Shade Tolerant Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Colorado

Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. * Features a dwarf mound of slightly wavy, heart-shaped, medium green leaves with racemes of funnel-shaped, violet flowers on 10" scapes.

* In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed. * The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar.

It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. * The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes.

* Bark dark red-brown, peeling in strips. * In cultivation they tend to grow on a single stem that is often leaning and bare towards the bottom, but with dense foliage on the upper half.

Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood sorrel and salal. Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock; bigleaf maple, red alder and Sitka spruce join...

* It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. They keep their blue color well after drying. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers.

Leaves falcate, 3-5, in rosette, as tall as stem. * Very well suited to the rock garden, and for group planting. * Siberia (southern regions), Central Asia (Dzungaro-Tarbagatay), Far East (Ussuriskiy Kray), northern China and Mongolia.

* Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple, graceful perennial that is one of the most familiar and beloved of the spring woodland wildflowers in eastern North America.

It does best in light shade with good moisture, but will tolerate both full sun and deep shade. Leaves are finely divided and yellow-green to gray-green, often remaining over winter.

Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood sorrel and salal. Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock; bigleaf maple, red alder and Sitka spruce join...

* The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm...

* An easily grown and very tolerant plant, it succeeds in most positions in any good soil in sun or partial shade. Succeeds in dense shade. * Insubstantial purplish or yellow flowers in early to mid summer; more impressive are the large pods that split...

Does well in a bog garden. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture. Hardy to at least -20°c. * An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. Prefers a moist heavy soil.

The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets. * This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor and Tunisia.

A very ornamental plant. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water.

* The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons with the burning bush of the Bible , including the suggestion that this is the plant involved there.

* Typical native grass associates in the far western North American coastal prairies are Festuca idahoensis and Nassella pulchra. * Tufted hair grass is clump-forming, cool season grass which is often grown as an ornamental.

* The fruit is also used as a hop substitute when making beer and it is added to yeast to make it rise more quickly when making bread. * The root-bark is anthelmintic, antibacterial, antiperiodic, stomachic and tonic.

The pinnate leaves usually have five soft green leaflets, although three and seven occur as well, each with a shape ranging from lanceolate-oblong to rhombic, and a pattern of distinct teeth along the margins.

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.

* 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; native from northern Europe...

Prefers rich, moist loams. * It can attain 27 m (89 ft) in height, although the trunk diameter rarely exceeds 60 cm (24 in) d.b.h . Insignificant, small, brownish-green flowers appear in clusters in late winter to early spring before the foliage emerges.

Mid-late season bloomer. A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden. Grows 22'' tall.

* The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and may be taken to relieve indigestion and counteract liver malfunction. * Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative remedy.

Noxious weed in California * Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest...

* It requires full sun, but is hardy and cold tolerant. * A very ornamental plant. * In its native habitat, the flowers are eaten fresh, and the leaves are smoked like tobacco for its euphoriant properties.