Acid Loving Plant Seeds For Sale In El Monte

* Sheep laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes in order to commit suicide. * A very ornamental and variable plant.

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;...

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

Prefers almost full sun. A very ornamental plant. Dislikes dry soils, requiring cool, permanently moist conditions at the roots. * Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas.

Used in construction, ship building etc wherever great strength is required. The general shape of the tree is conical with tiered, horizontal branches that are often somewhat pendulous toward the tips.

* A cross between M. * Magnolia × soulangeana has alternate, simple, shiny, dark green oval-shaped leaves on stout stems. * Its flowers emerge dramatically on a bare tree in early spring, with the deciduous leaves expanding shortly thereafter, lasting...

Used in construction, ship building etc wherever great strength is required. The general shape of the tree is conical with tiered, horizontal branches that are often somewhat pendulous toward the tips.

It is in flower from Jun to July. The plant prefers loamy acid and neutral soils, and can grow in very acid soils.It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. * White flowers in long clusters; may be a tree or shrub; egg-shaped fruit with five...

Alba, it is used for furniture, cabinet making, interior finishes, fence posts and fuel. * The acorns of the chestnut oak are 1.5–3 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, among the largest of native American oaks, surpassed in size only by the bur oak and possibly...

It blooms from April to May, with trusses of 6–12 flowers, campanulate, white to pink, and fragrant. * It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–12 metres (9.8–39.4 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong to oblong-elliptic, 8–14.5...

The leaves can be poisonous. Leaves are sclerophyllous, simple, alternate, and oblong (10 to 30 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide). Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam. * Flowers to 2" across, white, pink, or purplish; likes cool, moist, acid soil and shade;...

* 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.

* 1/2-1" yellow-green trumpet-shaped flowers backed by white, pink, or rose sepals, "beautiful for flower effect" (Dirr); dark green simple 4-8" leaves; likes moist acid soil; native to southeast U.S. * In earlier days, malaria and other fevers were treated...

The leaves can be poisonous. Leaves are sclerophyllous, simple, alternate, and oblong (10 to 30 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide). Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam. * Flowers to 2" across, white, pink, or purplish; likes cool, moist, acid soil and shade;...

They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water. * Grow in sun or partial shade in peat or moss. Plants require continuously moist conditions in a loose compost of sphagnum peat, live sphagnum and...

It is one of the species whose leaves are used for food by Koalas. * The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish. Tallowwood is drought and frost tender. It has many commercial uses.

The flower buds resemble white pearls, hence the common name. * Native to China, common pearlbush is a loose, upright, early-blooming, deciduous shrub with a broad rounded shape. It typically matures to 10-15' tall and as wide.

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

Pubens (native to North America) was known as American red elder. * Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies.

* Red-brown bark, pink flowers, bright green leaves. * The fully ripe fruit is pleasantly acid with a flavour resembling green apples. It is low to the ground with some of the lower branches rooting in the soil and others extending more outward than upward.

X intermedia, source of most cultivars. * Hamamelis mollis is a species of witch-hazel native to central and eastern China , in Anhui , Guangxi , Hubei , Hunan , Jiangxi , Sichuan , and Zhejiang .

* Bright green needles to 6", 7" cones; native to California south to Baja; grows quickly when young; "a beautiful specimen" (Wyman); used ornamentally in southern California, especially along the coast, and as a timber tree throughout the world in Mediterranean...

* Landscape use: naturalizing borders with other ericaceous plants facer plants with taller plants shady bank stabilization * Fall Foliage: reddish, bronze winter color * An infusion of the leaves and stems has been used to bathe itchy skin.

* Native to SE United States * Requires a light porous sandy soil in full sun. Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild. * Andropogon virginicus is a species of grass known by several common names, including broomsedge bluestem and yellowsedge...

* The fruit is rich in iron and copper. * It is native to eastern U.S. and much used in Europe. * The nicest tree form of Serviceberry. * The fruit, which are pomes, are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.

Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. * Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position. * The species has reddish-purple flowers; grows in marshes, ditches, and other wet places, even in shallow water; flowering in June and...