Herbaceous Plant Seeds For Sale In Manchester

A.k.a. Aster tanacetifolia * Branched stems with fern-like leaves ending in flower heads with many bright purple, very narrow rays surrounding a yellow central disk. It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 70 centimeters...

Mlokosewitschii (Lomakin) D.Y.Hong 2003. * Paeonia mlokosewitschii ( Golden Peony or Caucasian Peony ) is a species of peony , native to the Caucasus Mountains in Azerbaijan , Georgia , and Dagestan , where it grows on rocky slopes in oak , hornbeam ,...

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

110 days to harvest. * These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads. * Generally grown as an annual to produce desired onions for eating. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over...

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

* The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild. * Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family.

* Spotting on the flowers gives rise to the additional common name of leopard lily. * The seed is best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. , Morea chinensis , Pardanthus chinensis ( L.

Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . They may also be grown as an ornamental plant .

* Large-flowered forms of the common garden snapdragon; usually grown as an annual but may overwinter in warmer areas. * Surface sow the seed in March in a greenhouse. * The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects...

* The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable.

This bitterness can be reduced by blanching the shoots as they appear from the ground. * A curious perennial with small white nodding 5-petaled flowers backed by an inflated "bladder"; blooms all summer; flowers in loose clusters at stem joints; native...

* Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the area. * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh.

Its strongly irritant action within the gut is thought to stimulate the cough reflex and increase the production of a more fluid mucus within the respiratory passages[ Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William; locally it is simply "the Soapwort"...

The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ). * Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia .

* Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists. * Aristolochia clematitis , (European) Birthwort , is a herbaceous plant in the Aristolochiaceae family,...

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina. * Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides.

* Rose-purple 2"-3 1/2" daisylike flowers; native to central North America. * Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of all North American Indian herbal remedies.

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

* Corn salad was originally foraged by European peasants until Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, royal gardener of King Louis XIV, introduced it to the world. * Like other formerly foraged greens, corn salad has many nutrients, including three times as much...

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions – growing to 60 centimetres (24 in) (less in poor soils), and producing pale lilac flowers in spring. * Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, native to the mountains...

Use in larger gardens with partial shade. * An interesting garden plant. The leaf texture and dainty flowers are appealing.

* Near California shores, it is common under coast redwood. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia, extreme southwestern Alberta, Washington, Oregon and east to Montana, Wyoming and northern Colorado, it often grows...

The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm. The seeds mature from August to September.

Above the plant is glabrous and dark green; below it is lighter green, glaucescent , with white hairs especially crowded along the veins, and the lower leaves are biternate . * Paeonia wittmanniana , also known as Wittmann's peony , is a perennial peony...

* The seed floss makes an excellent tinder for starting fires, a spark from a flint will quickly ignite it. * An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades. Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead.

Arctium lappa is the main species used, though this species has similar properties. * Native to Europe, naturalized in North America, tends to be very weedy. It also lowers the blood pressure by dilating the blood vessels.