Bitterroot Restoration

Chrysanthemum a perennial flowering plants. It is a native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Modern chrysanthemums are much more showy than their wild relatives. The flowers occur in various forms, and can be daisy-like, decorative, pompons or buttons.

Millet (Eleusine coracana) is an annual plant in the Poaceae family and an important cereal in India and Africa. Millet is a tall erect grass with an appearance strikingly similar to maize. The plants will vary some what in appearance and size, depending on variety, and can grow anywhere from one to 15 feet tall.

Rye (Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain and forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to barley and wheat. Rye is a cereal grain which can provide a valuable source of energy and protein for animals and poultry.

Sorghum is used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents in addition to Oceania and Australasia. Sorghum is known as great millet and guinea corn in West Africa, kafir corn in South Africa, dura in Sudan, mtama in eastern Africa, jowar in Hindi, solam in Tamil and kaoliang in China.

Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an annual cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. A large part of the remainder is used for malting and is a key ingredient in beer and whisky production. Two-row barley is traditionally used in German and English beers, and six-row barley was traditionally used in American beers. Both varieties are in common usage in America now.

Maize (Zea mays) is grown for human and animal food and for cooking oil. The kernels (grains) are milled into flour to make doughs for various uses such as snack foods, tortillas, bread, pone, etc. The grains are crushed to make hominy for Yankees and grits for southerners. Beer and whiskey for all are made by fermenting the grains.

Wheat (Triticum spp.) is an annual plant made up of roots, a stem, leaves, and the head, which is also called a spike. The roots can grow about 3 to 6 feet (90 to 180 centimeters) deep. The hollow stem has about six segments joined by nodes, each with an attached leaf. Wheat leaves may be short and wide or narrow and long.

Begonia is a flowering plant. It one of the ten largest angiosperm genera. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-stemmed, rhizomatous, or tuberous. The plants are monoecious.

The art of bonsai began in China over two thousand years ago. A bonsai plant is not naturally small. It is done by growing the tree in a small pot or tray. It is kept small by shaping and root pruning. Most evergreen bonsai require a winter dormancy period, or rest period, in order to maintain their ongoing health.

Azaleas are flowering shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron. It bloom in spring, their flowers dying only a few weeks later. Azaleas do not need as much sun as other plants. They live near trees and sometimes under them.