Honey Bee Food Herbaceous Plant For Sale In District Of Columbia

* Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position. * Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. Flabellata pumila. * The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is...

* A refreshing tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems. It can be drunk hot or cold. It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma.

From summer to autumn, bears violet to purple, or white to pink flowers, to 1/2in. The plant prefers full sun, good drainage, and moderate weekly watering. Long, in dense, terminal racemes.

* Grow in average to organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Performs best in climates with warm summer days and cool nights.

* It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller. * It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. * Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or...

Tender young leaves are considerably less bitter than older leaves. Carbohydrate, 187mg Calcium, 66mg phosphorus, 3.1mg iron, 76mg sodium, 397mg potassium, 36mg magnesium, 14000iu vitamin A, 0.19mg vitamin B1, 0.26mg vitamin B2, 35mg vitamin C.

* A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. Thick growing and winter hardy. * White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West...

* It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller. * It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. * Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or...

Umbelliferous plants are so named because of the umbrella-like arrangement of flowers they produce. * The roots and the leaves are aphrodisiac, digestive, mildly expectorant and sedative.

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.

It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile.

* Thoroughwort is one of the most popular domestic medicines in North America where it is used in the treatment of influenza, colds, acute bronchitis, catarrh and skin diseases. It has been shown to stimulate resistance to viral and bacterial infections,...

* An herbal tea made from the plant was also used to treat mouth and throat infections caused by dental caries and gingivitis. * Monarda didyma (crimson beebalm, scarlet beebalm, scarlet monarda, Oswego tea, or bergamot) is an aromatic herb in the family...

The leaves are oval-oblong, 5-19 cm long and 2-7 cm broad. The panicles often hang limply, which is how the plant got its common name; the clusters look as though they are nodding.

They are used like broccoli. * The sprouted seeds can be eaten. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed . It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight.

* Catalpa ovata, the yellow catalpa or Chinese catalpa , is a pod-bearing tree native to China. * The flowers are considered to be one of the best bee plants in Japan. * Bark of mature trees is fissured, prominently ridged and pale gray-brown.

Common names include common sneezeweed and large-flowered sneezeweed. * Helenium autumnale is a flowering plant native to North America. * The plant contains helenalin, a compound that has shown significant anti-tumour activity.

Its active ingredients include the yellow chrysophanic acid. * It also known as emperor's candlesticks, candle bush, candelabra bush, Christmas candles, empress candle plant, ringworm shrub, or candletree * A remarkable species of Senna, it was sometimes...

It is used in preserves. One to several trunks are crooked and the 4-6 in. Large with an agreeably acid flavour, theymake good preserves and a refreshing lemonade-like drink. Diameter, red fruits that are pleasantly flavored and used as a substitute for...

Despite its Latin name, which means German or Germanic Medlar, it is indigenous to southwest Asia and also southeastern Europe , mostly the Black Sea coasts of modern Turkey, and was introduced to Germany by the Romans .

* Catalpa ovata, the yellow catalpa or Chinese catalpa , is a pod-bearing tree native to China. * The flowers are considered to be one of the best bee plants in Japan. * Bark of mature trees is fissured, prominently ridged and pale gray-brown.

The essential oil found in the leaves is a powerful antiseptic and is used all over the world for relieving coughs and colds, sore throats and other infections. The author collected specimens at Recherche Bay during the d'Entrecasteaux expedition in 1792.

* Symphoricarpos occidentalis is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family , commonly called Western snowberry or Wolfberry (the latter not to be confused with the Lycium species of the same name).

It has many commercial uses. * Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut. It is one of the species whose leaves are used for food by Koalas. * The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish.

The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring. * Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall.

* Native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south. * When grouped or massed in light shade provided by pines the effect can be spectacular.

* This species is grown as an ornamental and used for timber. * This is a lovely tree with fragrant red flowers in the spring and beautiful evergreen foliage.