Dye Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Chicago

* This is considered a noxious weed in some areas. It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide.

* A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. * Calia secundiflora is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae , that is native to the southwestern United States ( Texas , New Mexico ) and Mexico ( Chihuahua and Coahuila south...

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * The mature trees grow to a height of 15-25 m, rarely up to 34 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.2 m. * Of symmetrical conical habit; needles stiff, often twisted, dark green, to 7"; cones 2-4 1/2"; native...

* A low shrub with dark green evergreen leaves, shiny on the undersides; 2-3" flowers, bright yellow, throughout summer; easy to grow--tolerates dry soil; said to grow best in shade; grows quickly; native to southeast Europe, Asia Minor.

* A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming off the wax as it rises to the surface. Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall.

Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to Asia Minor. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides ,...

* The wood of the shrub extremely hard and reddish, from which the common name comes. Betula is the genus for birch, and the species name refers to the birch-like leaves. * Native American Californians used the hard wood for arrows, digging, spearing...

* Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree-like plant in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, and locally in western Morocco, and introduced to the Azores.

* This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on a thick shaggy trunk that is typically about 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter, sometimes wider. * The leaves are used in the treatment of cancer and hepatoma.

* Gossypium hirsutum , known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton , is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, constituting some 95% of all cotton production.

* 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...

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status)...

It is native to interior western North America , in the U.S. states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming , growing in mountains at 1600–3000 m altitude.

* An excellent fuel. The tree was 18 m in height with a d.b.h. of 5 m in 2013. * The fruit is a small, dark-purple berry-like drupe, 1 cm wide, hanging in short clusters, and are extremely popular with birds and other wildlife.

The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, with 5–6 sepals and no petals. Each plant is single-sex , either male or female, with hermaphrodites being extremely rare. An average-size bush produces 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of pollen , to which few humans are...

The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock . It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates. Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally...

* Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

Pinus mugo mughus is an outdoor tree and with protection from extreme heat and cold, it can stay outdoor all year long. Reduce the pine growth slowly over time it will tolerate styling and repotting in the summer months and early fall.

* It is considered a good forage grass in Africa. * It was introduced in the 1930s into Arizona, United States, to provide grazing. * African foxtail grass is a perennial grass growing to 20 to 120 cm (10 to 50 in) tall.

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Hedera helix for cough, bronchitis. * It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ( trees , cliffs , walls ) are available,...

* American Beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown as an ornamental in gardens and yards . * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late...

It also contains fat branches and a spreading crown along with thick leaves. 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.

Serotina ); the last is treated as a subspecies of Pitch Pine by some botanists . Taeda ), Shortleaf Pine ( P. * Variable, often rather scrubby; 3-5" needles, opening yellow green, later dark green; grows well on poor sandy acid soils; salt-tolerant,...

In cultivation, leaves up to 23 cm long may be produced. * The Mexican government has declared this species endangered. * Seedlings have up to 24 cotyledons on germination (the most of any plant)!

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

The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender,...

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