Herbaceous Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Iowa

Norway Spruce is one of the nicest evergreens you can plant. Versatile trees work well when planted individually in a landscape or planted in groups to form windbreaks. We send 6-12'' seedlings.

Drought tolerant and deer resistant. This fast growing evergreen develops naturally in the ''rocket'' shape without any pruning or staking and reaches about 15' at maturity. The dusty blue-green coloring remains all year without browning or fading away.

* 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 "tongue," emerge; very striking; grown outdoors in zone 10, in greenhouses in colder...

Low-growing evergreen. Spreads to form a dense mat 4-5' wide and only 4-6'' high. Thrives in full sun or partial shade in any well-drained soil, very drought resistant! Plant 3' apart in staggered rows.

* The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. Established plants are drought tolerant. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position.

This choice evergreen has beautiful blue-green foliage that shimmers in sunny garden areas. Pencil Point makes an ecellent screen or small hedge. It is easy to grow in average garden soil, and is tolerant of heat and cold.

Clumps slowly expand by creeping rhizomes. ) is an ornamental plant in the Iridaceae family. * Flowers give way to pear-shaped seed pods which split open when ripe (late summer), with each pod revealing a blackberry-like seed cluster, hence the common...

The cones are cylindric-conic, 4-8 cm long and 2 cm broad, maturing pale brown 5-7 months after pollination, and have stiff, smoothly rounded scales. The shoots are orange-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence.

* Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild.

* Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. It is native to northern Africa. Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name...

* Aristolochia serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild.

The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. Side effects can include sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, rapid heartbeat, mental confusion, convulsions, hypothermia, coma, and possibly death.

Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens. * The flower heads are from ¾ to 3 inches (2 to 7.6 cm) wide with pale rose-purple or nearly white colored petals.

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. The dried leaves can also be used, they remain effective for 6 months after drying. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition...

* Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Moroccan toadflax . It is a readily available ornamental plant for the flower garden.

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

This species is found in the Himalaya from 300 to 1800 m and on limestone in Sichuan , China and Vietnam . The leaves are used. Wood - moderately hard, very durable. * Cupressus torulosa , known as the Himalayan cypress , is a species of cypress .

* Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia . * A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia.

In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . The surviving trees from this forest are as old as 2000 years. * A good fast growing hedge for the milder areas of Britain, tolerating maritime exposure.

Due to their mucilaginous property they are often sprouted on clay or other porous materials. Global interest in chia seed as a food* is based on its high content of protein, ?-3 fatty-acids, and complex carbohydrates, as well as the gelatinous, moisture-retaining...

* 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 name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons with the burning bush of the Bible , including the suggestion that this is the plant involved there.

* The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping. * Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground.

* 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. They keep their blue color well after drying.

Cultivated forms often show flowers completely surrounding the central spike, in contrast to the wild form, where the flowers only appear on one side. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 10–35 cm long and 5–12 cm broad, and are covered with...

* Paeonia wittmanniana is up to 1.5 m tall. Paeonia wittmanniana filaments are red and up to 1 cm long and its anthers are yellow to orange. Its stamens are around 22 mm long. * Paeonia wittmanniana , also known as Wittmann's peony , is a perennial peony...

This species is found in the Himalaya from 300 to 1800 m and on limestone in Sichuan , China and Vietnam . The leaves are used. Wood - moderately hard, very durable. * Cupressus torulosa , known as the Himalayan cypress , is a species of cypress .