Drought Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Costa Mesa

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. * It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine. * The pod is used as a soap substitute. * Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas...

* The Arizona White Oak is a perennial tree and may grow up to 60 ft with a diameter of 3.3 ft. The amount of acorns produced can also vary year to year, one year there may be about 32,000 acorns and the next year there may be very few.

It also has numerous sharp needle-like spines produced on the leaf stems; these protect the stem growing point from browsing animals. * It is a shrub -like clumping palm, with several stems growing from a single base.

The sweetish but poisonous seeds are sometimes used by children as marbles. Pinnate foliage turns golden yellow in fall. This distinct plant, alone in its genus, commemorates Baron Ferdinand von Ungnad, Austrian ambassador at Constantinople, who introduced...

* The fruit can also be ground into a powder and used as a spice. It is closely related to Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) and Juniperus conferta (Shore Juniper), the latter sometimes treated as a variety or subspecies of J.

Flowers give way to woody drupes that ripen in July-September. Populations are found in northern Guangdong, southern Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces. * Jacktree is a small spreading deciduous tree or large shrub that typically grows to 15-20' tall.

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other...

It is native to the southeastern United States ( Mississippi , Alabama , Florida , Georgia , South Carolina ). Untoothed margins are rolled under. It has leaves with no teeth or lobes, hairless on the upperside and also on the underside except along the...

Flowers give way to woody drupes that ripen in July-September. Populations are found in northern Guangdong, southern Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces. * Jacktree is a small spreading deciduous tree or large shrub that typically grows to 15-20' tall.

The seed can be slow to germinate. * In traditional herbalism columbine was considered sacred to Venus; carrying a posy of it was said arouse the affections of a loved one. Stored seed can be sown in late winter in a cold frame.

* For now, this small-coned form of P. Ponderosa subsp. Washoensis populations do not warrant distinction as a variety or even a subspecies of P. * Pinus washoensis may be synonymous with P.

However according to Cancer Research UK, "there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including cancer". A somewhat astringent taste raw, it improves considerably when cooked and is delicious...

* Pampas grass is highly adaptable and can grow in a wide range of environments and climates. * A widespread urban myth is that pampas grass is used by swingers to advertise their presence to other swingers in the area.

* 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 Hornbeam.

It has also been introduced to Belize , Costa Rica and Nicaragua , growing at 1200–3000 m altitude. * Often has drooping branchlets; foliage green; half-inch cones; native to Mexico and Central America.

* Cupressus bakeri , the Modoc Cypress , Siskiyou Cypress or Baker Cypress , is a species of cypress native to the United States , in a restricted area of northern California ( Siskiyou , Modoc , Shasta and Plumas Counties) and southwest Oregon (very...

* 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 .

* This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is native to Manchuria and Korea. Elliptic, serrate, pale green leaves (to 3" long) turn yellow in fall.

Some believe it to have been the stacte used together with frankincense , galbanum , and onycha to make Ketoret , the Tabernacle incense of the Old Testament. It has a simple, relaxed form, with very thin elliptical leaves 5-10 cm long and 3.5-5.5 cm...

* 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 .

* The bark is soft, flaky, tessellated, light brown or yellow-brown, where smooth, greyish white or yellowish above. * The tree reaches its best development in the Gympie region, where some magnificent forest trees attain heights near 60 metres.

In India, it is called "nau bajiya" or "9 o'clock flower" as it blooms in morning around 9:00 am. * Portulaca grandiflora is a flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay and often cultivated in gardens.

* Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family. * These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges.

It spreads very quickly and will often kill local native plants such as palo verdes by taking away nearby water. * It is considered a good forage grass in Africa. The introduction was largely unsuccessful but the grass began to appear as a weed beside...

The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47.

Can be grown as a hedge. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Also tolerates some drought. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils.

* These trees project a sense of vigorous strength, for though not generally very large, they are robust, with thick branches and twigs, and large foliar units of very long, often drooping needles.