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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.

* Features a dwarf mound of slightly wavy, heart-shaped, medium green leaves with racemes of funnel-shaped, violet flowers on 10" scapes. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds.

* It has proven popular as a cultivated ornamental and can be found in gardens the world over. * Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-Summer) is a herbaceous flowering plant and a member of the carnation family.

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

It can also be used as a lawn. Serpyllum are used as border plants and ground cover around gardens and stone paths. * Works well in the rock garden or between flagstones in a walkway.

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 circulatory system * Although the...

The young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or used in sandwiches. A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, it is said to improve the digestion. The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance.

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

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.

* Paeonia wittmanniana is up to 1.5 m tall. 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 .

* In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS which provides the letter "D" in the acronym MADS-box for a family of genes which are important in plant development.

In Korea, white flowers are more common. It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation.

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

* Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia , Kazakhstan , and Turkey .

It can also be used as a lawn. Serpyllum are used as border plants and ground cover around gardens and stone paths. * Works well in the rock garden or between flagstones in a walkway.

The young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or used in sandwiches. A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, it is said to improve the digestion. The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance.

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

* An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae ( legumes ), native to the eastern Mediterranean region from Sicily east to Crete .

Grows well in heavy clay soils. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. A very ornamental plant. * Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water.

* Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry, well-drained soil; flowering in summer; native to southern Europe and Turkey.

* The plant most of us think of as Bleeding Heart; extremely popular, and for good reason; each arching spike, often held horizontally, is lined with an elegant row of pink and white "hearts"; flowers in May in New York; may die back to the ground in...

* The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork.

It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture. Hardy to at least -20°c. Does well in a bog garden. * An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. * The Globe-flower ( Trollius europaeus ) is a perennial plant of the family Ranunculaceae...

* This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite. * It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor.

* Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia . * A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia.

It has a profound tonic effect upon a diseased heart, enabling the heart to beat more slowly, powerfully and regularly without requiring more oxygen. * Great care should be exercised in the use of this plant, the therapeutic dose is very close to the...

* Nicotiana alata is a species of tobacco . * All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used as an insecticide. * 2"-wide trumpet-shaped flowers, very fragrant at night, varying in color from greenish to white to pinks and reds...