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For more information on growing and selecting Hydrangeas below are some excellent online resources: ' Hydrangea Questions and Answers ' from The US National Arboretum ' Growing Bigleaf Hydrangea ' from the UGA Extension by Gary L.

* Alopecurus arundinaceus ( Creeping meadow foxtail , Creeping foxtail ) is a rhizomatous perennial species in the Grass family ( Poaceae ). * Native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere, this sod forming grass is useful as a forage and for erosion...

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches.

* Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems. * The flowers are purple, borne in summer.

* An attractive shrub or small tree with a short trunk; 2" needles; contorted branches reaching nearly to the ground; of broadly conical form; dark green, much planted in Europe; "an excellent garden tree" (Wyman); native to coastal North America from...

The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5–5 cm (0.98–2.0 in) diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla with a fringe round the central corolla tube.

* Because of its resistance to pollution and salt, it is a popular horticultural tree. Easily grown from seed in the early spring, the seeds are soaked in water to start germination.

The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying. Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity of 80 to 85% and soil without a high level of nitrogen are also optimal.

* Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts.

It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland . * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow...

The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5–5 cm (0.98–2.0 in) diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla with a fringe round the central corolla tube.

In cultivation people often cut the plants to the ground in the spring in order to encourage strong new growth and plenty of flowers. * It requires full sun, but is hardy and cold tolerant.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. * This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves.

Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species of grass native to most of Africa, southern Asia (east to India), southern Iran, and the extreme south of Europe(Sicily). It spreads very quickly and will often kill local native plants such as palo verdes by...

Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47. The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long.

It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas. It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide.

The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener. It is native to southern Europe . * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued...

* This plant can be found in moist woodland, often at higher altitudes, throughout temperate areas of Europe, Asia, and eastern and western North America, and is also found in cultivation, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of...

* The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches. * The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita vulgaris (Peppermint) for treating colds and...

* Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake . * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed.

* The only known species is Anemanthele lessoniana, often called gossamer grass or New Zealand wind grass or pheasant's tail grass. * This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant.

* Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus . An excellent and very colorful rock garden plant. It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation . * Remove dead flowers to extend the flowering period.

* Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts.

In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia, extreme southwestern Alberta, Washington, Oregon and east to Montana, Wyoming and northern Colorado, it often grows under Douglas-fir.

* A semi-double form of the species said to come more or less true from seed; yellow flowers; native to U.S. east It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed).

* Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings.

Stems are glabrous or moderately covered in hirsute hairs with spreading branches. The leaves have blades that are lanceolate to broadly ovate or elliptic in shape with out lobes. The upper surfaces of the leaves are glabrous or have hirsute to strigose...