Biennial Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Hampton

* The Lesser Burdock , Arctium minus , is a biennial thistle , also known as Burweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock, and Button-bur. * Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy.

* A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against aphids and thrips. * The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive...

* High in Vitamins! * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor.

* This species is native to the temperate regions of the old world, from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, and from the British Isles through Russia, and the Middle East to China and Japan, including India.

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 .

Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ). * It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields). The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long.

* Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk. It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory.

* The dried flower heads are used for carding wool and as a clothes brush for raising the nap on woollen cloth. * The flowering heads are also much prized by flower arrangers because they keep their colour almost indefinitely when dried.

* Succeeds in a fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position. This species is cultivatedas a vegetable in China. Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c.

* A typical 100 g parsnip contains 75 Calories (230 kJ) of energy. * The parsnip is usually cooked but can also be eaten raw. It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar.

* Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not . * Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun.

Note that this effect is only visible on the "head" or flower of the plant. Research conducted on mice has offered a degree of confirmation for this use—it was found that wild carrot disrupts the implantation process, which reinforces its reputation...

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.

Guan mu tong Hocquartia manshuriensis (Komarov) Nakai; Isotrema manshuriense (Komarov) H. * Aristolochia manshuriensis Komarov, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk.

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 .

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. * The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. * Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas vesicatoria and a Gram-negative...

* The seed can be sprouted and added to salads. 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 biennials but a number of races...

The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae . They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower.

A climbing plant, supporting itself by means of tendrils. The seed usually germinates within 1 - 2 weeks at 20°c. * This species can be distinguished from the oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) by the six-lobed corolla and the lack of the clustered...

A climbing plant, supporting itself by means of tendrils. The seed usually germinates within 1 - 2 weeks at 20°c. * This species can be distinguished from the oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) by the six-lobed corolla and the lack of the clustered...

Papaver croceum, P. All parts of this plant are likely to be poisonous , containing (like all poppies) toxic alkaloids . * The seed is very agreeable to the taste. The wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b.

Most species will grow well in the rock garden. * In general, gentians require a moist well-drained soil in a sheltered position, a certain minimum of atmospheric humidity, high light intensity but a site where temperatures are not too high.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...

The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds.

* Young leaves are edible, cooked as a potherb and added to soups etc. * Nettle leaves are steeped in a concentrated sugar solution to extract the flavour. Sowing time can be either in autumn or in spring.

A very safe herb to use, it is suitable for the old and the young and especially useful when the patient is debilitated. A gently warming and tonic herb, it is especially effective in treating coughs, consumption, bronchitis and many other complaints...

The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. * Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated.