Hedge Plant Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Connecticut

* 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 .

* A shrub with evergreen 2" x 1" shiny leaves; fragrant white flowers in April; round red fruit to 1/4"; grows well in dry shade; easy to grow; native to central and Western China, where it grows in forests and on cliffs, especially on limestone.

* Sun- and drought-tolerant. Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers.

Gallberry nectar is the source of a pleasant honey that is popular in the southern United States. * Shiny dark green, evergreen leaves; upright, rounded, densely branched; unique among hollies in that it often spreads by suckering; doesn't mind shade...

* Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) is a small hardwood tree in the genus Carpinus. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, and musclewood. It has a shallow, wide-spreading root system.

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout...

* Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prune in early spring. Also tolerates some drought. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden.

* Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread.

* Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

* Grown mainly for its 1/2" white fruits in fall; small pink flowers in terminal clusters; blue-green leaves to 2"; will grow anywhere and sometimes spreads rapidly; of rounded, bushy habit.

* 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...

It is however not as fragrant as Calycanthus floridus which does not produce as much fruit per plant. * Calycanthus oil, distilled from the flowers, is an essential oil used in some quality perfumes.

* 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 .

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.

Plants require a hot dry site if they are to flourish, with at least 4 months of temperatures above 25°c. * The tree reaches 40-50 m in height, developing an irregular oblate crown with large branches.

Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes. It has been used to relieve constipation and water retention and improve circulation. * The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are bird-distributed,...

* A deciduous Tree growing to 15 m, at a fast rate. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus , and north Africa...

Seeds with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods .The plant often goes dormant in summer after blooming. * The plant most of us think of as Bleeding Heart; extremely popular, and for good reason; each arching spike, often held horizontally, is lined...

Seeds with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods .The plant often goes dormant in summer after blooming. * The plant most of us think of as Bleeding Heart; extremely popular, and for good reason; each arching spike, often held horizontally, is lined...

* Upright flower clusters separate it from P. Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters. * Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry. * Native to primarily North and South Carolina, but also found in Virginia and Georgia.

* Modern research has shown that it contains the substance 'taxol' in its shoots and bark. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers.

They are very attractive to bees whilst the fruit is a good winter food source for many species of birds. * Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall. Branchlets dark purplish brown to grayish brown, cylindric, initially densely yellow tomentose, glabrous when old.

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

Three plants in all. This bargain collection includes 1 each of the yellow, blue and red butterfly bushes.

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in the heavy shade of trees and in dry shade. It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia . A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers.

* A deciduous Tree growing to 15 m, at a fast rate. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus , and north Africa...

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