Acid Loving Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Illinois

* Blue-green evergreen leaves; half-inch flowers in rounded masses at the ends of branches, pink to purplish or white. Prefers almost full sun. * A very ornamental and variable plant.

* Arctostaphylos patula is a species of manzanita known by the common name greenleaf manzanita . It is low to the ground with some of the lower branches rooting in the soil and others extending more outward than upward.

The leaves are needle-like, 12-22 mm long, rhombic in cross-section, dark bluish-green with conspicuous stomatal lines. 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...

The fruit is a dry capsule 15-20 mm (.60-.79 in) long, containing numerous small seeds . It produces large, showy, white to purple flowers each June. Leaves are sclerophyllous, simple, alternate, and oblong (10 to 30 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide).

* Tallowwood ( Eucalyptus microcorys ) is a native Eucalypt species common in New South Wales and Queensland , Australia . Tallowwood is drought and frost tender. * The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish.

The white flowers bloom in spring and summer and are highly fragrant. * Gardenia jasminoides is a shrub with greyish bark and dark green shiny evergreen leaves with prominent veins.

Baeticum (Boiss. The leaves are evergreen , 6-18 cm long and 2-5 cm broad. The flowers are 3.5-5 cm diameter, violet-purple, often with small greenish-yellow spots or streaks. Description It is a dense, suckering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall,...

The leaves are needle-like, 12-22 mm long, rhombic in cross-section, dark bluish-green with conspicuous stomatal lines. 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...

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * Cliftonia monophylla ( Buck-wheat tree , Buckwheat tree , Titi ) is a tree native to the United States .

The tree doesn't mind shade but dislikes high temperatures and drought. The tree generally reaches heights of about 31 metres (100 feet), but exceptional trees have been recorded up to 53 metres (173 feet).

* An evergreen native to China, where it is a widely used timber tree; the wood resists rot; of pyramidal habit with slightly pendulous branches; bark brown, peeling to reveal reddish underbark; green or blue-green needles; likes moist, acid soils and...

* The cone for the Jack pine tree is usually 5 cm and curved at the tip. * In the far west of its range, it hybridizes readily with the closely related lodgepole pine ( P. * The trees have an extensive root system and are well adapted for growing in poor...

* 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 Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica ) is one of the best known species of Camellia . It is a flowering shrub or a small tree native to Japan , Korea and China . It is also the official state flower of Alabama .

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia .

Pinky-purple flowers, 1 1/2"; a deciduous species that blooms before leafing out, the earliest of all to bloom; site to protect from late freezes; leaves to 4" x 1 1/4", light green, yellows and reds in fall; needs acid soil; parent of several cultivars;...

* 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 .

* If the prey moves around in the trap, it tightens and digestion begins more quickly.Speed of closing can vary depending on the amount of humidity, light, size of prey, and general growing conditions.

* Light blue-green or bright to dark green needles, 3-5"; of irregular, picturesque habit, with crooked leaning branches; bark orange-red or orangish; much used for bonsai and in the landscape for its appealing form; prefers well-drained, slightly acid...

* 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;...

* Banksia ericifolia grows as a large shrub up to 6 metres (20 ft) in height, though often smaller, around 1–2 metres (3–6 ft), in exposed places such as coastal or mountain heathlands.

[10] Subdivision This genus has been progressively subdivided into a hierarchy of subgenus , section , subsection , and species . Some of the best known species are noted for their many clusters of large flowers.

* A good hedging plant. Gallberry nectar is the source of a pleasant honey that is popular in the southern United States. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant . * Shiny dark green, evergreen leaves; upright, rounded, densely branched; unique...

Serotina ); the last is treated as a subspecies of Pitch Pine by some botanists . Rosin is the substance left after turpentine is removed. * Pitch can also be obtained from the resin and is used for waterproofing, as a wood preservative etc.

* An evergreen native to China, where it is a widely used timber tree; the wood resists rot; of pyramidal habit with slightly pendulous branches; bark brown, peeling to reveal reddish underbark; green or blue-green needles; likes moist, acid soils and...

* The species has been introduced to other areas of Europe, and also to the Americas, New Zealand and Australia, where it is often considered a weed and is a serious problem invasive species in some areas (notably the western United States, Chile and...

Leucophylla produces crimson flowers in the spring before its characteristically small spring pitchers. Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World and inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) savannas along the United...