40+ Epliobium Fireweed Fleischeri Herb / Ground Cover / Perennial Flower Seeds

Description: 40+ SEEDS...... EASY TO GROW FROM SEEDS. FIREWEED HAS UPRIGHT STALKS WITH WILLOWY LEAVES THAT REACH ABOUT12 INCHES TALL. IT GETS WONDERFUL FLOWERS OF BRIGHT PURPLE/PINK IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE-SEPTEMBER. WHILE ITSPREADS ITSELF AROUND WITH WONDERING ROOTS....IT IS EASY TO CONTROL. THE LEAVES AND YOUNG SHOOTS AREEDIBLE, RAW OR COOKED. EARLY SEASON SHOOTS OF THIS WILLOW-HERB ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A DELICACY BY SOME, ANDARE HARVESTED LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER. SHOOTS AND YOUNG STEMS ARE PEELED AND CAN BE EATEN RAW ORSTEAMED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ASPARAGUS. WHEN PROPERLY PREPARED SOON AFTER PICKING....THEY ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF VITAMIN C AND PRO VITAMIN A. THESE HAVE BEEN USED IN HERBAL MEDICINE TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION, AS A RELAXANT LAXATIVE, AND TO TREAT BURNS, COUGH AND ASTHMA. IT IS ALSO USED AS A SWEETENER IN CANDY AND FOR HONEYPRODUCTION. IT DERIVES ITS NAME FROM ITS ABUNDANCE AS A COLONIZER ON BURNT SITES AFTER FOREST FIRES. ITSTENDENCY TO QUICKLY COLONIZE OPEN AREAS WITH LITTLE COMPETITION, SUCH AS SITES OF FOREST FIRES AND FORESTCLEARINGS, MAKES IT A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF A PIONEER SPECIES. LIKES FULL SUN OR PARTIAL SHADE. AFTER SEEDLINGSHAVE SPROUTED...IT IS OK TO LET SOIL DRY OUT A LITTLE BETWEEN WATERING. CAN BE STARTED INDOORS IN WINTER TO TRANSPLANTED OUTDOORS IN SPRING.....OR CAN BE SOWN DIRECTLY INTO THE GROUND IN SPRING, SUMMER OR FALL. INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED. COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT....ALL ADDITIONAL ITEMS SHIP FREE!! WE SPECIALIZE IN RARE, UNUSUAL AND BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS THAT ARE EASY TO GROW FROM SEED. PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE OTHER UNIQUE FLOWER SEEDS WE HAVE LISTED ON EBAY.

Price: 4.49 USD

Location: Omaha, Nebraska

End Time: 2025-01-25T19:34:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.1 USD