Dye Plant Flowering Shrub For Sale In Albuquerque

The bark can also be made into a string. Wood - close-grained, soft, brittle. A dark grey to green dye can be obtained from the fruit. It has been used to make baskets, mats, ropes and as an ornament on bows, arrows etc.

* Fruit is attractive to wildlife. * It is closely related to the European Sambucus nigra, and some authors treat it as conspecific, under the name Sambucus nigra subsp. * Perhaps best when massed in naturalized areas where suckering spread is acceptable.

* Mexican-buckeye, an 8-12 ft., deciduous tree, can reach 30 ft. This distinct plant, alone in its genus, commemorates Baron Ferdinand von Ungnad, Austrian ambassador at Constantinople, who introduced the Horsechestnut into western Europe in 1576.

The common name "Tea Tree" is also shared with the related Melaleuca tree of Australia suggesting that both were used to make tea by Captain Cook. This name arose because Captain Cook used the leaves to make a 'tea' drink.

Trifoliate leaves are in a pinnate arrangement, with each leaf featuring three elliptic to lance shaped leaflets (each to 2" long) with serrate edges that taper to a point. It is native to open forests, thickets and disturbed areas in Japan.

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine . A bitter tasting pungent herb with an antiseptic effect, it is chiefly used to treat boils, carbuncles, mumps and infected neck glands.

* A refreshing tea can be made from the young shoot tips. The seed remains viable for many years. * The flowers have a delicate sweet perfume. * Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed.

Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate, 4–5 mm, sparsely tomentose or glabrescent at fruiting; leaf blade obovate to elliptic, 2–4.5...

; Japanese : ??? Sweet osmanthus is also the 'city flower' of Hangzhou , China. The flowers have a scent of apricots. Kinmokusei ; also known as Sweet Olive, Tea Olive and Fragrant Olive) is a species of Osmanthus native to Asia , from the Himalaya east...

It makes part of the undergrowth of the Mississippi river valley, and is found most frequently on rocky slopes. * Ptelea trifoliata is the second-northernmost New World representative of the Rue (Citrus) family after American prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum...

The common name "Tea Tree" is also shared with the related Melaleuca tree of Australia suggesting that both were used to make tea by Captain Cook. This name arose because Captain Cook used the leaves to make a 'tea' drink.

Typically grows 10-25' tall. Elliptic-oblong, glossy, dark green leaves (to 3" long). Gray bark fissures on older trees revealing an attractive orange inner layer and resulting winter interest.

* Habit and Form an deciduous shrub dense, rounded habit ascending branches, erect 6' to 10' tall 4' to 10' wide medium texture moderate growth rate * White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance,...

* 2" white four-petaled flowers in late spring, followed by 1/3" hard shiny black seeds, which last through winter; forms a loose, mounding shrub; doubly serrate leaves; native to Japan and China.

Persian Lilacs are highly valued for their pale lavender flowers and delightful scent. Can take partial shade or full sun. We have put together a collection containing 2 Tree Form Persian Lilacs and 3 Persian Lilac shrubs.

It is named after William Kerr , who introduced the cultivar 'Pleniflora'. * A decoction of the flowering shoots is used in the treatment of coughs and women's complaints. * Kerria japonica , the sole species in the genus Kerria , is a deciduous shrub...

* Annatto, obtained from the oily arils of the seeds is the world's second most important (after caramel) natural colorant (Mercadante and Pfander 1998), yielding yellow to red colors.

Common names include Texas Mountain Laurel , Texas Mescalbean , Frijolito , and Frijolillo . * A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. * An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds...

Genista juncea ), also known as Weaver's Broom , is a perennial, leguminous shrub native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe , southwest Asia and northwest Africa , where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils.

* One of the few roses grown for its foliage as well as its flowers; their color is difficult to describe--Dirr says coppery or purplish, but dusty purple gray and reddish blue also come to mind; flower color varies from seed--generally light to deep...

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine . A bitter tasting pungent herb with an antiseptic effect, it is chiefly used to treat boils, carbuncles, mumps and infected neck glands.

Common names include Strelitzia , Crane Flower or Bird of Paradise , though these names are also collectively applied to other species in the genus Strelitzia . * A curious plant, with a flower stalk rising to several feet, at the top is a sheath from...

Extremely winter hardy (grows in the wild as far north as Quebec) and is one of the parents of the Northern Lights hybrids developed by the University of Minnesota. Bright green foliage (grayish woolly beneath) turns bronzish in fall.

It's suitable for USDA Zones 5 through 8 in areas of full sun to partial shade. Choose between a 2.5 quart or 3 gallon pot for shipping. Use it to define paths, add balance or differentiate spaces within your garden.

Then leave the top of the root ball 0.5" above the ground level when filling the hole. When planting it, dig the hole twice as wide as the pot and mix rich garden soil in with your native soil.

* When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature. * A tea is made from the petals and flowers, that made from the petals is less bitter.

This live plant is a simple and effective way to add a sense of freshness to your outdoor space. Variegated Pittosporum, Live Plants and Shrubs: Enhance your landscape with Variegated Pittosporum.