Dye Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Sunnyvale

Caution is advised. The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their nest debris, where they are protected until they germinate.

* 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.

* The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers. The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and used as a spice in breads and pastries.

* It is best known as the source of the natural pigment annatto , produced from the fruit . * The plant bears pink flowers and bright red spiny fruits which contain red seeds. * Achiote ( Bixa orellana ) is a shrub or small tree from the tropical region...

* An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M. It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum.

It is also used as a hair rinse, adding golden tints to brown or auburn hair. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. The dried petals have a more concentrated flavour and are used as a seasoning in soups, cakes etc.

They are also medicinal. Lupulus is the main ingredient of many beers, and as such is widely cultivated for use by the brewing industry. * A quick-growing, not to say rampant vine; can be pruned as a shrub; usually grown on a trellis for commercial production...

Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it. * St John's wort (traditionally pronounced /se?nt?d??nz ?w?rt/ , now sometimes the spelling pronunciation /?w?rt/ ) is the plant species Hypericum perforatum, also known as Tipton's...

* The flowers are often used in dried-flower arrangements because they retain their colour well. * Cornflowers were also used in the funeral wreath made for Pharaoh Tutankhamun. * It was the favorite flower of John F.

* The wood is extremely tough and durable. * The leaves are anodyne, astringent, diaphoretic, febrifuge (the var. However, pre-treatment of the seed in very hot water may be needed.

Sweet and juicy with a pleasant flavour, it makes good raw eating. * A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble blueberry flowers; purple or black edible fruit; habit depends on growing conditions, scrambling up to some...

* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. * The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought.

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

The leaves contain mucilage, tannin and silic acid. * Ribwort plantain is a safe and effective treatment for bleeding, it quickly staunches blood flow and encourages the repair of damaged tissue.

* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. * The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought.

* It is a moderately long-lived tree, with ages of up to 258 years known. * The wood of P. * The valuable wood is used particularly for furniture, paneling, professional and scientific instruments, handles, and toys.

* The wood is extremely tough and durable. * The leaves are anodyne, astringent, diaphoretic, febrifuge (the var. However, pre-treatment of the seed in very hot water may be needed.

* The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.The seeds are small and black, borne in a long capsule . * It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields).

Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it. * St John's wort (traditionally pronounced /se?nt?d??nz ?w?rt/ , now sometimes the spelling pronunciation /?w?rt/ ) is the plant species Hypericum perforatum, also known as Tipton's...

* Forsythia suspensa (pinyin : lianqiao ) is a flowering plant native to Asia. * Lian Qiao has been used in Chinese herbalism for over 4,000 years and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

With long flattened ± patent scales. Petals (nectarines) with a ± scarious margin, slightly emarginated or rarely entire. Carpels up to 5, pubescent, glabrescent. Type: Described from Siberia.

* It has been in cultivation in China for at least a thousand years, and was introduced to English gardens in the mid 18th century. * Gardenia jasminoides is a shrub with greyish bark and dark green shiny evergreen leaves with prominent veins.

* The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.The seeds are small and black, borne in a long capsule . * It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields).

Caution is advised. The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their nest debris, where they are protected until they germinate.

Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts, and give some protection from the cold for their first winter or two outdoors. It is widespread particularly in coastal scrub and colonizing land recovering after a fire or reverting...

It is the source of a high quality charcoal that is used by artists. * Rhamnus frangula is a tall deciduous shrub, sometimes referred to as a small tree, that grows up to 6 m (20 ft) tall and 4.5 m (15 ft) wide.

The seed can be ground into a meal and made into bread, biscuits, cakes etc, usually in a mix with cereal flours. * Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth),...