Garden Flower Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Jacksonville

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions – growing to 60 centimetres (24 in) (less in poor soils), and producing pale lilac and white flowers in spring.

It works by doubling the chromosome number. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas. * Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage emerges in spring, fades in early summer; flowers, pale rosy...

Spreading growth to 12". * Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Flower color and size is quite variable. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies.

It mixes well with other bulbs. The flowers produce an abundnce of seed every year and your small planting will soon spread. * This is a great little flower that really livens up the spring garden.

Cultivated forms often show flowers completely surrounding the central spike, in contrast to the wild form, where the flowers only appear on one side. * The foxglove is a widely used herbal medicine with a recognised stimulatory effect upon the heart.

* The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons with the burning bush of the Bible , including the suggestion that this is the plant involved there.

* Siberia (southern regions), Central Asia (Dzungaro-Tarbagatay), Far East (Ussuriskiy Kray), northern China and Mongolia. Leaves falcate, 3-5, in rosette, as tall as stem. * Rhizome thick, branched.

* The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The seeds mature from August to September. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center.

* The flowers are very fragrant, diffusing a powerful clove-like scent. Succeeds in dry soils and in poor soils. * Prefers a neutral to slightly alkaline soil in a sunny well-drained position.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

However, as it is associated with cemetries, it is not clear whether it is a truly wild plant in Kashmir or an introduction from places unknown. According to Bowley (l.c. 176) it is disturbing that it is only known to be growing wild in the valley of...

* Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves , on stiff, purplish stems. The flowers are white, borne in fall.

Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Tolerates maritime exposure. * A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in sun or partial shade.

It is also used in treating kidney diseases. * This is the white flowering form. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies.

* An edible oil is extracted from the seed. The plant contains beta-carbolines, which (in doses high enough) act as a psychedelic drug . * The Nepal poppy ( Meconopsis napaulensis ) is a plant of the family Papaveraceae .

* A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in an ordinary garden soil. * Often grown in the flower garden, feverfew is a short lived perennial but usually self-sows prolifically. Thrives in any kind of soil, plants can even be grown in walls.

It is also used in treating kidney diseases. * This is the white flowering form. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies.

The young leaves are purple. Native to the Yangzhi River area of China and Japan. * Has long roots. It is used internally in the treatment of snakebite, gastric disorders involving bloating, and is clinically effective against hypertension.

It prefers calcareous soils, at an altitude up to 1,500 m (4,921 ft) above sea level. * This plant can be found in forests or dry grasslands, in scrub and open woodland, in grassy but not too wet places, in the edges of woods and along the margins of...

* It flowers in mid summer from July to August. Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like lip. This plant is also cultivated in many European and American gardens.

However, as it is associated with cemetries, it is not clear whether it is a truly wild plant in Kashmir or an introduction from places unknown. According to Bowley (l.c. 176) it is disturbing that it is only known to be growing wild in the valley of...

It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. Annual with delicate but showy, aster-like flowers. The stems are densely covered with sharp-pointed, deeply cut leaves which appear fern-like.

* Gentian root has a long history of use as a herbal bitter in the treatment of digestive disorders and is an ingredient of many proprietary medicines. It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility,...

Spreading growth to 12". * Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Flower color and size is quite variable. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies.

A very ornamental plant. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. Plant the roots out very shallowly. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens...

* An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks. * Usually flowers blue, pink, white, lavender, and purple. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging to the buttercup family (...