White birch-leaved spirea Seeds / Spiraea betulifolia

It is a large shrub or small tree that is native to wooded areas on slopes, valleys and grasslands in northeast China, Siberia and Korea. It is commonly called Amur lilac. It typically grows in a multi-stemmed form to 6-8’ (less frequently to 12').

Shrub or tree 3-6, less often up to 8-12 m high, with a rounded-tent-shaped or wide-pyramidal, fairly symmetrical crown, the fruit is a red or brownish-red, less often yellow apple, broadly ovoid or broadly ellipsoidal in shape, long 7-10 mm.

A particularly unusual and rarely seen shrub which originates from China. Rhodotypos scandens bears single, white flowers from the tips of each shoot with an appealing simplicity. The blooms are later replaced by large berries meausining up to 8mm across.

Here is a bold dwarf annual that can be easily started from Marigold seeds. Red Brocade features semi-double, flat, crested flower heads. These blooms are bi-colored with shades of red and yellow.

A perennial medicinal and aromatic plant, mint tea has a restorative effect on diseases of the respiratory tract and digestive organs.