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Herb twopence, an evergreen trailing plant. A popular name for various plants of the genus Lysimachia, especially Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, Primulaceae. Moonwort - Honesty, a herb of the genus Lunaria. Also, any fern of the genus Botrychium. Motherwort - A herb, Leonurus cardiaca, of the mint family, Lamiaceae. Also, mugwort.
The clusters of yellow flowers are produced in summer, retain their colour after picking, and are used in dried flower arrangements. This plant is sometimes used as a spice. Although called "curry plant" and smelling like curry powder , it is not related to this mixture of spices, nor the curry tree ( Murraya koenigii ), and is not used as ...
A perennial herb, it should be planted in full sun, 38 to 46 cm (15–18 in) apart, and cut back to the ground in the autumn. It grows up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. It is hardy to USDA zone 5 (−30 °C or −22 °F). Outside of its native range, it may become an invasive weed. [7]
The herb is also used for eyestrain and to relieve inflammation caused by colds, coughs, sinus infections, sore throats, and hay fever. Parts used include the leaf, the stem, and small pieces of the flowers. Typical preparations include a warm compress, or tea. Eyebright preparations are also available as an extract or capsule.
Melilotus officinalis, known as sweet yellow clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot [2] and common melilot, is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa, and Australia.
Tansy: corymb of flower heads with recognisable Fibonacci spirals entered by ants Tansy is a flowering herbaceous plant with finely divided compound leaves and yellow, button-like flowers. It has a stout, somewhat reddish, erect stem, usually smooth, 50–150 cm (20–59 in) tall, and branching near the top.
They can grow to be 3-4 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide. The flowers can be either white or yellow and they bloom in the summer and the fall. the flower shape is like a cup and is normally less than 1 inch. When the plant is touched it sometime gives of a aroma of lemon or tangerine and obviously camphor. [8]
It is an annual or biennial herb from 10 to 50 centimetres (3.9 to 19.7 inches) in height (rarely to one metre), with trifoliate leaves and small yellow flowers borne in dense racemes. [4] Similar to Melilotus altissima Thuill. in general. The flowers are 2 – 3 mm long and produce a hairless pod of similar length. [5]