Shade Tolerant Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Rockford

* Lilium distichum is a herbaceous plant of the lily family which is native to northeastern China and Korea where it flourishes among shrubs and in forests. * The name distichum refers to the two types of leaves the plant carries.

Thrives in the light shade of trees. * Prefers a cool habitat and a well-drained humus rich soil. The plant blooms in summer to late autumn in reds, pinks, and whites; leaves, appearing after flowers, are often marked with silvery patches.

* This rose family member is somewhat similar in appearance to astilbe. * Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) (goat's beard or bride's feathers) is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rosaceae, and is the type species of the genus Aruncus.

* 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. * The leaves are trifoliate, with groups of three leaves growing together at the top of one long...

The seeds mature from August to September. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm.

* Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus . * Remove dead flowers to extend the flowering period. An excellent and very colorful rock garden plant. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown...

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 of funnel-shaped, violet flowers on 10" scapes.

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

* Nandina domestica (pronounced /naen?di?n? This varient will grow to 8 feet tall. It is a monotypic genus, with this species as its only member. It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate...

* Nandina domestica (pronounced /naen?di?n? This varient will grow to 3 feet tall. It is a monotypic genus, with this species as its only member. It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate...

), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe . * Veratrum album , commonly known as the False Helleborine (also known as White Hellebore , European White Hellebore , White Veratrum ; syn.

* 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...

* An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. Likes shadebut it succeeds in sun or partial shade. Hardy to at least -20°c. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture.

* It is a frequent component in butterfly gardens. * Common yarrow is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that produces one to several stems (0.2 to 1m tall) and has a rhizomatous growth form.

* 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 .

Germination should take place within a couple of weeks. Each leaf has 6 to 9 narrow leaflets. Blooms, 6 to 18 inches long, late spring to early summer. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out...

* Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth and is an ingredient of many hair lotions and ointments.

* In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes. * Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties.

Newly grown leaves and samaras take on a reddish hue. Well worth growing in zone 8 gardens. It wmay survive in zone 7, but a cold winter could do it in. * This is an amazing endangered maple from South China and Vietnam.

* It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb. * Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. * It was an All American winner in 1964.

* Many of the tree's branches bend under the weight of the large foliage. * This species boasts the largest simple leaf and single flower of any native plant in North America. * It is a medium-sized understory tree 15-20 m tall, distinguished from other...

* American Beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown as an ornamental in gardens and yards . It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic.

* Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands , mostly by riverbanks. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

* 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...

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism. * The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not a fern. The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified...

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.