Herbaceous Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Detroit

Looks best if trimmed to a compact 4-6 feet. However, you need a male plant for pollination. NOTE: Female plants produce berries. One male plant will pollinate up to five female plants.

* The poisonous alkaloid 'colchicine' is extracted from this plant and used to alter the genetic make-up of plants in an attempt to find new, improved varieties. It works by doubling the chromosome number.

* Cupressus pigmaea ( Mendocino Cypress ) is a taxon of disputed status in the genus Cupressus endemic to certain coastal terraces and coastal mountain ranges of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties in northwestern California .

Leaves are grey-green, rugose on the upper side, and nearly white underneath due to the many short soft hairs. The flowers can also be sprinkled on salads to add colour and fragrance.

The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and Florida. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval...

* Strelitzia reginae is a monocotyledonous flowering plant indigenous to South Africa . * A curious plant, with a flower stalk rising to several feet, at the top is a sheath from which up to six conspicuous orange or yellow flowers, each with a dark blue...

* Coreopsis basalis is a bushy annual species with finely cut foliage and showy round flowers. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

* The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of the respiratory system. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas...

* Cupressus pigmaea ( Mendocino Cypress ) is a taxon of disputed status in the genus Cupressus endemic to certain coastal terraces and coastal mountain ranges of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties in northwestern California .

* The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use. * 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.

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

* Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory. Caution is advised. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. * The crushed root has been applied to the body as an insect repellent.

Nice pyramidal form and dark green needles make it a favorite. Extremely adaptable and very cold hardy. We send 10-20'' seedlings. One of the nicest evergreens you can plant. Grows 40-60 feet tall.

The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches. The growing plant repels whitefly and can be grown near tomatoes to keep that crop free of the insect. These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing.

Its leaves resemble those of an Ash tree. * It is a popular garden plant both for its flowers and for its fragrance. It bears large elegant flowers of various colours: red, white, striped or blue.

* It was discovered by the Polish botanist Ludwik Mlokosiewicz in 1897, after whom it was named by Aleksandr Lomakin. The plant is sometimes nicknamed "Molly the Witch", a humorous mispronunciation of the species name, which most non-Poles find difficult...

It grows in meadows, on roadsides, riversides etc. * It is a perennial which grows between 30 and 120 cm (47 in), flowering from June until July. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist.

Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. * Gentian root has a long history of use as a herbal bitter in the treatment of digestive disorders and is an ingredient of many proprietary medicines.

It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports.

* Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico , 8 to 25 m tall, dense and round top, the bark is brown and fissured and smooth when young.

* The Interior Live Oak is classified in the red oak section (Quercus sect. It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the San Gabriel Mountains...

A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. It is used in the treatment of rheumatism and skin eruptions. * The flowers and leaves are diaphoretic, diuretic and rubefacient. They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic,...

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.

* Insubstantial purplish or yellow flowers in early to mid summer; more impressive are the large pods that split open to reveal clusters of scarlet or orange-red seeds that remain until midwinter; likes lime; native to western and Mediterranean Europe.

Wood - white, beautifully veined. * Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.

Nice pyramidal form and dark green needles makes it a favorite. Norway Spruce is extremely adaptable and very cold hardy. We send 6-12'' seedlings. Grows 40-60 feet tall. Norway Spruce is one of the nicest evergreens you can plant.

* Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including zucchini and yellow crookneck squash). * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn.