Biennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Hartford

Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

110 days to harvest. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

* 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native to Europe, north Africa, and northwest China. * Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial...

* The Lesser Burdock , Arctium minus , is a biennial thistle , also known as Burweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock, and Button-bur. This plant is native to Europe, but is now widespread throughout most of the United States as a common weed.

110 days to harvest. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

Its long tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh and can be left in the ground when mature as it becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts. Several of the B-group vitamins are present but most of the vitamin C is lost in cooking.

It is native to Europe and western Asia. * Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads.

* Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun. ) Kuntze , Iris chinensis Curtis , Ixia chinensis L. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions which helps keep these somewhat short-lived perennials in the garden.

* They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights.

* The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. Wholesome and nutritious.A peppery taste. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera...

* The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas. * The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties.

* The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer. The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella.

* This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China.

Inflorescence glandular-pubescent, a long branched, very rarely simple, many-flowered raceme, branches of inflorescence and pedicles sometimes grayish with short hairs. Rashid Khan s.n. (RAW), Mundakuli, Karnah, Lipa Valley, 17.9.1969, Jan Mohd s.n. (RAW),...

* It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -20°c. * Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Mar to April.

The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words leon (lion) and podion (diminutive of pous , foot). * Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers...

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be...

Stays green a long time. A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). It has a short ligule compared to other grasses, and is an important forage crop. On moist, rich soils.

* A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their nest debris, where they are protected until they germinate.

* The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage.

* A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their nest debris, where they are protected until they germinate.

Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu". * Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe .

It has large, alternating, cordiform leaves that have a long petiole and are pubescent on the underside. * The juice of the plant, when used as a friction, is said to have a stimulating action against baldness.

* It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions where winters do not fall below about -15°C. * It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3–6 m (9.8–20 ft) tall, with stout, sparsely branched stems.

It is a native of Europe. * A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native to Europe, North Africa, and Siberia. * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable.

The leaf texture and dainty flowers are appealing. * An interesting garden plant. Use in larger gardens with partial shade.