Shade Tolerant Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Oakland

* The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

* The name distichum refers to the two types of leaves the plant carries. * The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals spotted in purple, somewhat ‘flatfaced' in appearance with irregular distribution of petals around the...

* This rose family member is somewhat similar in appearance to astilbe. * 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,...

* Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in early spring in a greenhouse. * Perennial with characteristic palmate leaves. Germination should take place within a couple of weeks.

The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood, but does not extend past 50°N (Soper and Heimburger...

Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers...

* The plant is most common in rich, mixed upland forests. Grandiflorum was designated the provincial emblem of Ontario in 1937 (Flora Emblem Act). * Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple, graceful perennial...

* These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges. * Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in).

* Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

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

Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. ), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe . * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine...

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped flowers in summer.

Occasional Trillium ovatum plants have petals that are maroon rather than the typical white. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia, extreme southwestern Alberta, Washington, Oregon and east to Montana, Wyoming and...

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

Its leaves resemble those of an Ash tree. When the plant is bruised, this smell becomes more like fine balsam. * The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons...

* These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges. * Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in).

* The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are bird-distributed, but the plant also spreads vegetatively by means of rhizomes. Grow the seedlings on in the pot in light shade in the greenhouse for their first growing season, giving...

It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves. Excellent for use in salads or steamed. * Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard.

* Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2" flowers, not long-lasting, in pendulous panicles at branch tips; tough and adaptable; full sun or part shade;...

* Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible and given cold stratification - it might not germinate until spring of the following year.

Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. ), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe . * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine...

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.

The leaves are often used in 'mint sauce', which is used as a flavouring in meals. It grows in wet soils . A herb tea is made from thefresh or dried leaves. * A perennial mint with a strong mint scent; small lilac, pink, or white flowers in whorls on...

* he plant contains calcium oxalate crystals in all parts, and because of this consumption of the raw plant material results in a powerful burning sensation. * Striking in the woodland garden; likes woodland soil; red berries in fall.

* It can be slow to establish but it will hold up to grazing, high saline soils, wet soils and can take some shade. * Palestine Strawberry Clover was developed in Australia and is very tolerant of adverse conditions.

* Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.

* This Mexican native is drought tolerant and grows very quickly in tropical areas as a timber tree.