Herbaceous Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Connecticut

Flabellata pumila. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position. * The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is A.

They keep their blue color well after drying. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions.

Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter. * Indian grass is a warm season Missouri native perennial grass which typically occurs in prairies, glades and open woods throughout the State.

* The only known species is Anemanthele lessoniana, often called gossamer grass or New Zealand wind grass or pheasant's tail grass. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.

* Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage; can be dried for winter arrangements.

The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. * This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters.

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

Prefers a moist soil but succeeds in dry soils and, once established, is drought tolerant. * Iris foetidissima ( Stinking Iris , Gladdon , Gladwin Iris , Roast-beef Plant , Stinking Gladwin ), is a species of Iris found in open woodland, hedgebanks and...

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer.

* It is considered a good foraging grass for livestock and is also good for erosion control. * Bouteloua curtipendula , commonly known as Sideoats Grama , is a perennial short prairie grass that is native throughout the temperate and tropical New World...

* The Interior Live Oak is classified in the red oak section (Quercus sect. * The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni ) is an evergeen oak , highly variable and often shrubby, found in areas of California in the United States .

The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment...

* The Interior Live Oak is classified in the red oak section (Quercus sect. * The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni ) is an evergeen oak , highly variable and often shrubby, found in areas of California in the United States .

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.

The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long. * This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters.

* The plant is short lived but self sows freely producing a good quantity of seed each year. * It is best to sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. * This mixed wildflower perennial is a double form of columbine that has been used in gardens for a...

* Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ), not to be confused with bee balm , Monarda species, is a perennial herb in the mint family Lamiaceae , native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region .

* The plant is short lived but self sows freely producing a good quantity of seed each year. * It is best to sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. * This mixed wildflower perennial is a double form of columbine that has been used in gardens for a...

* It is an IUCN Red List Critically endangered species, and a California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants listed Seriously endangered species. It was previously listed as Cupressus arizonica subsp.

* Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the European Hornbeam.

* Use for border garden. * Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae.

It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican State of Sonora, and the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California. * Flowers appear in April through June.

* The Interior Live Oak is classified in the red oak section (Quercus sect. * The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni ) is an evergeen oak , highly variable and often shrubby, found in areas of California in the United States .

It is found only in Mexico. * Climate is warm-temperate to temperate with 600-1500 mm annual precipitation and a November to May dry season. * Lawson's Pine (Pinus lawsonii) is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family.

* In flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Sep to November. * All parts of the plant have a distinguishing strong odour that is often likened to rotting peanuts or cashews.