Crop Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Tacoma

* A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis in some people, for dry sunny places; also used medicinally and as a condiment; inconspicuous...

A lupane acid extracted from the thorns showed in vitro anti-HIV activity. Studies in mice suggest that Gleditsia sinensis ethanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of allergic asthma.

* This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. They keep their blue color well after drying.

* Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass or African foxtail grass; syn. * African foxtail grass is native to tropical Africa, the Mediterranean region and the hotter and drier parts of Asia.

'Northern Pearls' is a compact cultivar that grows to 6-8' tall and features racemes (3-5" long) of 5-petaled white flowers (to 2" diameter) which bloom in early spring. Flower buds purportedly resemble white pearls, hence the cultivar name.

This Bonsai is a good one for beginners because it is low-maintenance, a slow grower, and has a burly frame. Reduce the pine growth slowly over time it will tolerate styling and repotting in the summer months and early fall.

You'll be thrilled with the first flush of 3'' purple blooms from June to October. The Purple D'Oro daylily is a wonderfully colored reblooming daylily. The Purple D'Oro daylily prefers full sun.

* The human use of the cactus dates back thousands of years to the northern coast of Peru and the monks of a pre-Inca culture known as Chavin . * Peruvian Torch ( Trichocereus peruvianus ) is found high in the Andean mountain deserts of Peru and Ecuador...

* The grass is also drought- and cold-tolerant and is hardy in zones 4-9. * The foliage is blue green in color and has bright purple flowers. * Bouteloua curtipendula , commonly known as Sideoats Grama , is a perennial short prairie grass that is native...

Unlike Bald Cypress and Pond Cypress , Montezuma Cypress rarely produces cypress knees from the roots . It is a large evergreen or semi-evergreen tree growing to 40 m (130 ft) tall and with a trunk of 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) diameter (occasionally much...

It is dioecious , with male and female cones on separate plants, which are wind pollinated. A tea made from the berries has a spicy gin-like flavour. Alpina , Vitosha , Bulgaria . * The seed cones are berry -like, green ripening in 18 months to purple-black...

* The leaves are cooked and used as greens. The water in which the leaves are cooked is used in making corn pudding . * The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread.

(Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China. * Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m.

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints...

* Rough gray bark, bright green leaves; native to Monterey County, California * Cupressus goveniana is a species of cypress endemic to coastal California in the United States , where it is found in small, scattered populations, not in large forests.

It is partly below ground. Can be dried for future use or soaked in water to produce a flavourful beverage. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots of well-drained soil when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a sunny position in...

It is fast-growing, but not very long-lived by pine standards (to 200 years), and prefers humid climates and moist soil. * Slash Pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat.

* Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona . * It is also an ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors.

* They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods. * Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance.

From 26° to 15° north latitude, from Sinaloa , Mexico to Honduras . * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico , 8 to 25 m tall, dense and round top, the bark is brown...

* In flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Sep to November. * A decidious Tree growing to 25m. * All parts of the plant have a distinguishing strong odour that is often likened to rotting peanuts or cashews.

One thing to remember is a tree is grown indoors, it needs to acclimate to natural outdoor weather changes. * A bluish-green dye is obtained from the berries, it is more permanent than most greens.

* The blue flowers and on occasion white flowers are bonnet shaped. The seed can be slow to germinate. * It is best to sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed can be sown in late winter in a cold frame.

* Eucalyptus cloeziana, Gympie Messmate, is a small to tall tree with rough bark on most or the whole of the trunk and larger branches. * The tree reaches its best development in the Gympie region, where some magnificent forest trees attain heights near...

They are also medicinal. It is a dioecious, perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn. * Humulus lupulus (common hop or hop) is a species of flowering plant in the Cannabaceae...

* Can be grown as a small ornamental tree. * Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan. The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds.

This hardy pine species is relatively disease free and tolerates poor soil conditions, making it a good choice for all levels. Pines make an amazing bonsai because the rough bark on their trunks makes them look old early on.