Drought Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Colorado Springs

* Pinus palustris , commonly known as the Longleaf Pine , is a pine native to the southeastern United States , found along the coastal plain from eastern Texas to southeast Virginia extending into northern and central Florida .

* A handsome species, one of the rarest in cultivation (rare even in its own Yalung R.valley) * A small, 8-30' tree/shrub.

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

It is a very hard to secure item. * Pinus longaeva , the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine , is a long-living species of tree found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States .

* Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

Washoensis populations do not warrant distinction as a variety or even a subspecies of P. * Many botanists believe that this is merely a southern outlier of the typical North Plateau race of ponderosa pine.

* Pinus devoniana is closely related to Pinus montezumae (the Montezuma Pine). * It is one of the most elementally Mexican of pines. * These trees project a sense of vigorous strength, for though not generally very large, they are robust, with thick branches...

* This species often grows in mixed in stands with several other pines and/or junipers, in Arizona most often with Apache Pine and Alligator Juniper, but also grows in pure stands.

'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. Elliptic, serrate, pale green leaves (to 3" long) turn yellow in fall.

* A large specimen planted in 1550 stands before the church in the village perche of Fox-Amphoux in the Provence region of southern France. * A yellow dye is obtained from the bark * It is often planted as an ornamental as it is resistant to air pollution...

* It is largely confined to very infertile , excessively well-drained, sandy habitats where competition from larger-growing species is minimized by the harsh growing conditions, as in the Florida scrub .

* Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family. * Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres...

* 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 has been used to treat fungal infections such as candidiasis and athlete's foot, as well as wounds and cough. * Parts of the plant have been used in traditional medicine. * It is pollinated primarily by large bees in the family Apidae, such as carpenter...

* Of somewhat loose habit; sometimes grown ornamentally; gray bark, gray-green foliage, gray-blue fruit; native to the southwest U.S. and Mexico. It grows at 970–2300 m altitude.

It grows slowly, requiring about ten years to reach 1.2 metres (4 ft) in height but can grow much faster. * Being a monocotyledon, it does not display any annual or growth rings so the age of the tree can only be estimated by the number of branching points...

* Roots yield up to 6% gutta-percha, a non-elastic rubber used as an electrical insulator and in making plastics etc. * This is one of the most common species in the genus. Its growth is quite variable under both cultivated and wild conditions.

* It is found on the Black Hills and on foothills and mid-height peaks of the northern, central and southern Rocky Mountains. * Branches usually drooping, smaller in all its parts, of more columnar habit.

Reduce the pine growth slowly over time it will tolerate styling and repotting in the summer months and early fall. Mugo pine is most attractive with its natural shape. The Mugo Pine has small dark green evergreen needles helping it to look great all...

* Purple or lavender terminal flowers. * Common names include Orchid tree and Mountain-ebony. * Native to India and China. * A decidious Tree growing to 12m.

* Maple native to the Mediterranean region from Morocco and Portugal in the west, to Turkey and Lebanon in the east, and north to the Jura Mountains in France and the Eifel in Germany .

It has many common names, including rose moss, eleven o'clock, Mexican rose, moss rose, sun rose, rock rose, and moss-rose purslane. * It is a small, but fast-growing annual plant growing to 30 cm tall, though usually less.

* This tree is remarkable for the number and length of the spines growing on its trunk, which makes it the most formidably armed of temperate trees. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing...

* The leaves are cooked and used as greens. * 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. The water in which the leaves are cooked is used in making corn pudding .

Quercus myrtifolia ( myrtle oak ) is a North American species of oaks in the beech family . * Small oak accent for dry sunny landscape areas. It is part of the red oak group. * Myrtle oak features shiny, leathery leaves (to 2” long) which are dark green...

* Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. * Its natural habitats are dry forests and low shrublands.

A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers. Very vigorous, it can swamp out small plants. It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia . * It is a low, creeping, woody shrub to about 1 m tall and 1–2 m wide but often smaller.