Dye Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Rockford

It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall. * Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula . * A perennial with tubular reddish-purple flowers in small terminal clusters; native...

They also get the added bonus of growing in a medium made richer by the ant nest debris. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. Caution is advised. * The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name.

The white flowers bloom in spring and summer and are highly fragrant. * Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions.

* A hardy cool season annual with blue, pink, or white 1 1/2" flowers, Branching, slender stemmed, spreading to 10 to 12 inches. Kennedy, Jr. at his wedding in tribute to his father.

* A hardy cool season annual with blue, pink, or white 1 1/2" flowers, Branching, slender stemmed, spreading to 10 to 12 inches. Kennedy, Jr. at his wedding in tribute to his father.

* The plant is under investigation as a potential stimulant of the immune system. * It is considered to be a desirable plant in the garden due to its deep blue to violet spring flowers, the attractive light green compound leaves, and also for the somewhat...

Wood - white, beautifully veined. * A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. * 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...

The bark is ground into a powder and then steeped in water in order to obtain the dye. * The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves, which are dark green, pale yellow in fall, or to the bark, which...

* An oil is extracted from the seeds. It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles.

The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins. * Gaultheria shallon is a leathery-leaved shrub in the heather family ( Ericaceae ), native to western North America .

The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins. * Gaultheria shallon is a leathery-leaved shrub in the heather family ( Ericaceae ), native to western North America .

* It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life. * Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years.

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine . * Forsythia suspensa (pinyin : lianqiao ) is a flowering plant native to Asia. A bitter tasting pungent herb with an antiseptic effect, it is chiefly used to treat boils, carbuncles,...

It is found in a variety of habitats, although it is not shade tolerant. * An infusion of the dried powdered herb can be used as an antiseptic. The blossoms are analgesic, astringent and febrifuge.

Actaea cimicifuga L. Carpels up to 5, pubescent, glabrescent. Sepals petaloid, soon deciduous. Actaea frigida Wall. Bracts shorter than the pedicels. The eastern border of the species range is not quite clear, as the correlation between morphological...

* The timber , often called lacewood , is figured and valuable for indoor furniture. * The tree is capable of being grown in most temperate latitudes, though it benefits greatly from warm summers.

* Smilax glauca has thorny stems climb by means of tendrils. * The root can be eaten cooked. * Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar or catbriar is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae.

* Iris pseudacorus is a species of Iris , native to Europe , western Asia and northwest Africa . A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used to adulterate the oil of Acorus calamus.

* The greatest reported cold tolerance is ?27.5 °C (?17.5 °F), survived by four specimens planted in Plovdiv, Bulgaria during a severe cold spell on 6 January 1993 and placing it hardy to USDA Zone 7; more commonly lower tolerance limits of ?15 °C...

However, some people who weave wool still prefer to use teasels for raising the nap, claiming that the result is better; in particular, if a teasel meets serious resistance in the fabric, it will break, whereas a metal tool will rip the cloth.

Its main use in present day herbalism is for relieving the pain and inflammation of pleurisy. * Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America . It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a...

They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.

It is smaller in size than the Giant Hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ). It prefers rich humid soils. * The roots and the leaves are aphrodisiac, digestive, mildly expectorant and sedative.

Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. * Veratrum album , commonly known as the False Helleborine (also known as White Hellebore , European White Hellebore , White Veratrum ; syn. * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or...

The gall of Rhus chinensis inhibits alpha-glucosidase activity. Naturalize in open woodland areas, wood margins or wild areas. Has some nice ornamental features (shiny dark green summer foliage, flower panicles in late summer, fruiting clusters in fall...

Wood - white, beautifully veined. * A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. * 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...

It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. * Centaurea montana ( Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Montane Knapweed or Mountain Bluet ) is a species of Centaurea...