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Achillea millefolium : Apple Blossom Yarrow

Good drainage required and prefers full sun. Grwos up to 24" tall. Gets white or pink flowers early summer through late fall.

Medicinal Uses: Whole plant used for colds, fevers, nosebleeds, to induce perspiration, purify the blood, open pores, and reduce inflammation

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Aquilegia sp. : Columbine

Full sun to partial shade with good drainage. Light shade will lengthen the flowering season. Flower colors include red, pink, yellow, blue, white and purple. Bloom time in late spring and early summer

Medicinal Uses: Used to treat the plague. Symbolized the Holy Ghost.

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Borago officinalis:Borrage

Prefers well drained, moist soil, but tolerates poor, dry soil. Full Sun. Blue flowers from spring until frost.

Medicinal Uses: Leaves, flowers and seeds used to sooth damages tissue, reduce fever, relieve bronchial and throat infections, cure dry skin, and in mouthwash

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Cimicifuga racemosa: Black Cohash

Native to America, prefers moist soil and partial shade. Grows five to six feet tall. The plant has slender, white bottlebrush shaped flowers.

Medicinal Uses: Rhizome used to relieve aches and pains, supress coughing, lower fevers, slow pulse and to relieve discomfort from arthritis, menstration, menopause and labor.

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Digitalis purpurea: Foxglove

Biennial. Prefers good drainage, neutral to acidic.

Medicinal Uses: Rhizome used to relieve aches and pains, supress coughing, lower fevers, slow pulse and to relieve discomfort from arthritis, menstration, menopause and labor. POISON

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Echinacea sp. : Coneflower

Native to North America, Grows up to two feet tall. Purple or white flowers with drooping petals lasting from May to August

Medicinal Uses: Used to help restore normal body functions and to strengthen the immune system.

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Gaultheria procumbens: Wintergreen

Native to America, acidic soil and partial shade. Creeping form, grows three to six inches tall. Pink and white flowers in the summer. red fruit in the winter.

Medicinal Uses: Leaves, fruits and oil used as an antiseptic, for perfumes, and flavorings, and to relieve arthritis, sprains and excess mucus.

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Hamamelis virginiana: Witch Hazel

Native to America, Shrub or small tree fifteen feet tall, with a ten foot spread. Prefers moist soil, neutral to acidic pH. Sun or partial shade. Yellow fall color, and yellow flowers

Medicinal Uses: Leaves, branches and bark used for diarrhea, colitis, hemorrhages in the stomach and lungs. Also used as an astringent, and for sore throats and varicose veins.

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Hypericum perforatum: St. John's Wort

Native to europe and Asia. Well drained to dry soil, sun to partial shade. upright plant with a woody base, twelve to twenty-four inches tall. yellow flowers in the summer

Medicinal Uses: Whole plant used for treatment of anxiety, menopause, burns, bruises, cramps and as an antidepressant.

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Lavandula officinalis: Lavendar

Prefers well drained soil and sun. Grows 2-3 feet tall with purple-blue flowers from July to September.

Medicinal Uses: Used for it's fragrance, and for intestinal gas

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Lobelia siphilitica : Great Lobelia

Native to America, prefers moist soil and partial shade. Grows around 2 feet tall. has blue flower spikes in late summer.

Medicinal Uses: All parts of the plant were used for treatment of syphilis and diarrhea, and to promote fluid retention

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Melissa officinalis : Lemon Balm

Native to Southern Europe. Requires moist soil and sun or parital shade. Lemon scented, toothed leaves

Medicinal Uses: whole plant used for fever reduction, to improve digestion, repel insects, and for nervous disorders, tension, headaches and herpes.

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Monarda didyma : Beebalm

                                                   Native to America, prefers moist soil and sun. Has erect stems and grows up to 2' tall. Has bright red flowers in the summer and the fall.

Medicinal Uses: All parts of the plant are used for reduction of fevers and to aid digestion

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Myosotis scorpioides : Forget-me-not

Native to Europe. Prefers wet soils. Tiny blue flowers beginning in May.

Medicinal Uses: used to treat snakebites and insect stings

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