Acid Loving Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Brownsville

Mountain-laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania . A very ornamental plant. Prefers almost full sun. It is the namesake of the city of Laurel, Mississippi (founded 1882).

* 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 .

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.

* With its shiny green leaves and heavily fragrant white summer flowers, it is widely used in gardens in warm temperate and subtropical climates, and as a houseplant in temperate regions.

It has many commercial uses. It grows in forests near the coast on moderate to fertile soils in a protected, sunny position. * Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut.

The leaves can be poisonous. The flowers are 2.5-3 cm (1 in) diameter, white, pink or pale purple, often with small greenish-yellow spots. The fruit is a dry capsule 15-20 mm (.60-.79 in) long, containing numerous small seeds .

* Pinus glabra differs markedly from most other pines in that it does not occur in largely pure pine forests, but is typically found as scattered trees in moist woodland habitats in mixed hardwood forest.

The flower buds resemble white pearls, hence the common name. * Native to China, common pearlbush is a loose, upright, early-blooming, deciduous shrub with a broad rounded shape. It typically matures to 10-15' tall and as wide.

The species is highly variable with respect to its pitchers, with plants in some localities reaching almost 1 metre in height, while in others, plants can be diminutive (such as the seldom seen 30 cm high dwarf form encountered at Garcon Point in Santa...

Extremely winter hardy (grows in the wild as far north as Quebec) and is one of the parents of the Northern Lights hybrids developed by the University of Minnesota. Pink flowers appear in early spring (April-May in St. Louis) before or at the time of...

* An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin, an important mediator of blood vessel constriction, indicating potential for drug development.

* Landscape use: naturalizing borders with other ericaceous plants facer plants with taller plants shady bank stabilization * Fall Foliage: reddish, bronze winter color * An infusion of the leaves and stems has been used to bathe itchy skin.

* An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin, an important mediator of blood vessel constriction, indicating potential for drug development.

The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent of poinsettias. Rich-green foliage. * Fevertree or pinckneya is a large, open shrub or small tree, growing 10-30 ft.

* The Jack Pine ( Pinus banksiana ) is a North American pine with its native range in Canada east of the Rocky Mountains from Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia , and the northeast of the United States from Minnesota to Maine , with the southernmost...

The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins. Sweet and juicy with a pleasant flavour, it makes good raw eating. In English it is known as salal , shallon , or in Britain simply Gaultheria .

The flower buds resemble white pearls, hence the common name. * Native to China, common pearlbush is a loose, upright, early-blooming, deciduous shrub with a broad rounded shape. It typically matures to 10-15' tall and as wide.

They are found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere . * This is the commercial cranberry we eat during the holidays; an attractive plant in its own right, making a low, dense groundcover, with narrow 3/4" shiny dark green...

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. The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess rain...

& Reut.) Hand.-Mazz. Bulgaria east to Georgia. The leaves are evergreen , 6-18 cm long and 2-5 cm broad. Description It is a dense, suckering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, rarely 8 m.

Plants can be grown in containers in pond margins but are then best kept in drier conditions over winter. Requires a lime-free soil. Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan.

Unripe fruits are sometimes pickled.The fruit is about 4cm in diameter. * Synonymous with Halesia tetraptera (tetraptera meaning four-winged). * The ripe fruit is chewed for its acidity.

* Leaves are dark green and leathery. * Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry. * Fairly dense and bushy, especially when young. * Upright flower clusters separate it from P.

* 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.

Birds consume the dry fruit. The greatest use of Cherry laurel is for providing a nearly carefree, dark green visual screen. Cherry Laurel, Carolina Cherry, Laurelcherry or Wild Mock Orange, is a flowering tree native to the Southeastern United States,...

The gray berries appear in large masses, used in candle-making; leaves used to make a gray-green dye. * This is a handsome plant especially in it's native coastal habitat where it is salt tolerant and grows in poor sandy soil.

It has many commercial uses. It grows in forests near the coast on moderate to fertile soils in a protected, sunny position. * Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut.