Butterfly Attracting Plant Heat Tolerant For Sale In Seattle

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae.

* Wood - coarse and straight-grained, soft, not strong, moderately high in shock resistance, very durable in the soil. It weighs about 28lb per cubic foot. They are like Catnip for Catfish!

The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United...

* The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc. Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine.

The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles.

It has since been determined to be very invasive and so is being eradicated many places. Therefore, it was heavily planted in the midwest and eastern US. It was touted as a great plant for wildlife and erosion control.

The trees are beautiful in the spring with white blooms and in the fall the dark berries appear. All Bonsai need root protection in below freezing temperatures. * Ligustrum vulgare ( Wild Privet , also sometimes known as Common Privet or European Privet...

Seeds can be collected and used for propagation. The leaves are 2.5–9 cm long, pinnate, with six to eight leaflets; the leaflets are 1.6–4.5 cm long and 1.1–2.3 cm broad. The golden yellow flowers are truly fantastic to look at and they attract...

* Sun- and drought-tolerant. Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers.

* Ligustrum lucidum ( Glossy Privet , Chinese Privet or Broad-leaf Privet ) is a species of privet native to the southern half of China . * Noxious weed in California * Chinese privet has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 1,000 years.

* The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in 1812 in Hortus Kewensis. These are followed by cylindrical pods that are 3 to 5 cm in length. * It is a prostrate or twining shrub which can spread to a width of 1.5 metres and has light green...

* The fruit can also be ground into a powder and used as a spice. It is also often grown as bonsai. * Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai),...

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering...

* In recent years, this species has been extensively used in Bonsai. * Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the European...

* If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. Blooms late summer to early fall. * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself...

* Extremely salt tolerant, good for seaside planting and holding beach sand in place. Needles tend to be quite long but can be reduced with the pruning techniques. This hardy pine species is relatively disease free and tolerates poor soil conditions,...

Howard and Styrax officinalis subsp. The inflorescence is short and few-flowered. * A deciduous shrub or small tree with 3/4" white drooping flowers in clusters of 3 to 8, from March-May; likes heat, summer drought, often growing on dry rocky slopes on...

* Trees are very drought tolerant and are planted on slopes in its native range in order to prevent soil erosion. The leaves are scale-like, 2-5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots.

* This variety is upright growing, very columnar. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging.

* Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever, coughs, womb prolapse and malaria. It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide.

They are leathery, hairless, and darker and shinier on the upper surfaces. * Very tolerant of pruning and maritime exposure, it can be grown as a wind resistant hedge. Inside are black seeds in a bed of resinous pulp.

* If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. Blooms late summer to early fall. * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself...

* Big Bluestem is a perennial grass. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time when soil temperatures have...

* The stalk of the blossom is used as a soap substitute. * The plants tolerate clipping and make an attractive informal hedge. * Clethra alnifolia ( Sweet Pepperbush , Anne Bidwell or Summersweet ), is a flowering plant in the genus Clethra , native to...

In the wild, trees grow best in areas where summer temperatures average 24 - 30°c and the humidity is high. * Trees are probably much hardier when grown in areas with hot summers.

It wmay survive in zone 7, but a cold winter could do it in. * This is an amazing endangered maple from South China and Vietnam. Newly grown leaves and samaras take on a reddish hue.

* It has lovely red fall color. * This small tree or shrub is well adapted to harsh conditions. * Will grow on alkaline soils while withstanding climatic extremes; hot, cold and dry!