney diseases.