Wild Flower Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Omaha

* Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide.

* Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

* Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States , Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia .

A good dense ground cover plant, growing well in light woodland. The above ground shoots rise from slender creeping rhizomes that are placed 2.5–7.5 cm deep in the soil, and form clonal colonies under trees.

* Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters.

* The bright yellow flowers are a common sight in summer meadows. It is a naturalized species and often a weed in parts of North America, but it is probably native in Alaska and Greenland .

* Thistley plants for full sun and poor dry soil; the half-inch flower heads, also like thistles, can be a fine metallic blue or blue purple; flowers in mid to late summer; in rich soil the plants grow too fast and need staking; may make a big clump of...

* Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally...

The flowers are white, borne in fall. * Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves , on stiff, purplish stems.

It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. * Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic...

* The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. Caution is advised. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds...

It is used internally in the treatment of snakebite, gastric disorders involving bloating, and is clinically effective against hypertension. * This has anti-cancer properties and can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

* Pale pink flowers. * This late summer blooming Japanese anemone is a native of China that grows up to 2' tall and features 2-3" diameter, slightly-cupped flowers which have 5 (infrequently 6-7) rose-pink, sepal-like petals and a prominent center ring...

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

* A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control; its use for this purpose was first described by Hippocrates over 2,000 years ago. * Daucus carota ( common names include wild carrot , (UK) bird's nest , bishop's lace...

* The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches. * Common yarrow is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that produces one to several stems (0.2 to 1m tall) and has a rhizomatous...

It should also be possible to sow the seed in situ in mid spring. Blooms, 6 to 18 inches long, late spring to early summer. Seeds are produced in pea like pods. * Perennial with characteristic palmate leaves.

* Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

* This plant is an anti-infective herb that lowers fevers and reduces pain. * The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant.

Plants are tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, but will not survive if the soil becomes waterlogged or is too dry. * Paeonia lactiflora , also Chinese Peony ( ? * The flower buds are large and round, opening into large flowers 8-16 cm diameter,...

It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter. It is considered a noxious weed in the state of Washington and seems to be tolerated most others.

It is used internally in the treatment of snakebite, gastric disorders involving bloating, and is clinically effective against hypertension. * This has anti-cancer properties and can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

* This is the white flowering form. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August.

* A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers.

Stem arising from a divided root-stock, simple or branched, slightly sulcate, glabrous beneath the inflorescence. 1:17:1923, Stewart, Ann. There is no difference whatsoever between the European and the Himalayan collections, wh ile plants from Siberia...

* Black cohosh is used today mainly as a dietary supplement marketed to women as remedies for the symptoms of premenstrual tension, menopause and other gynecological problems. The roots and rhizomes have long been used medicinally by Native Americans.