Shade Tolerant Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Hartford

* Seed - surface sow in a light position, April in a warm greenhouse. The raceme inflorescence is very tall, reaching a maximum of 4 m (12 ft). Can be dried for future use or soaked in water to produce a flavourful beverage.

It can cause irritation of the mouth and digestive system, and on rare occasions the swelling of the mouth and throat may be severe enough to affect breathing.If the plant is properly dried or cooked it can be eaten as a root vegetable.A preparation of...

* Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread.

* Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles (to 20" long) of tiny, variably-colored flowers (tones of gold, silver, purple and green) which form a cloud over the foliage that is particularly...

Flowers- raw or cooked. * The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc. Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine.

Meadows, valleys, forest margins, along streams in the alpine zone. Leaves falcate, 3-5, in rosette, as tall as stem. Flowering stem bears 2-4 leaves and 2 flowers. * Siberia (southern regions), Central Asia (Dzungaro-Tarbagatay), Far East (Ussuriskiy...

It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it.In North America the name Rose of Sharon is applied to a species in a different order, Hibiscus syriacus .

Seeds with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods .The plant often goes dormant in summer after blooming. They bloom from late spring to early summer . Flowers are heart-shaped and 1–2 inches (3–5 cm) long, with pink outer petals and white inner...

* In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes. * It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines.

Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine meadows and open woods; flowers in June or July; attractive pleated leaves, to 1' long, 6" wide;...

When the plant is bruised, this smell becomes more like fine balsam. * The whole plant contains a very aromatic essential oil, giving out a scent somewhat like lemon peel. * The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant,...

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia .

The new growth and samaras are bright red. Well worth growing in zone 8 gardens. Newly grown leaves and samaras take on a reddish hue. * This is an amazing endangered maple from South China and Vietnam.

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape.

* Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

The most commonly repeated version states that in the UK and Ireland a patch of pampas grass is planted somewhere in the front garden to act as a signal to passersby that swingers live in the home.

Prefers a moist heavy soil. Likes shadebut it succeeds in sun or partial shade. * An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture.

* It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped...

* Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters.

This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. It has narrow-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate leaves, 12-20cm long, and small flowers appear in slender greyish catkins in...

* An attractive plant with small pink flowers; can be grown as an annual in cold areas; native to the tropics. * Aqueous extracts of the roots of the plant have shown significant neutralizing effects in the lethality of the venom of the monocled cobra...

* Mostly identical to the species, which see, but with white flowers.

* Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and 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...

Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers. * Sun- and drought-tolerant.

An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe.