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Garlic Chives are used in Chinese medicine to warm the kidneys and stomach. They are also used to treat urinary incontinence, impotence, sore lower back and knees. Edible leaves are garlic flavored and tidy with pretty white blooms, great container plant. Interplanted with roses can deter aphids.
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Absolutely stunning in pots. Beautiful green and ivory leaves with lavender/pink flowers. The leaves are eaten like chives, but you don’t get bad breath. Best grown in pots. Flowers all summer. Hardy to zone 8.
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Herbaceous perennial. A good butterfly plant with spikes of purple flowers. A poultice of the tuberous root is a Native American remedy for snakebite. The root decoction helps move metabolic waste out of the system through the lymph. Hardy to zone 5.
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Qin Jiao, Yellow Gentian. Another rare specimen from the Himalayas of Tibet and Western China. This hardy perennial has an attractive rosette of fleshy, slightly variegated leaves. The unusual tubular flowers, bluish or light greenish white in color, form at the top of a bare stem reaching 2 feet or so in full bloom.
The Tibetan Gentian has been used historically in Chinese medicine as well as Tibetan and Ayurvedic formulas. Gentian is a bitter herb commonly taken as a tea from the dried leaves to improve digestive and liver function. In TCM, it has been utilized in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and as a nervine in small doses.
This extremely hardy and rare Gentian is easier than other types to grow in a garden setting. It prefers partial shade in very hot summer areas and enjoys a moist soil . Perennial. Zone 4.
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Geranium Hansen's Wild Spice, Pelargonium Sp. Highly fragrant geranium with a distinct spicy/sweet smell with a strong citrus overtone. The flowers are lavender and it does nicely in hanging baskets. Perennial to Zone 8.
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Strong fruity scent with large dark green leaves.Beautiful large scarlet flowers.
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Vigorous growing plant with deeply cut leaves and an excellent rose scent.
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Cinnamon Rose Scented Geranium. Another unusual selection, the spicy sweet scent and attractive leaves make for a great addition to a geranium collection.
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Coco Mint Rose Scented Geranium. Great new selection with a unique fragrance and pretty scalloped leaves.
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Self-sows readily with small dark leaves and tiny sprays of magenta flowers. Wonderful coconut fragrance.
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Cody's Nutmeg Scented Geranium. This unusual selection has a spicy/sweet fragrance and very pretty foliage.
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Spicy fragrance and attractive thick etched leaves.
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This is the most popular of the rose scented geraniums. It is used for it's essential oils that is in the deeply cut skeleton like, leaves. Very nice fragrance.
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This plant has a very refreshing minty scent that comes from large velvet leaves. With it's trailing habit, it really looks nice in a basket.
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A very compact showy plant, nice flowers and great orange fragrance.
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Traditionally an infusion was used to quiet upset stomachs and promote appetite. It once enjoyed a reputation in the treatment of gout. This is a showy edging plant with glossy dark green leaves and rosy flowers. Good hedge.
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Traditional use: One of the oldest known and most widely consumed spices in the east. The Chinese have long recognized its potent stimulating and digestive properties. It is a good home remedy for nausea, flatulence and stomach upset. The grated root is commonly added in cooking. Tender shade loving plant. Do not over water. Hardy to zone 9.
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Beautiful deciduous tree . Medicinally, the extract of the leaves has been shown to dilate blood vessels and has the particular ability to increase peripheral blood circulation, especially to the brain. Improves memory and has been used in early stages of Alzheimers.The leaves have been used in Chinese medicine for centuries. Pretty gold fall color. Hardy to zone 5.
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Herbaceous perennial. The tea or tincture of the flowering plant is a good urinary demulcent, anti-inflammatory and diuretic. It does not cause allergies. Grows naturally on gravelly river bars and prefers a well drained site with plenty of moisture. Hardy to zone 3.
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Traditionally used in combination with Echinacea for colds and flu. Goldenseal is a very bitter anti -microbial herb. It is strong medicine and should not be used long term but is excellent especially when used in combination with other herbs for digestive disorders, peptic ulcers, excess mucus, sinusitis, excessive menstruation, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Not to be given to pregnant women or patients with high blood pressure. Goldenseal is a woodland herbaceous perennial. Organic cultivation of this plant should be a high priority. It has been severely overharvested in its natural habitat. Likes a shady moist location preferably under a canopy of hardwood trees, but any shade will work. Hardy to zone 4.
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An important Ayurvedic herb which increases mental clarity and longevity. It is also very good for helping to heal ulcerations, eczema, psoriasis, leprosy and nervous disorders. It promotes rapid and healthy growth of skin, hair and nails. Often eaten as a salad green It is a tropical perennial. Spreads readily forming a dense mat. Hardy to zone 8.
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Originating from Southern Europe. A hardy bennial. It has naturalized in parts of the Northeastern US. Grecian Foxglove forms a lush, green rosette the first year and the next year sends up a 2 foot flowering stalk with striking little flowers that are almost orchid-like with little purple stripes on a creamy background. This is the foxglove that is widely used to produce the drug digitalis used to treat various ailments of the heart. The plant itself is toxic and should not be taken internally without the guidance of an experienced herbal practitioner and even then it is a very low dose Botanical. The Grecian Foxglove is hardy and takes very little care or water once established. A lovely flowering biennial which seems to thrive in full sun or partial shade. It is not fussy about the soil it is in and will self sow readily. Hardy. Biennial. To Zone 2.
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A traditional tea consumed throughout Greece to treat the common cold. Sold in dried form in most Greek markets worldwide. Sideritis species have proven anti-inflammatory properties. Research into anti-arthritic and antimicrobial uses is ongoing. In the wild, plants thrive on sunny, rocky, dry hillsides. They have very attractive gray-woolly leaves. Hardy to zone 8.
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This is the mullein to grow for flower production. The plant sends up multiple huge stalks weighted heavily with yellow blooms. Much easier to gather from than other varieties and extremely showy in the garden. Seems to be a bit more adaptable to soggy soils as well. Easy to grow. Biennial which readily self seeds hardy to zone 3.
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Jacobs ladder. This plant is native to the temperate areas of Europe and is found naturalized near woodland streams and swamps. This hardy perennial reaches a height of up to 2 feet with cup shaped purplish flowers and foliage reminiscent of Valerian. It prefers a well drained site with partial shade. Cats find the scent of this plant extremely attractive and may cause damage in their enthusiasm. Historically, Greek Valerian was used in Ancient Greece for treating toothaches, animal bites, and dysentary. It was later used during the 19th Century for treatment of syphilis, headaches, fevers and epilepsy. More recently, the plant has been used for its scent in potpourri and can be boiled in olive oil for a black hair dye. It is often grown as an ornamental for its attractive flowers. Easy to grow and readily self sows. Hardy to zone 2.
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The benefits of green tea and all of its antioxidants and beneficial minerals are almost too numerous to mention. This is the true tea plant where all green and black tea comes from. Single fragrant white or pink flowers are produced October through December. We offer clones from our own stock of the vigorous grower"Tea Breeze" with white flowers and shiny dark green leaves. Like other camellias, tea plants prefer an acidic soil and part shade in hot summer areas. Hardy to zone 6.
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European Bugleweed, Water Horehound, Ou Di Sun. This species originating from Europe is one of the only plant remedies for an overactive thyroid gland. It acts as an astringent and tends to equalize circulation, thus calming the heart palpitations common to the condition. Gypsywort actually blocks T3 production in the liver and interferes with iodine metabolism as well. Contraindicated for pregnant and nursing women, this herb should only be used under the guidance of an experienced herbalist. A robust plant with unusually textured leaves and square stems and will grow to 4 feet with small flowers blooming along the stem. Prefers a moist, sunny location. Give it plenty of room as it will spread by runners underground and create a large patch over time. Perennial. Hardy to Zone 4.
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A well known tonic for the heart,the berries actually improve the elasticity of arteries in the heart and can be beneficial for high blood pressure.The tea, made of the leaf flower and berries make a great cardio tonic or tincture for any kind of heart disease. The tree blooms in May with sweet pinkish white blooms. The thorny little trees were often planted as hedgerows in Europe. The bright red fruits look like tiny apples that you can harvest after the first frost. Hardy small tree. Zones 5-8.
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This is the rose which has giant rose hips in the fall and is an excellent
source of vitamin C. The large size of these hips makes for easy
picking and the spring blooms are a sweet single flowered blossom,
usually dark pink and occasionally white. Makes an excellent
hedge plant. Hardy to zone 2.
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Glorious little shrubs for the greenhouse or warm regions. Blooms from July to September. Delicate yellow flowers and willow like leaves. Sinicuichi is new to most people. Native to the Highlands from Mexico to Northern Argentina, it is an interesting and ancient divination plant. Grows to about 4 feet high and just as wide. Hardy to zone 10.
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