Acid Loving Plant Seeds For Sale In St Petersburg

* 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 .

* 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 cm (3 1?8–5 3?4 in) by 3–9.2 cm (1 3?16–3 5?8 in) in size.

* 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 .

The fruit is a red drupe 6–7 mm diameter containing three to five pits The leaves are 1.5-7 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with an entire or finely serrated margin and an acute apex, and a 0.5–2 cm petiole.

The Japanese red pine prefers full sun on well-drained, slightly acidic soil. * Light blue-green or bright to dark green needles, 3-5"; of irregular, picturesque habit, with crooked leaning branches; bark orange-red or orangish; much used for bonsai and...

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.

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

The flower buds resemble white pearls, hence the common name. It typically matures to 10-15' tall and as wide. * Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2"...

Oblong to elliptic green leaves. Prinophyllum) are also found within the range of this species. Shrub, (usually closer to 6 ft.) with picturesque, horizontal branching above. The species name, Latin for naked-flowered, refers to the fact that the flowers...

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

Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam. It retains its waxy, deep-green leaves for up to 8 years, but once shed are slow to decompose. The leaves can be poisonous. The leaves are 9-19 cm (3-8 in ) long and 2-4 cm (0.75-1.5 in) broad.

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. * Pterostyrax corymbosa is a deciduous Tree growing to 12 m (39ft 4in) at a fast rate.It is hardy to zone 6.

It is hardy to zone 4. It is in flower in March, and the seeds ripen in June. It is commonly found in flood plains and/or swamps . * A decidious Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in) at a fast rate.

* A cross between M. * Its flowers emerge dramatically on a bare tree in early spring, with the deciduous leaves expanding shortly thereafter, lasting through summer until autumn. Quinquepeta; large spreading shrub or small tree; flowers of plants from...

Rhododendron schilippenbachii, a popular species for bonsai, these flowering shrubs are beautiful bonsai. It is important to have healthy branching or the overall growth of the tree will suffer.

Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters. * Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry. * Fairly dense and bushy, especially when young. * Upright flower clusters separate it from P.

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...

The cones are cylindric-conic, 4-8 cm long and 2 cm broad, maturing pale brown 5-7 months after pollination, and have stiff, smoothly rounded scales. The shoots are orange-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence.

Oblong to elliptic green leaves. Prinophyllum) are also found within the range of this species. Shrub, (usually closer to 6 ft.) with picturesque, horizontal branching above. The species name, Latin for naked-flowered, refers to the fact that the flowers...

* 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.

Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. Requires a lime-free soil. Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. * Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position.

May be grown as a large, multi-stemmed shrub or trained as single trunk tree. Prefers moist, acidic, organically rich soils in part shade. * Synonymous with Halesia tetraptera (tetraptera meaning four-winged).

Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam. It retains its waxy, deep-green leaves for up to 8 years, but once shed are slow to decompose. The leaves can be poisonous. The leaves are 9-19 cm (3-8 in ) long and 2-4 cm (0.75-1.5 in) broad.

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. * Pterostyrax corymbosa is a deciduous Tree growing to 12 m (39ft 4in) at a fast rate.It is hardy to zone 6.

The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent of poinsettias. Flowers are yellowish-green and tubular with five, reflexed lobes.

Mollis is widely grown as an ornamental plant, valued for the strongly-scented flowers appearing in winter when little else is growing. X intermedia, source of most cultivars. * Hamamelis mollis is a species of witch-hazel native to central and eastern...

It usually grows to only 3-5' tall and features 5-petaled, showy, white flowers in drooping clusters which appear before the leaves emerge in early spring. * The fruit is sweet and juicy with a good flavour that has a hint of apple.