Perennial Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Mckinney

It blooms in spring. * It is found over much of Europe except northern Europe , Ireland , Great Britain , Holland and Poland. * Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent.

* The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas. * 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.

* Seedlings grown from our seed will not be variegated as the plants are in some of the pictures above. Succeeds in full sun so long as the soil does not dry out in the summer, otherwise it should be grown in partial shade in any moderately fertile well-drained...

* Forms mats of small green leaves and stemless sky-blue flowers, as large as 3"; wants good soil, cool, moist conditions; native to Swiss Alps. They are therefore more difficult to grow in areas with hot summers and in such a region they appreciate some...

The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener. It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment.

The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic. * The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant.

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have...

Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William; locally it is simply "the Soapwort" although there are about 20 species of soapworts altogether. * Soapwort's main medicinal use is as an expectorant.

* The large leaves, up to 1 foot long, are interesting. * It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth and is an ingredient of many hair lotions and ointments.

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

* Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems. * The flowers are purple, borne in summer.

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have...

This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower . It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation.

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

It is native to Europe but is widespread in North America where it is considered a weed. The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. The leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower.

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee.

* Grow in sun or partial shade in peat or moss. Plants require continuously moist conditions in a loose compost of sphagnum peat, live sphagnum and coarse acid sand. Plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c.

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . * Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled with different color combinations, in quantity; the common name is based on the flower's opening...

* Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position. * Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation in parts of Europe as a wash for tired eyes.

* The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies. * Surface sow the seed in March in a greenhouse.

* The plant contains many biologically active compounds including rutin, pectin, choline, sitosterol, hypericin and pseudohypericin. These last two compounds have been shown to have potent anti-retroviral activity without serious side effects and they...

* The large leaves, up to 1 foot long, are interesting. * It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth and is an ingredient of many hair lotions and ointments.

Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out. * Rheum palmatum , known as Turkey rhubarb , Chinese rhubarb , ornamental rhubarb , and East Indian rhubarb , is a plant in the family Polygonaceae...

* Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. * Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots. * Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny...

Integrifolia bears nodding, urn-shaped blue flowers in summer that are 1.5 inches wide. * 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...

* The species is native to the North Temperate Zone of Eurasia, from Europe to Japan. * 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...