Acid Loving Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In West Covina

In the wild, Carolina silverbell typically does not exceed 35' in height (though specimens have been found in the 80-100' range), and is frequently shrubby in habit. * The ripe fruit is chewed for its acidity.

Pinxter means Pentecost (seventh Sunday after Easter) in Dutch, in reference to the bloom time for this shrub. The species name, Latin for naked-flowered, refers to the fact that the flowers often appear before its leaves are fully expanded.

* 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...

The young stems are green, with the shoots and leaves modified into green spines, 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.2 in) long. Young seedlings produce normal leaves for the first few months; these are trifoliate, resembling a small clover leaf.

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

* 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.

* Bright green needles to 6", 7" cones; native to California south to Baja; grows quickly when young; "a beautiful specimen" (Wyman); used ornamentally in southern California, especially along the coast, and as a timber tree throughout the world in Mediterranean...

In English it is known as salal , shallon , or in Britain simply Gaultheria . * A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble blueberry flowers; purple or black edible fruit; habit depends on growing conditions, scrambling...

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.

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

* A very ornamental and variable plant. * Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas. Prefers almost full sun. * Blue-green evergreen leaves; half-inch flowers in rounded masses at the ends of branches, pink...

The leaves are evergreen, remaining green for 1–3 years before falling. * The dried leaves have been used for smoking as an alternative to tobacco. * The fruits are readily eaten by birds, but are not recommended for human consumption.

* Fraxinus quadrangulata ( Blue Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native primarily to the Midwestern United States , as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.

It grows slowly, requiring about ten years to reach 1.2 metres (4 ft) in height but can grow much faster. Soon a crown of terminal buds appears and the plant starts branching. Its massive trunk comes from the contribution of clusters of aerial roots that...

* Rhododendron atlanticum ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States , from New Jersey south to Georgia .

Grows 6-12'' tall and 6-9'' wide. This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green foliage. Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts.

* 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.

A relative of the evergreen Camellias of Asia, other common names include summer dogwood and Mountain Stewartia. It is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, with smooth, flaking grayish-orange bark.

* 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 grows to heights of 10-25 m, and its trunk diameter reaches 0.5 m. * Trees are very drought tolerant and are planted on slopes in its native range in order to prevent soil erosion.

* It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan.

* 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 .

* It is a large shrub or tree growing to 22 m tall. It also occurs south into northern Baja California in Mexico . It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread in the Pacific...

In English poetry and English stories the holly is inseparably connected with the merry-making and greetings which gather around the Christmas time. It is abundant further south on the southern coast and in the Gulf states, reaching its greatest size...

Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to Asia Minor. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides ,...

This pine has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. The height of this tree is 20–35 m. * Light blue-green or bright to dark green needles, 3-5"; of irregular, picturesque habit, with crooked...

The leaves are evergreen, remaining green for 1–3 years before falling. * The dried leaves have been used for smoking as an alternative to tobacco. * The fruits are readily eaten by birds, but are not recommended for human consumption.