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* Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions. * Gardenia jasminoides is a shrub with greyish bark and dark green shiny evergreen leaves with prominent veins.

Flower scapes 20–90 cm. * The flower buds contain about 43mg vitamin C per 100g, 983 IU vitamin A and 3.1% protein. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 3–6 cm. Middendorfii: To 90 cm. Bracts ovate, 2–2.5 cm.

The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree that makes a great addition to tropical gardens or containers. Pull it out in the spring and start watering it and it will grow and bloom again.

Prune after flowering. They seem to do best in hot southern regions where they get some midday or afternoon shade but need good light for the best flower production. Gardenias make good container plants and can be enjoyed indoors where not winter hardy.

* One of the few roses grown for its foliage as well as its flowers; their color is difficult to describe--Dirr says coppery or purplish, but dusty purple gray and reddish blue also come to mind; flower color varies from seed--generally light to deep...

Easy to grow and long-lived. 3-4", very fragrant, white, water-lily like blossoms open from pink buds in late winter and early spring on this small deciduous tree to large shrub. The cultivar 'Water Lily' is considered to be distinct from the 'Waterlily'...

You can cut it back fairly hard in early spring just as or before growth begins to maintain a smaller plant. Sweet Almond Verbena is fully hardy well into zone 8 but may freeze to the ground in the coldest winters but well-established plants readily return...

However, its phytochemistry remains predominatly unstudied. * The Nepal poppy ( Meconopsis napaulensis ) is a plant of the family Papaveraceae . * An edible oil is extracted from the seed.

This is an exceptionally popular vine in southern landscapes due to its vigor, minimal maintenance requirements, as well as its pest and disease resistance. Good drainage and moderate amounts of sunlight are best but it is fairly shade tolerant as well.

'Elongata' is a selection of 'Belle of India' that has larger flowers more starry flowers and appears to be a much more free flowering selection of Sambac Jasmine. Long pointed buds open to wonderfully fragrant large starry white flowers to 2" across...

* An easily grown and undemanding plant, it does best in a deep rich soil, preferably neutral or slightly alkaline, doing quite well in sun or light shade. In Chinese ; pinyin : shao or bai shao ; bai meaning "white"), and common garden peony is a herbaceous...

The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. * Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. * The seed can be sprouted and added to salads.

* Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation in parts of Europe as a wash for tired eyes. * Centaurea montana ( Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Montane Knapweed or Mountain...

In the author's opinion a recognition above the rank of subspecies does not seem to be justified. 1:30, 1972, Conventry, Wild Flow. * The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiperiodic, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative,...

* Rose-purple 2"-3 1/2" daisylike flowers; native to central North America. It is also antibiotic and helps to relieve allergies. * Echinacea is one of the world's most important medicinal herbs.

Also known as Queen of the Night and its fragrance explains why! Epiphyllums are one of the few true jungle Cacti where they are often found growing with the orchids and bromeliads far removed from the forest floor.

Carefree Beauty or by it's found name Katy Road Pink is an easy and rewarding rose bred by Dr. Griffith Buck for disease resistance and cold hardiness as well as a long season of bloom.

* Gentiana lutea ( Great Yellow Gentian ) is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe . It contains some of the most bitter compounds known and is used as a scientific basis for measuring bitterness.

* The young pliable twigs are woven into baskets. * It is cultivated for its large, showy flowers, and tolerance of hot, dry climates. * It is pollinated primarily by large bees in the family Apidae, such as carpenter bees, bumblebees, Anthophora, and...

* Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. * This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed.

* A sprawling plant unless staked, perhaps best for romping through a semi-wild border; small blue flowers in considerable numbers in midsummer; full sun or part shade, persistent once established; native to China.

The foliage is thin, and strap like. * German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling and twisting leaves. They contain sulphur compounds (which give them their onion flavour) and when added to the diet on a regular basis...

The genus name Quisqualis translates to 'Who, What'. Clusters of long tubular buds open to fragrant white starry flowers that quickly change to pink, red, and finally a deep maroon.

What more could you ask for! It is compact enough to enjoy in a container and does prefer some midday or filtered shade in hot summer climates making it a good choice for a patio. Most cultivars are root hardy once they become well established in the...

A free flowering Gardenia cousin, the Belize White Shooting Star Flower produces waves of starry white flowers that open at the ends of long tubes beginning in late spring and continuing until fall.

* A small tree but often a shrub of a few spreading stems. * The root-bark is anthelmintic, antibacterial, antiperiodic, stomachic and tonic. * The fruit is also used as a hop substitute when making beer and it is added to yeast to make it rise more quickly...

Angel's Trumpets are rarely called Wedding Bell's in today's literature but you can still find it occasionally and we think it is an appropriate common name that helps to distinguish the Brugmansia from the often annual Datura species.