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Native to subpolar regions of northern Europe and North America, Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials ,grown as biennials , that yield large, papery, bowl-shaped, lightly fragrant flowers supported by hairy, 1-foot, curved stems among...

* Foliage turns purplish-bronze in winter. * Also commonly called pig squeak because of the noise produced by rubbing a leaf between thumb and finger. Leaves typically form a thick, slowly-spreading clump of foliage to 12" tall.

Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). It is also used in treating kidney diseases.

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

* Good tree for striking yellow late summer flowers in upright clusters as large as 2' x 1 1/2'; seed "pods" pinkish, very attractive, good for dried arrangements; bipinnate leaves; upright habit; flowers when young; needs sun; native to China.

Japanese Maple produces magnificent fall color and is very hardy and flexible branches making it an ideal specimen for bonsai. Bonsai don't like to dry out, keep most for best results.

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

Seed used by Aztecs as a hallucinogen. It is a herbaceous annual or perennial twining liana growing to 2-4 m tall. * Twining vine with 4 inch dark sky-blue flowers. * Ipomoea tricolor is a species of morning glory native to the New World tropics , and...

* The plant has one simple erect stem, which is green with purple dots or longitudinal dashes. Leaves are large, long and sharply toothed. It flowers from mid-summer to the first frosts, makes an attractive backdrop in garden plots, and is very attractive...

* A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets. * Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S.

Grows well in a poor sandy soil. Seeds should produce mostly blue flowers, but may show some breaks to colors of reds, yellows and bicolors. Plants are hardy to about -25°c. Requires an acid to neutral soil.

* One of the all around largest sunflowers available to growVery Impressive! * Flower heads are 18-24 inches across.

* A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets. * Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S.

* Many people perceive Joe Pye weed to be nothing more than a roadside weed and have never seriously considered its outstanding ornamental attributes. They are commonly referred to as Joe-Pye weeds.

* An annual poppy with lovely shiny gray-blue foliage and white, pink, red, or purple flowers, often double; easy to grow; may self-seed prolifically; numerous color forms and cultivars exist; native to southeast Europe and western Asia.

Mucilaginous, without very much flavour. Her comments on the plant are: " I am growing this tree since several years now. If hoping to grow them as perennials, then it is better to grow them on in the greenhouse for their first year and to plant them...

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. * The seeds have been used in making cough syrups.

* Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children. * The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to...

* A very ornamental plant. * 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 and Central America to northern Colombia .

Its cone-shaped flowering heads are usually, but not always purple. Its use has also been adopted by Ayurvedic medicine. * It is also grown as an ornamental plant , and numerous cultivars have been developed for flower quality and plant form.

It is brown otherwise. Common names include yellow iris and yellow flag . A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used to adulterate the oil of Acorus calamus.

* The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc. They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable or in conserves etc.

An infusion of the dried stalks has been used in the treatment of inflammation of the bladder. The hirsute leaves are of variable morphology, but commonly found as deltoidal in form and sometimes having up to three lobes.

Miconioides is a deciduous large shrub or small tree, typically growing to a height of between 4 and 8 m. * When the white corollas have fallen, the calyces develop into deep red expanded lobes which persist into November.

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

Succeeds in part shade. It is naturalized throughout much of the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest areas of the United States, and parts of Canada. * Clusters of rosy-pink flowers are found at the tips of the branches.

* Foot-long clusters of yellow flowers in midsummer, followed by red or brownish "pods" that persist into fall; Dirr calls it a "beautiful dense tree of regular rounded outline, sparingly branched" * It is popularly grown as an ornamental tree in temperate...