Dye Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Lansing

Viscosa flowers lack petals during evolution to increase exposure to the wind. * Dodonaea viscosa is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions...

The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. * A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.

Mix in peat moss and Ferrous Sulfate to increase the soil acidity. Evergreen, deer resistant, good for cutting. Looks best if trimmed to a compact 4-6 feet. Plant in sun or partial shade.

* Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing.

Established plants are fairly drought tolerant, they succeed in dry shade. * Prefers a sandy soil. Hardy to at least -15°c. A very ornamental plant. * Seedlings grown from our seed will not be variegated as the plants are in some of the pictures above.

This species is found in the Himalaya from 300 to 1800 m and on limestone in Sichuan , China and Vietnam . * The plant is burnt as an incense. * Bright green or bluish-green; drooping branchlets; native to Himalayas.

* Abies fargesii is a species of fir, which is a conifer in the Pinaceae family. * It is found only in China. It is also known as Farges' fir, after the French missionary, botanist and plant collector, Paul Guillaume Farges, 1844-1912.

The shoots are orange-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence. The leaves are needle-like, 12-22 mm long, rhombic in cross-section, dark bluish-green with conspicuous stomatal lines.

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

(Taxus celebica), a large, ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), widespread in China at elevations up to 900 meters (3,000 feet). The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (11?2 inches) long—broader than those of most other yews—and...

The height of this tree is 20–35 m. * Light blue-green or bright to dark green needles, 3-5"; of irregular, picturesque habit, with crooked leaning branches; bark orange-red or orangish; much used for bonsai and in the landscape for its appealing form;...

It is a highly variable tree, and closely related to Cupressus goveniana , enough to sometimes be considered a subspecies of it. * Cupressus pigmaea ( Mendocino Cypress ) is a taxon of disputed status in the genus Cupressus endemic to certain coastal...

The dye gives a lovely colour to linen, but it is transient. Thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart. * The flowers are often used in dried-flower arrangements because they retain their colour well.

* Useful for wet spots in West Coast gardens. Conservation Plant Characteristics Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. * A decidious Tree growing to 12 m at a fast rate. * Native to western North America , from Washington east to western Montana and south to California.

* Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens. The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye.

It has been used to make baskets, mats, ropes and as an ornament on bows, arrows etc. An excellent fuel. It is often found in recently disturbed areas, open woods, on nutrient-rich soil.

* Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas. Prefers almost full sun. * Sheep laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes...

In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . These two small populations represent what was once a very large forest on the west coast.

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic. It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum.

* The scientific name honors Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, during whose reign it was described as a new species in 1925. * trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m * The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip * It is...

The very fragrant flowers are used by the Chinese to impart a pleasant aroma to tea, wine and sweet dishes such as lotus seed soup, pastries and steamed pears. They are also added to herbal medicines in order to disguise obnoxious flavours.

Bark red-brown, scaly and plated when young, turning dark gray-brown with irregular square, thick plates. Li (1997) contends that morphological study (Wu 1956) and molecular analysis (Wang and Szmidt 1990) suggest this is a hybrid, P.

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

* Wyman calls this "a fine, narrow tree"; 1/2" needles, light green; cones to 4"; conical in outline, with ascending branches, lacking the tiered quality of some spruces; native to Japan.

* In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece. Division after flowering or in autumn. * Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark, leathery, pedate leaves carried on stems to 9–12 in (23–30...

The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. * A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.