Hedge Plant Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Chicago

* Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar.

* Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese Plum Yew, simply Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine or in Chinese as San Jian Shan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: s?nji?nsh?n), is a coniferous shrub or small tree in the plum yew family.

Many birds and small mammals use it for food and cover. * Symphoricarpos albus is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by the common name common snowberry. The native Americans used it to treat a variety of complaints but especially...

* Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides , though some authors split this into two species (see below).

* American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. * American Beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown...

Good tree for beginners because the stems are flexible and responsive to shaping. Privets are fast growers and do well as long as they are planted in well-drained soil. Ligustrum vulgare are hardy plants and tolerate temperatures down to 20 degrees F.

* The leaves are used as a condiment in gravies etc. * A tea is made from the leaves. * The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen.

* Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

They bloom from late spring to early summer . * Compound leaves with leaflets in threes grow on fleshy green to pink stems up to 3 feet (0.9 m). Flowers are heart-shaped and 1–2 inches (3–5 cm) long, with pink outer petals and white inner petals ,...

* Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest Asia .

* It is a shade-loving tree, which prefers moderate soil fertility and moisture. It also grows in Canada (southwest Quebec and southeast Ontario), Mexico (central and southern), Guatemala, and western Honduras.

When eating the fruit you should spit out the large seed found in the fruit's centre. With this lower estimate, Taxus baccata is the longest living plant in Europe. Cuspidata, Japanese Yew; parent of many cultivars; native to Europe, north Africa, western...

The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles.

* The unripe fruits are preserved in brine like olives. Kinmokusei ; also known as Sweet Olive, Tea Olive and Fragrant Olive) is a species of Osmanthus native to Asia , from the Himalaya east through southern China ( Guizhou , Sichuan , Yunnan ) and to...

* This rose family member is somewhat similar in appearance to astilbe. * In Italy the young shoots are eaten, usually boiled briefly in herb infused water, and then cooked with eggs and cheese.

* Rhododendron atlanticum ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States , from New Jersey south to Georgia .

The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (11?2 inches) long—broader than those of most other yews—and often end in a very small, sharp point. (Taxus celebica), a large, ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), widespread in China...

* Pine relatives; cone green when young, 8" long; probably hardier than K. * It is a coniferous evergreen tree native to Taiwan and southeast China, in the provinces of Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

* The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm long, each flower with five yellow, orange or red petals. * It is a shrub growing to 3 m tall, native to the Tropics and Subtropics of the Americas .

This plant usually grows in wet places, especially in grasslands and forests . * The Asian Globeflower ( Trollius asiaticus ) is an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae , which is native to Asia and Europe .

* Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form after the flowers have dropped. * Plants can produce many stems and suckers, with older stems, which can reach...

* In part of its range smallstock consume the pods and leaves, but elsewhere it is also very popular with cattle. * Vachellia nilotica (widely known by the taxonomic synonym Acacia nilotica, or the common names gum arabic tree, Babul/Kikar, Egyptian thorn,...

But little is known as an ornamental. * Common in mixed and coniferous forests as undergrowth , sometimes, especially in the burned areas and clearings , forms thickets. In Russia cultivated in St. Petersburg and Moscow .

The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. They also get the added bonus of growing in a medium made richer by the ant nest debris. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians.

Grows to 12' tall. For best showing, you will want to cut it back to 1-2' tall at least every few years. Radiant red stems make Red Willow Hedge a standout during the dull dreary winter months.

* Profuse scarlet fruit in early fall; leaves pale yellow in fall; sun or part shade; native to northeastern Asia. * The white inner bark is used in making string shoes.

* These open woodland plants grow 40 cm (16 in) to 80 cm (31 in) tall.The leaves that are coarsely toothed with deeply lobed margins. * Seeds In mid to late simmer, the berries turn bright red .