Acid Loving Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Akron

As plants take several years to flower in the wild, it is very sensitive to too-frequent burns and has been eliminated in some areas where this occurs. * Flowering is in autumn, or in winter in cooler areas; the inflorescences are flower spikes 7–22...

* Synonymous with Halesia tetraptera (tetraptera meaning four-winged). Prefers moist, acidic, organically rich soils in part shade. In the wild, Carolina silverbell typically does not exceed 35' in height (though specimens have been found in the 80-100'...

* Kalmia latifolia , commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood , is a species flowering plant in the blueberry family, Ericaceae , that is native to the eastern United States . Mountain-laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania .

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.

The glandular leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and are divided shallowly into a few dully toothed lobes. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of up to 20 flowers hanging pendent or held erect on the branches.

Clusters of soft pink to white to lavender, slightly fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers (to 1.5” across), each with 5 long curved stamens, bloom in April immediately preceding the emergence of the foliage.

* Native to SE United States * Requires a light porous sandy soil in full sun. It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild.

The flowers are camellia-like, 6-12 cm diameter, with five white petals and numerous white, yellow or purple stamens; they appear in early to mid-summer. It is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, with smooth, flaking grayish-orange...

* When the bark or leaves are cut they secrete a reddish resin, one of several sources of substances known as dragon's blood. It grows slowly, requiring about ten years to reach 1.2 metres (4 ft) in height but can grow much faster.

* Native to Southeast Australia. * The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures.

The gray berries appear in large masses, used in candle-making; leaves used to make a gray-green dye. Shiny dark green leathery leaves, aromatic when crushed, may be deciduous or semievergreen.

* A very popular curiosity plant. A great way to promote interest in science. * The trapping mechanism is so specialized that it can distinguish between living prey and non-prey stimuli such as falling raindrops; two trigger hairs must be touched in succession...

Rhododendron ponticum subsp. Spain, Portugal. Description It is a dense, suckering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, rarely 8 m. Baeticum (Boiss. The flowers are 3.5-5 cm diameter, violet-purple, often with small greenish-yellow spots or streaks.

One report says that it is unclear whether this was for medicinal purposes or for the intoxicated state it could produce. The fruit is a red berry. * This extremely winter hardy, prostrate, slow-growing, evergreen shrub or ground cover will typically...

The whole leaf can be used in weaving. Requires very good drainage with abundant moisture in the summer and a sunny position. * Very young leaf buds are cooked as a vegetable. Plants have been used to form hedges in Mediterranean areas.

This species is cultivated as a chaparral landscaping plant and it is used to stabilize soil against erosion on mountain slopes. It would be easier to dry the whole fruit, grind this into a powder and use it in soups etc.

The leaves are needle-like, 12-22 mm long, rhombic in cross-section, dark bluish-green with conspicuous stomatal lines. The shoots are orange-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence.

The leaves are needle-like, 12-22 mm long, rhombic in cross-section, dark bluish-green with conspicuous stomatal lines. The shoots are orange-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence.

It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals. * Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.

* Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in). The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets.

Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat varicose veins. * Seed - sow the seed thinly in early spring in a cold frame in light shade. Germination can be rather slow, sometimes taking 12 months or more.

Quinquepeta; large spreading shrub or small tree; flowers of plants from seed, 5-10", may be white, pink, or purplish, usually darker on the outside, whitish inside; flowers before leafing out, and sporadically thereafter--but flowers sometimes damaged...

The gray berries appear in large masses, used in candle-making; leaves used to make a gray-green dye. Shiny dark green leathery leaves, aromatic when crushed, may be deciduous or semievergreen.

* Yellow-green spiny leaves; red fruit almost 1/2" wide, lasting into winter; of pyramidal habit in youth, later more open, with horizontal branches, sometimes contorted; must have male and female to get fruit; parent of many varied cultivars; native...

* A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis in some people, for dry sunny places; also used medicinally and as a condiment; inconspicuous...

It grows at moderate altitudes of 1,300-2,600 m, on dry soils, often together with Pinus monophylla . Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall. * A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming...

* This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. * This tree is remarkable for the number and length of the spines growing on its trunk, which makes it the most...