Acid Loving Plant Seeds For Sale In Philadelphia

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

* 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...

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * Cliftonia monophylla ( Buck-wheat tree , Buckwheat tree , Titi ) is a tree native to the United States .

This shrub reaches between one and two meters in height. It is low to the ground with some of the lower branches rooting in the soil and others extending more outward than upward. * Arctostaphylos patula is a species of manzanita known by the common name...

Leaves are sclerophyllous, simple, alternate, and oblong (10 to 30 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide). It produces large, showy, white to purple flowers each June. The fruit is a dry capsule 15-20 mm (.60-.79 in) long, containing numerous small seeds .

Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters. * Native to primarily North and South Carolina, but also found in Virginia and Georgia. * Upright flower clusters separate it from P. * Fairly dense and bushy, especially when young.

A deciduous shrub, with terminal clusters of pink, tubular, vase-shaped, slightly fragrant flowers. Funnel-shaped, pink or white flowers with protruding stamens occur in large clusters, appearing before or with the leaves.

* One of the most handsome plants for landscape designers. * Hydrangea quercifolia ( Oakleaf hydrangea ) is a species of hydrangea native to the southeastern United States , from North Carolina west to Tennessee , and south to Florida and Louisiana .

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

Rhododendron species are used as food plants by the larvae of some members of the order Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths ) (See List of Lepidoptera that feed on rhododendrons ).

The Japanese red pine prefers full sun on well-drained, slightly acidic soil. * The Japanese Red Pine ( Pinus densiflora ) has a home range that includes Japan , Korea , northeastern China ( Heilongjiang , Jilin , Liaoning , Shandong ) and the extreme...

Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. * The species has reddish-purple flowers; grows in marshes, ditches, and other wet places, even in shallow water; flowering in June and July; needs acid soil in cultivation; many elaborate,...

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia .

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...

Canadensis ) and therefore under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature it would be known as Amelanchier × lamarckii . * A decidious Shrub growing to 6 m. * The plants are covered with one inch wide white flowers in spring, followed by edible...

* The bark can be made into a herbal medicine for expectant mothers. * The fruit is rich in iron and copper. * The nicest tree form of Serviceberry. * The fruit, which are pomes, are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.

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.

A relative of the evergreen Camellias of Asia, other common names include summer dogwood and Mountain Stewartia. * Stewartia ovata (Mountain Camellia; also Stuartia ovata) is a species of Stewartia native to low to mid-elevations in the southern Appalachian...

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 hardy to zone 4. * Betula nigra ( River Birch ; also occasionally called Water Birch ) is a species of birch native to the eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern Minnesota , and south to northern Florida and east Texas .

* The bark or leaves of the plant were brewed for a bitter cold remedy, made as tea or smoked. * It is a deciduous shrub growing to 4-metre (13 ft) tall with bright green shoots with an angular cross-section.

* Shiny dark green, evergreen leaves; upright, rounded, densely branched; unique among hollies in that it often spreads by suckering; doesn't mind shade but prefers sun; Dirr recommends it for foundations, hedges, and accent plants, particularly the cultivars;...

* Parrotia persica ( Persian Ironwood ) is a deciduous tree in the family Hamamelidaceae , the sole species in the genus Parrotia but closely related to the genus Hamamelis (Witch-hazels).

Unripe fruits are sometimes pickled.The fruit is about 4cm in diameter. * Few trees flower more elegantly-- white, bell-shaped, 3/4" blooms dangling like raindrops in rows along year-old branches; spring flowering; the limbs arch up and out to form a...

* Pitch can also be obtained from the resin and is used for waterproofing, as a wood preservative etc. Rosin is the substance left after turpentine is removed. Wood - coarse-grained, light, soft, brittle, not strong, very durable, resinous.

* The wood is light, fragrant, easily worked, resists insects damage. Used in construction, ship building etc wherever great strength is required. They are native to China, Taiwan and northern Vietnam, where they may reach 50-55 m in height.

Chokeberries are cultivated as ornamental plants and also because they are very high in antioxidant pigment compounds, like anthocyanins. * The fruits are eaten by birds (birds do not taste astringency and feed on them readily), which then disperse the...