Acid Loving Plant Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Elgin

* 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.

* Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous leaves, yellow and scarlet in fall; native to the Pacific Coast, and said to fare poorly on the East Coast.

* It flowers in mid summer from July to August. Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like lip. * An erect, clump-forming perennial which features pale pink to white flowers enclosed in spiny, reddish-purple...

* It has bright green needles 6-10"; cut branches used for Christmas decorations. * Conical in youth, later more open, with a rounded crown; fast growing, soon colonizes abandoned fields.

The 3" late summer fragrant flowers are white with yellow centers. It forms several vertical trunks close to ground level. * A beautiful shrub or small tree with shiny 5 to 6 inch dark green lustrous leaves that turn orange and red in the fall.

A sweet flavour. Harvested in early spring, before the leaves unfurl, by tapping the trunk. It is sometimes called White Birch that is outstanding in the winter landscape and the bark peels off to reveal reddish orange underbark.

* It flowers in mid summer from July to August. Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like lip. * An erect, clump-forming perennial which features pale pink to white flowers enclosed in spiny, reddish-purple...

The leaves can be poisonous. Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam. * Flowers to 2" across, white, pink, or purplish; likes cool, moist, acid soil and shade; dark green evergreen leaves 4-8"; of open habit; flowering in summer; native from Nova Scotia...

* Native Americans used black cohosh to treat gynecological and other disorders, including sore throats, kidney problems, and depression. The drying seed heads stay handsome in the garden for many weeks.

The wood works well and is suitable for interior uses such as cabinets, but trees with large straight trunks are not sufficiently common to make the tree of commercial interest. * A large roundish or oval shrub or small tree; inconspicuous creamy flowers,...

* 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.

* Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies. Many authorities have now grouped both of these red elders together under the name of Sambucus racemosa.

* An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. Hardy to at least -20°c. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture. Likes shadebut it succeeds in sun or partial shade.

* The leaves are used as a condiment in gravies etc. * Sweet bay magnolia is native to the southeastern United States north along the Atlantic coast to New York. * A tea is made from the leaves.

* 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.

Leaves are obovate , simple, alternating, deciduous , and grow to 2.5-7.5 cm long. * Distinguishing features of this species are crenate leaf margins and fruiting pedicels that are 2–8 mm long.

Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus , as they have a prominently veined mid-rib and sword-like shape. A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used...

* Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the genus Vaccinium subgenus Oxycoccos , or in some treatments, in the distinct genus Oxycoccos . They are found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere...

* The small, scented, cream-white flowers open in early summer, and are followed later by berries which start red and turn black when ripe. * Sakaki is one of the common trees in the second layer of the evergreen oak forests.

* A decidious Tree growing to 12 m at a fast rate. Conservation Plant Characteristics Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. * Native to western North America , from Washington east to western Montana and south to California.

* Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake . * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed.

* An oil similar to Wintergreen oil (obtained from Gaultheria procumbens) is obtained from the inner bark. It is waterproof, durable, tough and resinous. It is used medicinally and also makes a refreshing tea.

* The inner bark has been chewed in the treatment of toothaches. * An easily grown plant, it prefers an open position in a moisture retentive or wet neutral to acid humus-rich soil.

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...

* Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S. * A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets.

* It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce and they would love each other again.

* It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce and they would love each other again.