Biennial Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Salt Lake City

The inflated bladder like flowers are interesting. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter. * This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America.

* The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae .

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

The root is the most active medicinally, it should be harvested in the autumn of its first year of growth, sliced longitudinally if necessary and dried quickly. * Angelica archangelica grows wild in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe...

The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and Florida. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval...

A vigorous plant, it can be grown through trees or shrubs or over tree stumps. It is native to central and eastern portions of the United States, where it is a common and conspicuous part of the forest vegetation.

* It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial or biennial but will self seed. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow.

* For therapeutic purposes drink 1 cup of tea/day. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to Asia, it is now found throughout the world. * Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food.

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 works by doubling the chromosome number. * 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...

* The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of the respiratory system. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until...

* The seed can be sprouted and added to salads. 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 .

Most species will grow well in the rock garden. * Forms mats of small green leaves and stemless sky-blue flowers, as large as 3"; wants good soil, cool, moist conditions; native to Swiss Alps.

Lanceolata contains phenylethanoids such as acteoside (verbascoside), cistanoside F, lavandulifolioside, plantamajoside and isoacteoside. The leaves contain mucilage, tannin and silic acid.

All parts of this plant are likely to be poisonous , containing (like all poppies) toxic alkaloids . It contains some opium. Native to subpolar regions of northern Europe and North America, Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials ,grown as...

However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding...

The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 10–35 cm long and 5–12 cm broad, and are covered with gray-white pubescent and glandular hairs, imparting a woolly texture. The foliage forms a tight rosette at ground level in the first year.

It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.

* The bark can be made into cordage then used in making nets etc. * Evergreen or nearly so, with small (2") unlobed to three-lobed leaves; showy yellow flowers; Hortus III calls it "magnificent in flower, as the flowers all tend to open at the same time";...

Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. * Gentian root has a long history of use as a herbal bitter in the treatment of digestive disorders and is an ingredient of many proprietary medicines.

She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. * The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache.

The seeds are sought after as pieces of jewelry and as good-luck charms. * Its seeds are found on east and southern African beaches, having grown on river and estuary banks and in swamp forest.

It is brown otherwise. Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus , as they have a prominently veined mid-rib and sword-like shape.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

Plants are tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, but will not survive if the soil becomes waterlogged or is too dry. * An easily grown and undemanding plant, it does best in a deep rich soil, preferably neutral or slightly alkaline, doing quite...

A few drops of oil in the bath or ointment is good for wounds or to sooth the skin. Gather the flowers in the summer. * Matricaria recutita or German chamomile , also spelled camomile , is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae .

A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins . It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South...