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* Also commonly called pig squeak because of the noise produced by rubbing a leaf between thumb and finger. * Bergenia (also called heart-leaved bergenia) is a clump-forming perennial which is primarily grown as a ground cover.

* Many people perceive Joe Pye weed to be nothing more than a roadside weed and have never seriously considered its outstanding ornamental attributes. * Eutrochium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in Asteraceae.

Common names include meadow buttercup and tall buttercup . Children can't resist testing their friends to see if they like butter. * Ranunculus acris is one of the more common buttercups across Europe and temperate Eurasia .

* Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis.

* Many people perceive Joe Pye weed to be nothing more than a roadside weed and have never seriously considered its outstanding ornamental attributes. * Eutrochium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in Asteraceae.

* Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots. Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes.

The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess rain from entering the pitcher and diluting the digestive secretions within. Sarracenia rubra is generally clump-forming.

* Tolerates most soils, but prefers a good loamy soil, abundant moisture and full sunlight. * Spiraea japonica is a deciduous, perennial shrub native to Japan, China, and Korea. Succeeds in part shade.

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . * Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis , and is available in a range of colours.

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . * Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis , and is available in a range of colours.

* This grass grows in disturbed, wet habitat types such as ditches. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and measure a few millimeters long. It is native to the eastern United States.

Its cone-shaped flowering heads are usually, but not always purple. * Echinacea is considered to be the most effective detoxicant in Western herbal medicine for the circulatory, lymphatic and respiratory systems.

* The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children.

* A small variety with deeply cut red leaves. * The crimson fall color is stunning.

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family.

It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States , Mexico...

* Fast grower especially when young. * Considered rare, the species is threatened by habitat loss, and only nine populations are known to remain in the wild, all of them in Anhui and Zhejiang provinces.

Leaves are large, long and sharply toothed. * Eutrochium fistulosum (Eupatorium fistulosum), also called Joe-Pye weed, Trumpetweed, or Purple thoroughwort, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern North America, in southeast Canada...

* Primula denticulata , commonly known as Drumstick primrose or the Himalayan Primrose is a species of primrose that is native to moist alpine regions and Afghanistan to China . However it is commonly cultivated in gardens away from its native range.

Leaves are glabrous above and hairy below. * A bold perennial plant with upright, branching stems topped by yellow or orange-yellow daisylike flowers to 4", July-September; leaves to 10", hairy, serrated on the edges; grows in woodland clearings, in scrub,...

However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee.

* The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar. * Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands , mostly by riverbanks.

* A fine blue infusion is obtained from the flowers and this can be used as a litmus substitute to test for acids and alkalis. Some tribes even used to chew the root and then hold rattlesnakes with their teeth and were not bitten so long as the scent...

* The young seed heads are used as a condiment, they are hot and acrid. * Papaver orientale ( Oriental poppy ) is a perennial flowering plant native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran.

The panicle inflorescences nod when heavy. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in wet areas in temperate regions worldwide. Then it grows erect and bears leaf blades which may be flat or folded.

Grown mostly for its warm orange color and dense clump forming habit. Mass plantings are spectacular! * This is a popular "ornamental grass" even though it is technically a sedge. * Leaves are olive green in partial shade and orange in full sun and in...

This plant is illegal to grow in the US because it is the source for the drug opium. Opium is the source of many opiates , including morphine , thebaine , codeine , papaverine , and noscapine .