Acid Loving Plant Seeds For Sale In Grand Rapids

* Native to the west coast of North America , from British Columbia to California. * An evergreen Tree growing to 15 m. * It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen in October.

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. * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong.

* It has attractive small, deep crimson-pink flowers that occur early summer. * A very ornamental and variable plant. * Sheep laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes...

Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. Requires a lime-free soil. Plants can be grown in containers in pond margins but are then best kept in drier conditions over winter.

It blooms from April to May, with trusses of 6–12 flowers, campanulate, white to pink, and fragrant. * Fragrant white or pink flowers to 3" across; 8" evergreen leaves; parent of many hybrids; native to eastern China.

Extremely winter hardy (grows in the wild as far north as Quebec) and is one of the parents of the Northern Lights hybrids developed by the University of Minnesota. Bright green foliage (grayish woolly beneath) turns bronzish in fall.

* It is native to the eastern United States, where it can be found in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia. There are about 37 occurrences for an estimated total of 4000 individuals.

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. * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong.

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

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...

Used in construction, ship building etc wherever great strength is required. * 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...

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.

It is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, with smooth, flaking grayish-orange bark. * Stewartia ovata (Mountain Camellia; also Stuartia ovata) is a species of Stewartia native to low to mid-elevations in the southern Appalachian...

* An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin, an important mediator of blood vessel constriction, indicating potential for drug development.

It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed. It is also the official state flower of Alabama . * The parent of many camellia cultivars; shiny leathery dark green leaves; flowers red, white, or pink, often produced...

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;...

* The fruit is sweet and juicy with a good flavour that has a hint of apple. * Running serviceberry is a deciduous, early-flowering, stoloniferous shrub which typically suckers and spreads to form thickets.

It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed. It is also the official state flower of Alabama . * The parent of many camellia cultivars; shiny leathery dark green leaves; flowers red, white, or pink, often produced...

Information on Vireyas Information+photos of hybrids and species Information on Rhododendrons by Marc Colombel, founder of the Societe Bretonne du Rhododendron. Sister taxon Subgenus Therorhodion (Maxim.) A.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

* A shrub grown for its pale yellow, fragrant flowers in spring before leaves emerge; part or full sun; leaves dark green, gold or yellow-green in fall; Japan native. Tolerates average garden soils, but not unamended heavy clays.

It is the namesake of the city of Laurel, Mississippi (founded 1882). * Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas. * Kalmia latifolia , commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood , is a species flowering...

The young stems are green, with the shoots and leaves modified into green spines, 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.2 in) long. * The species has been introduced to other areas of Europe, and also to the Americas, New Zealand and Australia, where it is often...

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

* The fruit is rich in iron and copper. * The fruit has a sweet flavor. * The fruit, which are pomes, are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. * Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1200

It is noted for its pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers (each to 3/4” diameter) that bloom in May-June. Flowers give way to greenish-brown, olive-shaped drupes that often persist into late autumn.

It is found as far south as the Palomar Mountain area in southern California , with reports that it is found in Baja California , Mexico . * Rhododendron occidentale ( Western Azalea ) is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North...