Shade Tolerant Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Kent

It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its...

* The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides. It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic. It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema.

Although it is clump forming rather than spreading it increases freely by self-sowing. * A good ground cover plant. Plants are best spaced about 90cm apart each way. It is a perennial shrub reaching up to 1.5 m in height.

* The whole plant is used in the treatment of arthritis, recurring fever in pulmonary tuberculosis, tubercular lymph nodes, joint pained and lumbago. * Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark,...

It is in flower from Jun to July. It is hardy to zone 8. * Alangium platanifolium is a deciduous Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 2 m (6ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) * The root is used in the treatment of rheumatism...

* Many of the tree's branches bend under the weight of the large foliage. * It is a medium-sized understory tree 15-20 m tall, distinguished from other magnolias by the large leaf size, 25-80 cm long and 11-30 cm broad.

For the densest cover plants should be cut to ground level each April. The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens . The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs.

* Modern research has shown that it contains the substance 'taxol' in its shoots and bark. * It ranges from southernmost Alaska south to central California , mostly in the Pacific Coast Ranges , but with an isolated disjunct population in southeast British...

Although it is clump forming rather than spreading it increases freely by self-sowing. * A good ground cover plant. Plants are best spaced about 90cm apart each way. It is a perennial shrub reaching up to 1.5 m in height.

* Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water. * Iris sibirica , the Siberian Iris , is a flowering plant in the genus Iris , native to eastern and central Europe and northern Asia .

* All parts of the plant have a distinguishing strong odour that is often likened to rotting peanuts or cashews. * The bark is smooth and light grey, often becoming somewhat rougher with light tan fissures as the tree ages.

* Many people grow this tree in the Southern USA just so they can gather the Catalpa worms to use as fishing bait. It weighs about 28lb per cubic foot. * Wood - coarse and straight-grained, soft, not strong, moderately high in shock resistance, very durable...

* An easily grown and very tolerant plant, it succeeds in most positions in any good soil in sun or partial shade. Thrives in a bog garden. * Iris foetidissima ( Stinking Iris , Gladdon , Gladwin Iris , Roast-beef Plant , Stinking Gladwin ), is a species...

* Osmanthus fragrans ( Sweet Osmanthus ; Chinese : ?? ; Japanese : ??? * The unripe fruits are preserved in brine like olives. They are also added to herbal medicines in order to disguise obnoxious flavours.

* Cohosh comes from an Algonquin word meaning rough in reference to the appearance of plant rhizomes. It is native to eastern North America from the extreme south of Ontario to central Georgia, and west to Missouri and Arkansas.

* Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North America .

* Yellow corydalis grows to 30–38 cm (12–15 in) tall. * Pseudofumaria lutea (syn. Corydalis lutea; Yellow Corydalis) is a short-lived perennial plant native to the southern foothills of the south-western and central Alps of Italy and Switzerland,...

Mountain Azalea (R. A deciduous shrub, with terminal clusters of pink, tubular, vase-shaped, slightly fragrant flowers. Shrub, (usually closer to 6 ft.) with picturesque, horizontal branching above.

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

* The whole plant is used in the treatment of arthritis, recurring fever in pulmonary tuberculosis, tubercular lymph nodes, joint pained and lumbago. * Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark,...

It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies. It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species...

* A shrub with light green leaves, pale yellow flowers before the leaves, which appear very early; fall color can be a good yellow; likes damp shade; Dirr notes that the Indians used the bark to make bow strings, fishing lines, and baskets--leathery indeed;...

* Today, the plant is usually used in potpourris. * The plant was first used as a medicinal herb in ancient Greece. * It is boiled in olive oil to make black dyes and hair dressing.

* It is a frequent component in butterfly gardens. * Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century. * The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full...

* 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.

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour.

* Eucommia ( Eucommia ulmoides ) is a small tree native to China . It is near threatened in the wild, but is widely cultivated in China for its bark , highly valued in herbology such as Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).