Wild Flower Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Rhode Island

* Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. Autumn sown plants may require protection from frosts in cold winters.

It thrives in full sun in ordinary garden soil. * The plant is said to be extremely efficacious when used as a local application in the treatment of sore throats and gonorrhoea. It is also used in treating kidney diseases.

Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position.

* The leaves of fireweed are unique in that the leaf veins are circular and do not terminate on the edges of the leaf, but form circular loops and join together inside the outer leaf margins.

* The leaves of fireweed are unique in that the leaf veins are circular and do not terminate on the edges of the leaf, but form circular loops and join together inside the outer leaf margins.

* Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of all North American Indian herbal remedies. It is also antibiotic and helps to relieve allergies. They had a very wide range of applications and many of these uses have been confirmed by...

It contains some of the most bitter compounds known and is used as a scientific basis for measuring bitterness. It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility, weakness of the digestive system and lack...

* It is native to France and Spain but it can be found growing wild in other parts of the world as an introduced species and sometimes a garden escapee. * Easily grown in a good garden soil.

It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. * Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation in parts of Europe as a wash for tired eyes.

The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

It is a fairly short variety, growing only to 3 feet high. Solitary, violet to blue, nodding, bell-shaped flowers with recurved and often twisted sepals and creamy white anthers bloom from May to July, with continued sporadic bloom sometimes occurring...

* The flower heads are 8-12 inches in diameter and are very showy. * The flower heads dry well and the plant will self seed if the flowers heads are left in the garden. * This bulb forming perennial produces short lived sword shaped leaves followed by...

* Has long roots. The young leaves are purple. * This has anti-cancer properties and can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. * This very important medicinal plant was first identified by Thunberg as Aristolochia longa Linnaeus.

It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden. 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 . This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower .

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * 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...

* Some native North American Indian tribes used the root as a protection against rattlesnakes. It was believed that, so long as the root was handled occasionally to ensure the scent permeated the person and their clothes, rattlesnakes would not bite them.

It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall. It is a native of Europe. * Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula .

The leaf bases are attenuate to cordate in shape and the margins of the leaves are usually entire or serrate, or sometimes lacerate. The upper surfaces of the leaves are glabrous or have hirsute to strigose hairs.

* Some native North American Indian tribes used the root as a protection against rattlesnakes. It was believed that, so long as the root was handled occasionally to ensure the scent permeated the person and their clothes, rattlesnakes would not bite them.

Grows well in heavy clay soils. * Blooms in late summer, with dark blue-violet, hooded flowers borne in tall spikes. Seed and tubers are poisonous. * Thrives in most soils and in the light shade of trees.

* Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic herb that increases perspiration, relieves spasms and acts as an expectorant.

Germination usually takes place in 1 - 6 months at 15°c. * he plant contains calcium oxalate crystals in all parts, and because of this consumption of the raw plant material results in a powerful burning sensation.

It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden. It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California .

Thick growing and winter hardy. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand.

The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form. * Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists.

The leaves can vary from a bright green to a bluish-green in color. However some may find the plant to be too tall for normal gardens. It prefers sandy, well-drained soil and full sun.