Acid Loving Plant Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Fairfield

* Ilex glabra is one of the very few evergreen shrubs (broadleaf or narrowleaf) to thrive in wet sites, noted for its evergreen foliage and upright, spreading, and suckering shrub growth habit when in species form.

* 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.

To be able to compete successfully in such habitats, it has adapted greater shade tolerance than most other pines. * Pinus glabra ( Spruce Pine ) is a tree found on the coastal plains of the southern United States , from southern South Carolina south...

Leucophylla produces crimson flowers in the spring before its characteristically small spring pitchers. 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...

* 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.

* The pin oak is in the red oak subgenus: pointed lobes.The sinuses are very deeply cut and u-shaped.The amount of sinus area is approximately equivalent to the amount of actual leaf area.The upper branches point upwards, the middle branches are perpendicular...

The 3" late summer fragrant flowers are white with yellow centers. * Franklinia alatamaha is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, but commonly 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft).

* Betula occidentalis ( Water Birch , also known as Red Birch ) is a species of birch native to western North America , in Canada from Yukon east to western Ontario and southwards, and in the United States from eastern Washington east to western North...

Plants can be grown in containers in pond margins but are then best kept in drier conditions over winter. * The species has reddish-purple flowers; grows in marshes, ditches, and other wet places, even in shallow water; flowering in June and July; needs...

The crown is broadly conic, while the brownish bark is scaly and deeply fissured, especially with age. It adapts well to pruning and makes a magnificent hedge. It is best planted out of strong winds and sun in moist, acid soil, although may tolerate some...

The fruit is a red drupe 6–7 mm diameter containing three to five pits * Ilex mucronata is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall. The leaves are 1.5-7 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with an entire or finely serrated margin and an acute apex,...

Farther south, plants are nearly evergreen. * The spongy bark at the base of the trunk is pliable, absorbent and astringent. * Common names include Swamp Cyrilla , Titi (U.S.), Bwa wouj (Caribbean), and Leatherwood .

Some botanists treat pond pine as a subspecies of pitch pine. Other reports say that it is closely related to P. * This species is possibly no more than a form of P. Rigida); it is distinguished from that species by the longer needles and on average slightly...

* Persea borbonia is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family, with several common names including redbay, tisswood, scrubbay, shorebay, and swampbay. * A large roundish or oval shrub or small tree; inconspicuous creamy flowers, dark blue fruit on red...

* Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade. A poisonous plant if consumed by people or animals.The name "andromeda" originated in the genus where the plant was formerly placed.

Large, coarse, rich-green leaves are concentrated at branch ends. The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent of poinsettias.

* Clethra alnifolia ( Sweet Pepperbush , Anne Bidwell or Summersweet ), is a flowering plant in the genus Clethra , native to eastern North America from southern Nova Scotia and Maine south to northern Florida , and west to eastern Texas .

* A decidious Shrub growing to 2m. * A shrubby species with nearly round 1" leaves. * Native to North America , occurring in arctic and cool temperate areas from Alaska east to Newfoundland and southern Greenland , and south at high altitudes to northern...

The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn. Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. Leaves are obovate , simple, alternating, deciduous , and grow to 2.5-7.5...

This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. * Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree...

As of March 2014 it is the organism having the largest sequenced genome size. * Conical in youth, later more open, with a rounded crown; fast growing, soon colonizes abandoned fields.

Macedonian pine is of great value for research into hybridisation and genetic modification to develop rust resistance in these species; hybrids with eastern white pine inherit some resistance.

* The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands.

Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Grown for its beautiful red flowers in mid summer. * A very ornamental plant. It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers.

* Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers. * Similar to Cornus alba but with coral red stems and bluish fruits.

The fruit is a red drupe 6–7 mm diameter containing three to five pits * Ilex mucronata is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall. The leaves are 1.5-7 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with an entire or finely serrated margin and an acute apex,...

Small but very sweet and nutritious, it is sold in local markets in Canada and some parts of America. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. * An imposing, sturdy looking native with smooth gray bark and dark green leaves, a glorious dark golden-brown...