Wild Flower Herbaceous Plant For Sale In California

Research shows that it has the ability to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating the immune system. There has been some doubt over the ability of the body to absorb the medicinally active ingredients orally (intravenous...

Tall, summer perennial with a somewhat branched stem. * Gray-head mexican-hat is a 3-5 ft. * The yellow rays (petals) droop downward and are arranged around a grayish-brown cone. * A slender, hairy-stemmed plant bearing flower heads with drooping, yellow...

Its tendency to quickly colonize open areas with little competition, such as sites of forest fires and forest clearings , makes it a clear example of a pioneer species . * Showy four-petaled summer flowers of magenta or rose pink on straight stalks; especially...

It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through...

Leaves are glabrous above and hairy below. Features sprays of single, daisy-like flower heads (to 3.5” across) with yellow rays and large, flattened, orange-yellow center disks. * A bold perennial plant with upright, branching stems topped by yellow...

* 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. Germination usually takes place in 1 - 6 months at 15°c.

It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility, weakness of the digestive system and lack of appetite. It contains some of the most bitter compounds known and is used as a scientific basis for measuring...

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. * The plant is often cultivated for its showy flowers, and can sometimes be found outside its native range as an escape from cultivation.

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, native to the mountains of Central Asia.

The leaves can vary from a bright green to a bluish-green in color. Inflorescence goes to four feet in length which is covered with many deep to pale pink flowers, four cm across. It prefers sandy, well-drained soil and full sun.

When pureed it is said to rival the best spinach purees. * A curious perennial with small white nodding 5-petaled flowers backed by an inflated "bladder"; blooms all summer; flowers in loose clusters at stem joints; native to Europe but widely naturalized...

It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas.

* It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with many large serrated leaves around the base of the stem on winged petioles. * The inflorescence is generally a large, solitary flower head which may exceed 8 centimeters in diameter.

It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

An infusion of the leaves alone, or the leaves and stems, has been used as a hair wash to prevent gray hair. * An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades. A cold infusion of the plant can be used as a lotion on swollen knees and ankles.

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. The basal leaves are long and slender or very narrowly lanceolate. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown.

Succeeds in dry soils and in poor soils. * The flowers are very fragrant, diffusing a powerful clove-like scent. * Prefers a neutral to slightly alkaline soil in a sunny well-drained position.

Thus, the flowers appear on stems with no apparent leaves, and the later appearing leaves then wither and die during the season without seeming to set flowers. The plant is typically between 10 - 30 cm in height.

Pratensis, but the bracts which show behind the flower head, a distinctive feature of salsifies, are longer and more noticeable. Young stems, when 5 - 10cm high, and the bases of the lower leaves - raw or cooked.

* This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by mulching around the base it can grow in hotter areas as well. * An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery.

In Chinese ; pinyin : shao or bai shao ; bai meaning "white"), and common garden peony is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae , native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia...

* A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in an ordinary garden soil. * It spreads rapidly, and they will cover a wide area after a few years. * Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a traditional medicinal herb which is found in many old gardens, and is...

* It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. * Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in).

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, native to the mountains of Central Asia.

Crocea is a beautiful and stately plant, probably the most striking of all spurias. According to Bowley (l.c. 176) it is disturbing that it is only known to be growing wild in the valley of Kashmir, for, with so limited a location there must be some anxiety...

Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies. Spreading growth to 12".