Drought Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Fort Collins

* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea .

It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals. * Its natural habitats are dry forests and low shrublands. * Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant...

* It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. * Thin 8" needles; 4" cones; native to Mexico. It grows between 1300-3250 m. From 26° to 15° north latitude, from Sinaloa , Mexico to Honduras .

* Because of its isolation in a remote area, it escaped discovery until 1964. * Seedlings have up to 24 cotyledons on germination (the most of any plant)! * It differs from all other pinyon species in that it has very massive cones and large seeds.

* 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.

The cones are ovoid, 1.5–2.5 cm (0.59–0.98 in) long and 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) broad.Montezuma Cypress is primarily a riparian tree, growing along upland riversides, but can also be found next to springs and marshes .

It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener.

* It is a shrub -like clumping palm, with several stems growing from a single base. Plants grow in poor dry soils in the wild. * Very young leaf buds are cooked as a vegetable. The whole leaf can be used in weaving.

Mostly at 1000-3000 m (Kral 1993). * It is found on the Black Hills and on foothills and mid-height peaks of the northern, central and southern Rocky Mountains. * An infusion of the dried buds has been used as an eye wash.

* Found mostly on flat-topped limestone hills. * Forms thickets on shallow soil, seldom a single tree. * A shrub or small tree with light gray, flaking bark.

* In North America it is known as Hedge Maple and in Australia it is sometimes called Common Maple. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia...

* Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a deep rich loam with plenty of leafmold and a sunny position. Angustifolia , but plants often grow taller, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 ft (45 to 75 cm) tall, with some growing 3 feet (90 cm) or more tall.

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

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

The wind-dispersed fruit develops in a flat, oval membranous wing ( samara ) 1 - 1.5 cm long and notched at the outer end . The tree is short-lived in temperate climates, rarely reaching more than 60 years of age, but in its native environment may live...

For the densest cover plants should be cut to ground level each April. The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens . It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia .

* The whole plant contains a very aromatic essential oil, giving out a scent somewhat like lemon peel. * A good border plant with white or pinkish flowers on a vertical stalk; a long-lived plant, makes a substantial clump in the garden.

* A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting. * Native to the U.S. Southwest, where it is sometimes used as a street or shade tree; 3-5 leaflets per leaf; dark gray scaly ridged bark; velvety young shoots, downy leaves.

The bark is removed and the shoots are used unsplit as rod foundations in coil basketry. * It is pollinated primarily by large bees in the family Apidae, such as carpenter bees, bumblebees, Anthophora, and Centris.

* An infusion of the dried buds has been used as an eye wash. The 'North Plateau' group includes populations formerly assigned to P. * Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes, who valued it especially for...

Flower stalk - roasted[183]. 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 the greenhouse until they are at least 20cm tall.

* It is a large shrub or tree growing to 22 m tall. It also occurs south into northern Baja California in Mexico . * The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni ) is an evergeen oak , highly variable and often shrubby, found in areas of California in the...

That is it becomes very hard over time during wood drying. * Pinus virginiana ( Virginia Pine , Scrub Pine , Jersey Pine ) is a medium-sized tree , often found on poorer soils from Long Island in southern New York south through the Appalachian Mountains...

* An evergreen Tree growing to 10 m (32ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a medium rate. * This is perhaps the most strongly scented flower in the world! * Exceptionally large trees recorded include a 35 m (114 ft) high specimen from the Chickasawhay District, DeSoto...

Used for tool handles, furniture etc. Americana, though it is usually sold under that name. * A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting. * The wood is hard, heavy, rather strong, tough, elastic, brittle, coarse-grained.

* The leaves and the wood are antiseptic and expectorant. * The Lebanon Cedar is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 40 m (130 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in diameter.

* New Jersey tea is a compact, dense, rounded shrub which typically grows 2-3' tall (less frequently to 4'). * White flowers in panicles, midsummer; a handsome shrub with dark green 3" leaves, compact and very adaptable regarding sun and moisture, doesn't...