Garden Flower Herbaceous Plant For Sale In District Of Columbia

Flower scapes 20–90 cm. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 3–6 cm. Flowers 5–6, golden yellow to clear orange, large in a terminal head. Bracts ovate, 2–2.5 cm. * Herbaceous perennial with linear arching leaves to 60 cm.

* 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 varieties. * The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long...

* A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon.

Silene chalcedonica ) is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae , native from central and eastern European Russia east to Kazakhstan , Mongolia and northwestern China . * Lychnis chalcedonica ( Burning Love , Dusky Salmon , Flower of Bristol...

In Chinese ; pinyin : shao or bai shao ; bai meaning "white"), and common garden peony is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae , native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia...

Ulmaria) and Dropwort (F. 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.

According to the Metamorphoses of Ovid the anemone, also of the family Ranunculaceae, was created when Venus sprinkled nectar on his blood. * They are cultivated for use in gardens, and have been introduced to North America.

* Telekia is a rhizomatous, sunflower-like perennial that is native primarily to mountainous areas in southern Europe, the Ukraine, the Balkans, the Caucusus and Turkey. Smaller ovate stem leaves are sessile.

The leaves have blades that are lanceolate to broadly ovate or elliptic in shape with out lobes. The upper surfaces of the leaves are glabrous or have hirsute to strigose hairs. The leaf bases are attenuate to cordate in shape and the margins of the leaves...

* A tuberous herb with vine like leaves. The plant blooms in summer to late autumn in reds, pinks, and whites; leaves, appearing after flowers, are often marked with silvery patches.

Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead. * A poultice of the pounded, dampened leaves has been applied to the feet to treat sweaty feet. * A slender-stemmed, sometimes creeping, semi-woody perennial that may attain a length of 10-12 ft.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

It is a fairly short variety, growing only to 3 feet high. * Native to shrubby areas, meadows and stream banks from central Europe to Russia and China, solitary clematis is a woody-based, erect-stemmed, non-climbing clematis that typically grows in a...

Veitchii, differing mainly in only having one flower to a stem. * This species is closely related to P. * Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.

The flowers are grouped in panicles, hence the specific epithet paniculata. * The flowers emit a deliciously sweet perfume. * Prefers a rich moist soil with ample moisture in the summer.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

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. * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds...

Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA. * Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants...

* A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas. Prefers part shade in warmer climates. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

* Soapwort's main medicinal use is as an expectorant. * An herbaceous perennial, erect; with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils; blooms throughout summer; spreads by creeping rhizomes; roots used as a soap...

* Campanula persicifolia (peach-leaved bellflower) is a flowering plant species in the family Campanulaceae. Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance.

(Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China. * Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m.

* Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position. It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. * Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation...

It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. Numerous lavender rays surround a yellow center. * Machaeranthera tanacetifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known...

The leaves have blades that are lanceolate to broadly ovate or elliptic in shape with out lobes. The upper surfaces of the leaves are glabrous or have hirsute to strigose hairs. The leaf bases are attenuate to cordate in shape and the margins of the leaves...

According to the Metamorphoses of Ovid the anemone, also of the family Ranunculaceae, was created when Venus sprinkled nectar on his blood. * They are cultivated for use in gardens, and have been introduced to North America.

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.