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* Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2" flowers, not long-lasting, in pendulous panicles at branch tips; tough and adaptable; full sun or part shade;...

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

* The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental plantings. * A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect.

Prinophyllum) are also found within the range of this species. Oblong to elliptic green leaves. * Pinxterbloom azalea is a deciduous shrub that is native to moist woods, swamp margins and open areas from Massachusetts to South Carolina and Tennessee.

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring...

* Sarracenia rubra , also known as the Sweet pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia . The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess rain from entering the pitcher and diluting the digestive...

It likes moist acid organic laden well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade, the edge of woodlands is ideal. The leaves do roughly resemble giant oak leaves being shiny dark green, nice purple, red, or orangish brown in fall.

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have antitumor properties. * It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine.

A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern...

Grows 6-12'' tall and 6-9'' wide. Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts. It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden.

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.

* The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of the respiratory system. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas...

It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. * Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added.

* Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

The cones are cylindric-conic, 4-8 cm long and 2 cm broad, maturing pale brown 5-7 months after pollination, and have stiff, smoothly rounded scales. The leaves are needle-like, 12-22 mm long, rhombic in cross-section, dark bluish-green with conspicuous...

It weighs 46lb per cubic foot and is sometimes used for panelling, tool handles, bearings etc. The tree is frequently seen as a component of oak-heath forests. It is native to eastern North America, from southern Pennsylvania south to northwest Florida...

* The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels . * Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of acorns than other native American oak species.

It is important to have healthy branching or the overall growth of the tree will suffer. * Rhododendron schlippenbachii ( Royal Azalea ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the Korean Peninsula and adjacent regions of Manchuria ( Liaoning , Nei Mongol...

It is rare in the north of its range in southern Connecticut, southeastern New York, and isolated areas of Cape Cod, and always small there. * Ilex opaca is a medium-sized broadleaved evergreen tree growing to 10-20 m tall, exceptionally up to 30 m tall,...

* A blue dye is obtained from the inner bark. * The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves, which are dark green, pale yellow in fall, or to the bark, which is gray, platelike, and sometimes shaggy;...

Besides mescaline, it also contains varying phenethylamines and other substances in minimal proportions * Today it is still used by Curanderos (medicine men) of northern Peru. They prepared a brew called "achuma" , "huachuma" or "cimora" which was used...

* Pinus washoensis may be synonymous with P. * For now, this small-coned form of P. Ponderosa subsp. * Many botanists believe that this is merely a southern outlier of the typical North Plateau race of ponderosa pine.

U S Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Food borne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins 1992 (Bad Bug Book) Nurhayat Suetluepmar, Afife Mat and Yurdaguel Satganoglu (February 1993).

* Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental . Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of...

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