Acid Loving Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Santa Clarita

* Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a small procumbent woody groundcover shrub 5–30 cm high. * A good ground-cover for steep sandy banks in a sunny position or in light shade. It is valuable for checking soil erosion on watersheds.

The flower buds resemble white pearls, hence the common name. It typically matures to 10-15' tall and as wide. * Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2"...

Plants are very cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c. * Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas. Succeeds in open woodland or along the woodland edge.

The edges of the lobes are fringed by stiff hair-like protrusions or cilia, which mesh together and prevent large prey from escaping. * If the prey moves around in the trap, it tightens and digestion begins more quickly.Speed of closing can vary depending...

Grows 6-12'' tall and 6-9'' wide. This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green foliage. It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden.

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America.

* In spring, the plant produces small, bright red flowers with 5-fold symmetry. The red petals are long and strap-like, and dangle over the umbrella-like style of the flower, which is held upside down at the end of a 50 cm long scape.

* Betula nigra ( River Birch ; also occasionally called Water Birch ) is a species of birch native to the eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern Minnesota , and south to northern Florida and east Texas .

The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock . The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings. It has sharply-toothed, lance-shaped green leaves and bears large, showy, bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped...

* Ilex glabra , also known as Appalachian Tea , Dye-leaves , Evergreen Winterberry , Gallberry , Inkberry , is a species of holly native to the Eastern and the South Central United States and southern Canada ( Nova Scotia ).

* A cross between M. * Its flowers emerge dramatically on a bare tree in early spring, with the deciduous leaves expanding shortly thereafter, lasting through summer until autumn. Quinquepeta; large spreading shrub or small tree; flowers of plants from...

The fruit can also be used for making jelly and cider. It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc. This shrub reaches between one and two meters in height.

* Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures. * A shrub or tree in the legume family. * The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey.

* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

* It is grown as an ornamental tree, often planted in temple grounds in Japan. It is also often grown as bonsai. * An attractive, variable plant, often with a vertical central leader, horizontal side branches, and drooping branchlets; a loose, open habit;...

* The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread. * Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores.

* The species has reddish-purple flowers; grows in marshes, ditches, and other wet places, even in shallow water; flowering in June and July; needs acid soil in cultivation; many elaborate, unusual, beautiful, and rather difficult-to-grow cultivars, in...

* The spongy bark at the base of the trunk is pliable, absorbent and astringent. * Bees produce a dark honey from the flowers. It has been recommended as a styptic. Farther south, plants are nearly evergreen.

The male cones are yellow, 2–3 mm long, and fall soon after shedding their pollen in March–April. It is a shrub or small tree , very variable and often a low spreading shrub, but occasionally reaching 10 m tall.

Elliptic, serrate, pale green leaves (to 3" long) turn yellow in fall. * This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is native to Manchuria and Korea.

* The Chinese make fences around their compounds with interlaced branches of this plant.These branches take root and form a very graceful hedge. * Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish...

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.

There are about 37 occurrences for an estimated total of 4000 individuals. * A small deciduous tree with gray bark and spreading branches; 1/4" bright red fruit; native to West Virginia and southwest Virginia.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

* Significant progress has been reported on polyphenols, particularly ellagic acid, tannins and anthocyanins, antioxidant activity, anti-cancer and anti-viral properties. * An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin,...

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae.

Very vigorous, it can swamp out small plants. The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens . It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from...