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No.

Common Name

Latin Name

Zone

Sun

Size

Uses

1

Siberian Pea Tree

Caragana arborescens

2

Full

4-6 m

  • Seeds similar to peas; edible
  • Blue dye obtained from leaves
  • Bark fiber used for cordge
  • Nitrogen-fixing

2

Marsh Mallow

Althaea officinalis

3

Full

1.2 m

  • Potherb
  • Used to treat inflammation
  • Dried roots used as toothbrush
  • Ground root used as lotion
  • Glue made from root

3

Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

2

Semi/ Full

.45 m

  • Leaves edible, raw or cooked
  • Red dye obtained from root
  • Diuretic
  • Traditionally used to stuff mattresses

4

Goosegrass

Galium aparine

3

Semi/ Full

.5 m

  • Roasted seed used as coffee substitute
  • Tea made from entire plant has many medicinal uses
  • Red dye obtained from root
  • Rubbed on hands, removes pitch and sap
  • Steams used to filter liquids

5

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

2

Semi

.2 m

  • Poultice used to treat inflammation and headaches

6

Blackwood

Cotoneaster racemiflorus

3

Semi/ Full

1.4 m

  • Wood used in basket-making
  • Rose-tan dye obtained from fruit
  • Yields manna-like substance called shir-khist, that is high in natural sugars

7

Siberian Iris

Iris sibirica

3

Full

1 m

  • Edible starch obtained from root
  • Insecticide

8

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

2

Semi/ Full

.6 m

  • Salad greens
  • Hop substitute in brewing
  • Haemostatic
  • Repels beetles, ants, flies & mosquitoes

9

Arctic Poppy

Papaver nudicaule

2

Semi/ Full

.3 m

  • Red & biege dyes obtained from flowers
  • Yellow & brown dyes obtained from seed pods
  • Anodyne

10

Rosebay

Rhododendron aureum

2

Semi/ Full

.5 m

  • Haemostatic
  • Used in Tibetan traditional medicine