Acid Loving Plant Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Pasadena

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...

* 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...

* Like other members of the genus Sarracenia, the Sweet pitcher plant traps insects using a rolled leaf, which in this species is generally smaller and narrower than most species, usually not exceeding 65 cm.

* Venus Flytraps are not as humidity-dependent as are some other carnivorous plants. * The trapping mechanism is so specialized that it can distinguish between living prey and non-prey stimuli such as falling raindrops; two trigger hairs must be touched...

* 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.

* Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade. * 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...

* 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.

Bell-shaped, fragrant, white flowers with showy yellow stamens appear in pendulous, terminal racemes (to 8" long) in May-June (somewhat late for trees). Flowers give way to drupes which may persist into late autumn.

* An erect, clump-forming perennial which features pale pink to white flowers enclosed in spiny, reddish-purple bracts and arranged in vertical rows on substantial flower spikes rising well above the foliage to 3-4' tall.

Plants are not hardy in Britain, requiring a minimum temperature of 5°c. Its range extends from southern Alabama , through Florida and Georgia , to the coastal plains of southern Virginia and South Carolina .

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...

* The species occurs particularly in wetland habitats, but also on dry sand dunes and grassland. The berries are an important food resource for numerous species of birds. A decoction is used internally in the treatment of diarrhoea, malaria etc, and externally...

* Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Best in part shade. * Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots.

Farther south, plants are nearly evergreen. It has been recommended as a styptic. * Bees produce a dark honey from the flowers. * Common names include Swamp Cyrilla , Titi (U.S.), Bwa wouj (Caribbean), and Leatherwood .

* 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.

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.

It is most easily removed in late spring to early summer. Only the outer bark is removed, this does not kill the tree. It is waterproof, durable, tough and resinous. The boughs are called vihta or vasta.

* 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 tree doesn't mind shade but dislikes high temperatures and drought. The diameter of the trunk at breast height is often 1.5 metres (5 feet), but again, outstanding trees have been recorded up to 1.75 meters (6 feet).

* Greek Fir is native to the mountains of Greece, primarily in the Peloponnesos and the island of Kefallonia, * It is grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens. * Greek Fir was important in the past for wood for general construction.

* Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade. * 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...

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.

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

Coarse, aromatic, triangular, doubly-serrate, long-petioled, basal leaves (to 12" long) with cordate bases. Smaller ovate stem leaves are sessile. Synonymous with Buphthalmum speciosum.

* It is grown for its very high quality timber in Japan, where it is used as a material for building palaces, temples, shrines, traditional noh theatres, baths, table tennis blades and masu.

It weighs 46lb per cubic foot and is sometimes used for panelling, tool handles, bearings etc. * A lovely native American with shiny dark green leaves, red, yellow, and purple in fall; an ericaceous plant that wants moist, acid soil; fragrant urn-shaped...

* 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.