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The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words leon (lion) and podion (diminutive of pous , foot).

Ageratum mexicanum Hort. ) is a cool-season annual plant often grown as a bedding plant in gardens . * Ageratum houstonianum ( Flossflower , Bluemink , Garden Ageratum , Blueweed , Pussy Foot ) syn.

* This poppy is a perennial that spreads via rhizomes, typically no taller than 30 cm. The flowers are bright yellow 3.5-5 cm across, starting out bowl-shaped, then flattening out with age.

The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words leon (lion) and podion (diminutive of pous , foot).

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

* Wild thyme is native to the palearctic zone of Europe and Asia. * Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, wild thyme or creeping thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and...

* Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus . It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.

* ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile. It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern...

* It spreads rapidly, and they will cover a wide area after a few years. * It is also commonly seen in the literature by its synonyms, Chrysanthemum parthenium and Pyrethrum parthenium.

Flowers- raw or cooked. Acaulis (L.) Hill) is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe (from the Faroe Islands and Norway south to Portugal , and east to Germany, Ukraine , the Crimea , and the Balkans ), northwest Africa ( Algeria ),...

* In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork. * In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are...

They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry,...

Mlokosewitschii (Lomakin) D.Y.Hong 2003. * It was discovered by the Polish botanist Ludwik Mlokosiewicz in 1897, after whom it was named by Aleksandr Lomakin. * In 2002, the Chinese botanist Hong Deyuan reduced it to a subspecies of Paeonia daurica, namely...

Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c. This species is cultivatedas a vegetable in China.

* Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus . It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.

* Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado. * It is also an ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors. * Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana...

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

However, as it is associated with cemetries, it is not clear whether it is a truly wild plant in Kashmir or an introduction from places unknown. Crocea is a beautiful and stately plant, probably the most striking of all spurias.

* Subshrubby,erect, hairy, perennial with oblong-ovate, entire, gray-green-woody, aromatic leaves, to 3in long. The plant flowers in late spring or summer. All parts of the plant are strongly aromatic.

* The root is harvested in the autumn and used fresh or dried. * The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiperiodic, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic.

Succeeds in dry soils and in poor soils. * An attractive garden flower, blooms in May or June, 1 1/2" flowers, several per stem. * The flowers are very fragrant, diffusing a powerful clove-like scent.

* The plant reaches 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.2 m) in height, with many branches, and a spread of about 2.5 ft (0.76 m). The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long.

* The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild. It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas.

* Aruncus, from the Greek aryngos (goat's beard), refers to the showy, finger-like flower clusters, which form feathery masses of all male or all female flowers. * This rose family member is somewhat similar in appearance to astilbe.

The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals . * The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement.

* Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * This is an annual or biennial herb with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100 centimeters tall. * The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches.

* The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. * The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves.