Acid Loving Plant Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Lansing

* Historically, Sambucus racemosa (native to Europe and Asia) was commonly known as European red elder and the very similar Sambucus pubens also known as S. Pubens (native to North America) was known as American red elder.

They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water. * Sarracenia flava , the Yellow pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae .

* The stalk of the blossom is used as a soap substitute. * 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...

Flowers are yellowish-green and tubular with five, reflexed lobes. * Fevertree or pinckneya is a large, open shrub or small tree, growing 10-30 ft. The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like...

It is native to eastern North America from the extreme south of Ontario to central Georgia, and west to Missouri and Arkansas. Racemosa grows in dependably moist, fairly heavy soil.

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added.

* Shiny dark green evergreen leaves, emerging bronzy in spring; white slightly fragrant flowers in pendulous masses; neat upright habit; prefers moist, well-drained, acid soil, but doesn't insist on it; needs shade in the U.S. South; parent of many cultivars;...

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant . * A good hedging plant. * Ilex glabra , also known as Appalachian Tea , Dye-leaves , Evergreen Winterberry , Gallberry , Inkberry , is a species of holly native to the Eastern and the South Central United...

Flowers appear mid-summer to early fall, and may last as the tree's leaves change color. * A beautiful shrub or small tree with shiny 5 to 6 inch dark green lustrous leaves that turn orange and red in the fall.

The flowers are inconspicuous, whitish to greenish-yellow, produced on slender peduncles 25 mm or more long; it is usually dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

It is an evergreen tree that is native to the Southeastern United States in North America. These trees are capable of producing fruit that is a small, blue or black drupe. * The wood is hard, heavy, close-grained, very strong, rather brittle.

* Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots. * The flower looks something like a monkeys face, hence the common and genus names, the latter from the Latin mimus (a buffoon).

* 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.

A good black dye is obtained from the root if it is mixed with iron sulphate. The root is a source of tannin and has been used in making ink. Common names include yellow iris and yellow flag .

* Shiny dark green evergreen leaves, emerging bronzy in spring; white slightly fragrant flowers in pendulous masses; neat upright habit; prefers moist, well-drained, acid soil, but doesn't insist on it; needs shade in the U.S. South; parent of many cultivars;...

Farther south, plants are nearly evergreen. It has been recommended as a styptic. * Common names include Swamp Cyrilla , Titi (U.S.), Bwa wouj (Caribbean), and Leatherwood . * In the northern part of its range, the leaves turn rust-red in fall, dropping...

* Shiny reddish-brown or dark brown bark; often of shrubby habit; native to Rocky Mountains * The buds and twigs are used as a flavouring in stews * Betula occidentalis ( Water Birch , also known as Red Birch ) is a species of birch native to western...

* 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 California and Colorado in the west, and locally south to northern New York in the...

Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like lip. * Acanthus balcanicus, is an endemic herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Acanthus, native to the Balkan peninsula, up to Dalmatia.

* Shiny reddish-brown or dark brown bark; often of shrubby habit; native to Rocky Mountains * The buds and twigs are used as a flavouring in stews * Betula occidentalis ( Water Birch , also known as Red Birch ) is a species of birch native to western...

* Native to mountains from Alaska to California. * Yellow fall color. * It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in September. * A decidious Tree growing to 9 m.

* Wood - close-grained, hard, strong, tough and elastic. * Fall color yellow, orange, dusky red. * The trees have an extensive root system and can be planted on banks etc for erosion control.

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

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...

Coarse, aromatic, triangular, doubly-serrate, long-petioled, basal leaves (to 12" long) with cordate bases. Smaller ovate stem leaves are sessile. * Telekia is a rhizomatous, sunflower-like perennial that is native primarily to mountainous areas in southern...

* For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open. As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn)...

It produces off white four-petaled open flowers that are followed by small, round fruit that ripen from August to October. * Cornus drummondii (Roughleaf Dogwood) is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and Midwestern reigons...