Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Lincoln

* This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two metres.Its erect, branching gray stems bear the occasional sharply toothed, sharp-lobed pointed green leaf.

* This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite. * It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor.

* Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. * The foliage was burned by the Cherokee as a natural insecticide, to smoke out gnats. * It is still used medicinally in the present day; however, there are adverse effects that limit its use.

* 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 , Kazakhstan , and Turkey .

Its tendency to quickly colonize open areas with little competition, such as sites of forest fires and forest clearings , makes it a clear example of a pioneer species . * This herb is often abundant in wet calcareous to slightly acidic soils in open...

* Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia . * A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia.

* This bulb forming perennial produces short lived sword shaped leaves followed by flower spikes having huge umbels of fushia colored flowers at the top. * The flower heads are 8-12 inches in diameter and are very showy.

* Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists. The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form.

It is native to Europe but is widespread in North America where it is considered a weed. * Silene vulgaris or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceae ).

This plant is native to Europe, but is now widespread throughout most of the United States as a common weed. * The Lesser Burdock , Arctium minus , is a biennial thistle , also known as Burweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock, and Button-bur.

Common names in English include lilyturf, big blue lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass. * Seedlings grown from our seed will not be variegated as the plants are in some of the pictures above.

* Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists. The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form.

The leaves are used as a flavouring in vinegar. The aromatic leaves have a very nice flavour that is somewhat liquorice-like. They make an excellent flavouring in salads. The young shoots can also be cooked and used as a potherb.

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* Sow in early spring or early fall. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

* 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 ( Ranunculaceae ).

* This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. They keep their blue color well after drying. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions.

* The seeds have been used as beads. * Echinocystis lobata is an annual vine that produces stems that can be as long as 8 m (26 ft) and which climb, with the help of coiling, branched tendrils, over shrubs and fences or trail across the ground.

* This poppy is a perennial that spreads via rhizomes, typically no taller than 30 cm. * Hylomecon vernalis , also known as the forest poppy , is a poppy of the Far East , ranging from Manchuria to Japan .

* The species is native to the North Temperate Zone of Eurasia, from Europe to Japan. * Campanula glomerata is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to a height of 20–60 centimetres (7.9–24 in), with a maximum of 90 centimetres (35 in).

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

* This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by mulching around the base it can grow in hotter areas as well. * The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance...

* This plant can be found in moist woodland, often at higher altitudes, throughout temperate areas of Europe, Asia, and eastern and western North America, and is also found in cultivation, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of...

* Striking in the woodland garden; likes woodland soil; red berries in fall. It can cause irritation of the mouth and digestive system, and on rare occasions the swelling of the mouth and throat may be severe enough to affect breathing.If the plant is...

It grows from 2–4ft. * Lilium distichum is a herbaceous plant of the lily family which is native to northeastern China and Korea where it flourishes among shrubs and in forests. * The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals...

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe.