Rock Garden Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Columbia

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

* Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position. It is best treated as a biennial in the garden. Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year.

* Primula vulgaris ( syn. A mild flavour,though the texture is a bit tough. They make an attractive garnish to salads, and can also be used as a cookedvegetable or in conserves etc.

* Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

Care should be taken however, because all parts of the plant are poisonous. * Grown as a garden flower due to its unique flower shape.

* Often grown in the flower garden, feverfew is a short lived perennial but usually self-sows prolifically. * The plant grows into a small bush up to around 46 cm (18 in) high with citrus-scented leaves, and is covered by flowers reminiscent of daisies.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...

It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California...

Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower , common balloon flower , or balloon flower . In Korea, white flowers are more common. This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower .

* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. It works by doubling the chromosome number. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas.

Leaves falcate, 3-5, in rosette, as tall as stem. Flowering stem bears 2-4 leaves and 2 flowers. Flowers large, brown-yellow with violet veins. Plant to 20-30 cm. * Very well suited to the rock garden, and for group planting.

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...

The foliage is thin, and strap like. They contain sulphur compounds (which give them their onion flavour) and when added to the diet on a regular basis they help reduce blood cholesterol levels, act as a tonic to the digestive system and also tonify the...

* Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is most commonly taken as a decoction to counter infection within the gastro-intestinal tract.

Take care since the plant resents disturbance. * This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed. The large, flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are white, or occasionally pink.

Its leaves resemble those of an Ash tree. It bears large elegant flowers of various colours: red, white, striped or blue. * This essential oil is emitted from the plant in hot weather and, on a still day, can be ignited and will burn for a second or two...

* Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. It works by doubling the chromosome number. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas.

* Lupinus perennis ( Indian beet , Old maid's bonnets , Blue Lupine, and Sundial lupine ) is a medicinal plant in the Fabaceae family. This species is very susceptible to slug damage.

* 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. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position.

The active ingredient Thujone is said to create a clear headed intoxication and is also reputed to be dangerous in excess. Vincent van Gogh and Ernest Hemingway were Absinthe drinkers.

Above the plant is glabrous and dark green; below it is lighter green, glaucescent , with white hairs especially crowded along the veins, and the lower leaves are biternate . Its stamens are around 22 mm long.

* Paeonia anomala has an immense range of wild habitat, stretching from the Ural Mountains of Russia to the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, then to the Mongolian Gobi Desert and the Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan .

* Lupinus perennis ( Indian beet , Old maid's bonnets , Blue Lupine, and Sundial lupine ) is a medicinal plant in the Fabaceae family. This species is very susceptible to slug damage.

* This bulb forming perennial produces short lived sword shaped leaves followed by flower spikes having huge umbels of fushia colored flowers at the top. * The flower heads dry well and the plant will self seed if the flowers heads are left in the garden.

* Pale pink flowers. * This late summer blooming Japanese anemone is a native of China that grows up to 2' tall and features 2-3" diameter, slightly-cupped flowers which have 5 (infrequently 6-7) rose-pink, sepal-like petals and a prominent center ring...

* The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache. * I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds...