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Echinacea purpurea or Purple Coneflower -
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Evening Primrose "Ozark Sundrops" -
Chinese Leopard Flower or Blackberry Lilly -
Yellow Dotted Mint Monarda punctuata -
Dandelion with a pollinator friend
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Wild Ginger
Asarum caudatum
The root oil has been used in perfumes. The root, itself, is a digestive tonic prescribed for colic and flatulence. Native Americans used it as a...
Winter Savory
Satureja hortensis
This sweet culinary delight is native to central Europe and the Mediterranean. Grows to 2 feet tall with a nice rounded form and shiny, aromatic, evergreen...
Wormwood
Artemesia absinthium
This striking Artemesia can get quite large, forming a mound of silvery blue-green foliage and sending up 5 foot stalks with small gold flowers....
Wild Cherry
Prunus virginiana
Wild Black Cherry, Choke Cherry. Hardy landscape tree growing to 25 feet and covered with white blooms in the spring followed by reddish purple fruit, great...
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
This twining perennial vine native to the hardwood forest of the eastern U.S. is an effective anti-spasmodic for the digestive system and the uterus....
Wolfberry
Lycium chinense
Gou Gi Zi. Matrimony Vine. A medicinal food in China where the young leaves and shoots are cooked. The sweet berries are snacked on fresh or added to soups...
Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
This is the species most commonly used for its medicinal root. The plant is a little trickier in a garden setting. It prefers very good drainage and does...
Wisteria - Japanese
Wisteria floribunda
Lavender blue and white flowers borne in dense clusters to 12-18‰Û long. Large pinnate leaves turn golden in Fall. Roots are used in TCM. Blooms in April...
Wild Dagga
Leonotis leonurus
This plant grows wild in South Africa and is used as a smokeable euphoric by the Hottentot tribe. Internally, the tea of the dried leaves is taken to treat...
Willow Purple
salix purpurea
Originally from Europe, this willow variety has attractive purple catkins in the spring. All willow varieties can be coppiced (repeatedly pruned) for basket...
Woodruff, Sweet
Galium odoratum
Traditional use: As an ingredient in German punch it was considered helpful in the treatment of migraines, nervous conditions and stomach pains. Used during...
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Usually seen naturalized on stream banks, this water loving herb is known for its sprightly taste. Many gardeners don‰Ûªt realize that watercress can grow...
Chinese Wild Yam
Dioscorea batatas
Another variety of wild yam originating in Asia. The leaves on this plant have a spicy fragrance. Medicinally used to treat nerve pain, IBS, diarrhea and...
Witch Hazel
Hammamelis virginiana
This deciduous shrub has smooth bark and fragrant late Fall flowers. A distillation of the leaves and flower bearing twigs is a powerful astringent and...
