Biennial Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Durham

* Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position. Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. * A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and...

* The parsnip is native to Eurasia. * The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot. It is high in vitamins and minerals, especially potassium. In Europe, various subspecies have been named based on characteristics such...

* A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat...

The active ingredient Thujone is said to create a clear headed intoxication and is also reputed to be dangerous in excess. * Wormwood is a very bitter plant with a long history of use as a medicinal herb.

* Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae. Commonly inhabiting wooded areas and fences and often found growing with other species of Smilax.

* Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.

* Salvia hispanica , commonly known as Chia , is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae , that is native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala . It was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and was so valued that it...

* The parsnip is native to Eurasia. * The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot. It is high in vitamins and minerals, especially potassium. In Europe, various subspecies have been named based on characteristics such...

A decoction of the fruit is used in the treatment of cancer, coughs, inflammation of the respiratory organs, haemorrhoids and hypertension. * Aristolochic acid can also be used in the treatment of acute and serious infections such as TB, hepatitis, liver...

It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution. * The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries.

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. * Beets are low in calories (about 45 kcal per 100 g), have zero cholesterol and a minute amount of fat.

* Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists. It is an aromatic tonic herb that stimulates the uterus, reduces inflammation, controls bacterial infections...

Note that this effect is only visible on the "head" or flower of the plant. * Daucus carota ( common names include wild carrot , (UK) bird's nest , bishop's lace , and (US) Queen Anne's lace ) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae , native to temperate...

* An edible oil is extracted from the seed. * Many 3" nodding blue, red, purple, or white nodding flowers on a branching stem; forms basal rosette of 20" leaves; monocarpic--blooms and dies; native to eastern Himalayas, western China.

* The Japanese Red Pine ( Pinus densiflora ) has a home range that includes Japan , Korea , northeastern China ( Heilongjiang , Jilin , Liaoning , Shandong ) and the extreme southeast of Russia (southern Primorsky Krai ).

* Melilotus officinalis, known as yellow sweet clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilo and common melilot is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa and Australia.

* Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. It is used in a number of proprietary medicines for treating skin, circulatory and kidney disorders.

* Shrubs to 1.5 m tall. S Gansu (Min Xian, Xigu), E Qinghai (Haiyan Xian, Xining Shi), E Xizang (Sog Xian) [Kazakhstan, Russia (Siberia); SE Europe (Bosnia, Croatia)]. * A versatile mid sized, prolific flowering shrub that is quite cold hardy.

Plants are best spaced about 90cm apart each way. Although it is clump forming rather than spreading it increases freely by self-sowing. * Hypericum androsaemum , commonly known as tutsan , is a plant in the genus Hypericum native to open woods and hillsides...

The fruit is usually called soursop due to its slightly acidic taste when ripe. * Annona muricata is tolerant of poor soil and prefers lowland areas between the altitudes of 0 metres (0 ft) to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).

It bears the alternate common names California fremontia and flannel flower . It is one of two species in the genus Fremontodendron , and it is divided into four subspecies. * Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy...

* An edible oil is extracted from the seed. * Many 3" nodding blue, red, purple, or white nodding flowers on a branching stem; forms basal rosette of 20" leaves; monocarpic--blooms and dies; native to eastern Himalayas, western China.

The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from...

* The plant is popular as a garden subject, and numerous cultivars have been developed with a range of colours from white through pink to purple. * Digitalis purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant.

* A small tree but often a shrub of a few spreading stems. * Ptelea trifoliata is the second-northernmost New World representative of the Rue (Citrus) family after American prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum americanum).

* Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe and northern Asia , from the United Kingdom south to Spain in the west, and east to eastern Siberia and western...

It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution. * The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries.