Flowering Shrub Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In South Carolina

Since an organic method of applying manure and/or compost around the roots, produces excellent results and also improves the condition of the soil, this would be an excellent first line of attack.

Although it is tempting to spend less time by not raking the mulch back during fertilization, the results will be less than desirable, if the fertilizer is applied on top of the mulch.

This process is called deadheading. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the...

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.

The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad, and with an entire margin.

'Northern Pearls' is a compact cultivar that grows to 6-8' tall and features racemes (3-5" long) of 5-petaled white flowers (to 2" diameter) which bloom in early spring. Elliptic, serrate, pale green leaves (to 3" long) turn yellow in fall.

The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings. The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming...

Grows well in heavy clay soils. * Yellow-white flowers in midsummer, handsome 6" leaves, smooth gray bark, blue-black fruit; may be adaptable to dry soil; roots readily. A very ornamental tree.

It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves, reddish when new, later blue-green; attractive white flowers in panicles atop the stems, followed by beautiful bright red berries;...

* Flowers and fruit are conspicuous. * Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

* 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 in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.

* A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers.

It is hardy to zone 8. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) * The root is used in the treatment of rheumatism and other bone diseases. It is in flower from Jun to July.

The young stems are green, with the shoots and leaves modified into green spines, 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.2 in) long. * The species has been introduced to other areas of Europe, and also to the Americas, New Zealand and Australia, where it is often...

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. The Japanese form of this species is rather tender in Britain, but in general...

It must have full sun or powdery mildew will become a problem. * A decoction of the flowers is used in the treatment of colds. Leaves are up to 2" long and bark exfoliates and is attractive.

It is being investigated for use as a biofuel. This species is hardy to about -5°c. * A poultice of the leaves can be applied to cuts, bruises, swellings and other wounds. Plants can survive the winter outdoors in the milder parts of Britain, though...

* It typically grows to 1-3 m tall, rarely 4 m, with main stems up to 5 cm thick, rarely 10 cm. * It has green shoots with small deciduous trifoliate leaves 5-15 mm long, and in spring and summer is covered in profuse golden yellow flowers 20-30 mm from...

* Chinese boxthorn is a major Chinese tonic herb with a history of almost 2,000 years of medicinal use. * The fruit is one of the most popular tonics used in Chinese herbal medicine.

* The vines produce tubular bell-shaped flowers each about two centimeters long. They are quite variable in color, in shades of pink, red or lavender with or without white markings.

* Although floriferous and attractive in early spring, it basically plods though the rest of the growing season as a somewhat nondescript shrub. * Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast"...

Pharmaceutical preparations are manufactured from them. Leaves & stems are covered with silver hair. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol...

* Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible and given cold stratification - it might not germinate until spring of the following year.

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.

Very worthy of greater use, especially in areas where flowering shrub choices are limited by lack of drought tolerance and/or cold hardiness. * Shrubs to 1.5 m tall. * Open forests, slopes, meadows, stream sides.

, rare), Korea , and southeastern Russia ( Primorsky Krai ). It has escaped from cultivation and become naturalized in New Zealand and the eastern United States ; in the forests of the latter, it has become an important invasive species .

They are applied internally in the treatment of fevers. In New Zealand, where it is the heaviest of any native wood, the Maori have traditionally used it for making weapons, carved walking staves, axe-handles, and weights on drill shafts.