Rock Garden Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Denton

* 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...

* An evergreen groundcover with woolly light gray foliage, white flowers in June; easy, can be invasive; Wyman notes that one plant will quickly cover a square yard. The stems & leaves are silvery-grey, whilst the flowers are star-like, white & about...

It is best treated as a biennial in the garden. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China. * Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William ) is a species of Dianthus native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees...

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.

* Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m. (Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China.

The plant blooms in summer to late autumn in reds, pinks, and whites; leaves, appearing after flowers, are often marked with silvery patches. Dormancy is shorter in cooler climates.

* 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.

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

* Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m. (Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China.

* Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet. * German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling and twisting leaves.

* The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The seeds mature from August to September. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4...

Cool nights assist germination. * The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies. * In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS...

* 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. * Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage...

* The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived...

* Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .

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

Seeds with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods .The plant often goes dormant in summer after blooming. * Compound leaves with leaflets in threes grow on fleshy green to pink stems up to 3 feet (0.9 m).

* In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece. Division after flowering or in autumn. Take care since the plant resents disturbance.

* Many 3" nodding blue, red, purple, or white nodding flowers on a branching stem; forms basal rosette of 20" leaves; monocarpic--blooms and dies; native to eastern Himalayas, western China.

* Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position. It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. * Centaurea montana ( Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Cornflower, Bachelor's Button, Montane...

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).

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

* Remove dead flowers to extend the flowering period. * A very tolerant plant, succeeding in the salt laden air and strong winds of the coast as well as in the sulphur polluted air of cities.

* Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae. * Prefers well-drained soil.

Use in larger gardens with partial shade. The leaf texture and dainty flowers are appealing. * An interesting garden plant.

The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 10–35 cm long and 5–12 cm broad, and are covered with gray-white pubescent and glandular hairs, imparting a woolly texture. The foliage forms a tight rosette at ground level in the first year.

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions – growing to 60 centimetres (24 in) (less in poor soils), and producing pale lilac and white flowers in spring. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.