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* The French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family ( Asteraceae ). * Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs.

* Leucanthemum maximum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name max chrysanthemum. * It is native to France and Spain but it can be found growing wild in other parts of the world as an introduced species and sometimes...

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. The basal leaves are long and slender or very narrowly lanceolate. * Echinacea paradoxa ( Bush's purple coneflower , Yellow Coneflower ) is a perennial...

* A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and moths. The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China.

Enjoy the beauty and fragrance of Josee's lavender-pink flowers from May until frost! This highly unusual and desirable reblooming lilac is low maintenance and extremely mildew resistant.

Great cut flower. Bloom: July-September. Black-eyed Susans are ideal for sunny borders, along walls, by driveways or as a focal point in perennial bed. Award winner! Black-eyed Susans have rich, golden yellow petals set off by bronze-black centers.

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. Aromatic and somewhat bitter. They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi).

Includes: 3 each of Black-Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflower.

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild.

* This is the white flowering form. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. * The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats and gonorrhoea.

* Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn plantain, narrowleaf plantain, ribleaf and lamb's tongue.

* Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Flower color and size is quite variable. Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long.

* The flower color is variable, ranging from lavender to blue to white. Showy, bright, rose-purple flowers with orange-yellow centers bloom in profusion at the tips of the leafy branches.

Grows 12-24'' tall. Sub-zero hardy to 40 degrees below, drought resistant, disease and insect free. One plant covers four square feet. Grows so thick, it chokes out even persistent weeds and requires no mowing or care.

Filipendula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species: Emperor Moth, Grey Pug, Grizzled Skipper, Hebrew Character, Lime-speck Pug, Mottled Beauty and The Satellite have all been recorded on Meadowsweet.

They are used like broccoli. This species is native to most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains , excluding the drier parts of the Prairies . * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum.

Beebalm is the natural source of the antiseptic thymol, the primary active ingredient in modern commercial mouthwash formulas. The Blackfeet Indians recognized this plant's strong antiseptic action, and used poultices of the plant for skin infections...

Rose of Sharon Hedge is a practical, lovely frame for your landscape. Mixed colors only. In mid-summer it bursts into bloom when little else is blooming and continues to flower through fall.

* Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage; can be dried for winter arrangements.

* Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Flower color and size is quite variable. Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long.

Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil.

A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. The fresh or dried flowering plant can be used, with or without the roots. * The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. * Knautia arvensis , commonly known as Field Scabious , is a species in the genus...

* It has been introduced into the United States, originally as forage for cattle. It is also suitable for making into hay. * This upright annual herb grows to 20-50 cm tall, unbranched or branched only at the base.

* Bright yellow flowers.

Then we were sure that we were making something out of nothing... One of the smaller growing and longer flowering Blazingstars with good drought resistance once well-established. Commonly found growing in sandy pine uplands in eastern Texas and western...

Pruning the stems back by half in spring will produce fuller, shorter plants that are less apt to flop. Moderately drought tolerant once well established. We have seen singular stems reach near 8' in the garden, grown in partial sun.

If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.