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* A very ornamental plant. * Thistley plants for full sun and poor dry soil; the half-inch flower heads, also like thistles, can be a fine metallic blue or blue purple; flowers in mid to late summer; in rich soil the plants grow too fast and need staking;...

Thick growing and winter hardy. * White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West Asia . It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North...

In the tropics, it grows up to an altitude of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). The leaves are ground in a mortar to obtain a kind of "green cotton wool". Its active ingredients include the yellow chrysophanic acid.

The flowers are a rich source of nectar and is occasionally grown commercially as a crop for bees. * This is an annual herb which grows erect to a maximum height near 100 centimeters.

They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic, cancerous and other foul ulcers. Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern and Central Europe .

The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering , and by producing root suckers . It is native to North America including much of Canada and Alaska and the western and central United States.

The flowers are a rich source of nectar and is occasionally grown commercially as a crop for bees. * This is an annual herb which grows erect to a maximum height near 100 centimeters.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most fertile soils, preferring a moisture retentive well-drained loamy soil. Grows well in heavy clay soils. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.

Buergeri coming from further north is likely hardier than the species. * The tree species Maackia amurensis is commonly known as the Amur maackia. The species epithet and common names are from the Amur River region, where the tree originated.

* Buddleja davidii , (old spelling Buddleia davidii ); also called summer lilac , butterfly-bush or orange eye ) is a shrub in the Buddlejaceae family . * It is native to northwestern China and Japan .

* Rudbeckia hirta (common names: Black-eyed Susan, Blackiehead, Brown Betty, Brown Daisy, Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba), Gloriosa Daisy, Golden Jerusalem, Poorland Daisy, Yellow Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae...

* The plant has one simple erect stem, which is green with purple dots or longitudinal dashes. * It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.5–3 m (5–10 feet) tall, found in moist, rich soil alongside ditches and marshes, or in wet forests.

* Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall. * Templetonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. They are native to Australia. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil.

It is the type species of the subgenus Padus with flowers in racemes , which are hermaphroditic and pollinated by bees and flies; it is a deciduous small tree or large shrub 8–16 m tall.

The common name is Mezereon . In southern Europe it is confined to medium to higher elevations and in the subalpine vegetation zone, but descends to near sea level in northern Europe.

This species is native to most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains , excluding the drier parts of the Prairies . * Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is...

Tetradium daniellii (syn. Hupehensis) develops a smooth gray bark that resembles that of a beech tree and grows to a height of 20 metres. The leaves resemble the foliage of an ash tree and are a glossy dark green in summer.

* Rubus odoratus ( Purple-flowering Raspberry , Flowering Raspberry , or Virginia raspberry ) is a species of Rubus , native to eastern North America , from Nova Scotia west to Ontario , and south to Georgia and Alabama .

The Cherokee in the Tennessee area called it ocoee ; the Ocoee River and valley are named after this plant, which is the Tennessee State Wildflower . * Passiflora incarnata , commonly known as Maypop , Purple passionflower , True passionflower , Wild...

* Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae), commonly known as the New England aster, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to almost every area in North America east of the Rocky Mountains,...

The flowers are fragrant and range in colour from pink to mauve, sometimes with a white base; they are produced in early summer on panicles 4-25 cm long and are attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds.

* The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in pies, cakes etc or fermented into cider. * The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in as low...

The flowers are pink, borne in summer. * Rosa palustris is a shrub with alternate, pinnately compound leaves , on thorny stems.

This deciduous tree tends to sprout at the base, producing a clump of tall trees around what was the original tree. The tree likes good rich soil, but will grow in dry areas. A favorite of bees they make good honey from the nectar.

* Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m. Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia]. * This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive.

* Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived perennial...

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico .