Herbaceous Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Santa Clara

* It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions where winters do not fall below about -15°C. The flowers are small, white, borne in dense terminal compound umbels in late autumn or early winter, followed by small black fruit.

Sky Pencil Holly is perfect for entryways, small gardens, tight spaces, accents, or as a narrow hedge due to its compact shape of only 1½' wide and 8' tall. Can be trimmed to shorter height if desired.

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the area.

It grows thick and fast to provide you with a solid, living wall. Has a nice pyramidal shape and needs full sun. The soft feathery evergreen leaves can be left unpruned for an informal look or sheared and shaped for a formal look.

The leaves are oblong, ranging in size up to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 in (2.5 cm) wide. An essential oil obtained from the plant is used commercially to flavour ice cream, sweets, baked goods etc.

* Bergenia (also called heart-leaved bergenia) is a clump-forming perennial which is primarily grown as a ground cover. * Foliage turns purplish-bronze in winter. * Features large rosettes of leathery, glossy, toothed, rounded, dark green leaves (to 10"...

* Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries. * American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s.

It is a highly variable tree, and closely related to Cupressus goveniana , enough to sometimes be considered a subspecies of it. * Cupressus pigmaea ( Mendocino Cypress ) is a taxon of disputed status in the genus Cupressus endemic to certain coastal...

To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

Drought and deer resistant, evergreen, good for cutting. The Firethorn is wonderful for Christmas decorations. It is very tolerant of dry soil and loves sun but can be planted in partial sun, and ideal for foundation plantings hedges when placed 3-4 feet...

It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation. This species is known as platycodon or Chinese bellflower .

They are therefore more difficult to grow in areas with hot summers and in such a region they appreciate some protection from the strongest sunlight. * Forms mats of small green leaves and stemless sky-blue flowers, as large as 3"; wants good soil, cool,...

The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc. The gelled seeds can also be prepared as a gruel or pudding. Due to their mucilaginous property they are often sprouted on clay or other porous materials.

* Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches.

* A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root. * The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians.

An infusion of the leaves alone, or the leaves and stems, has been used as a hair wash to prevent gray hair. The seed floss can be used as an insulation in shoes etc. * A poultice of the pounded, dampened leaves has been applied to the feet to treat sweaty...

Lobata, commonly called wild cucumber, prickly cucumber, or balsam apple. It is used as a bitter tonic for alleviating stomach troubles, kidney ailments, rheumatism, chills, fevers etc.

* Dwarf bush up to 40 cm, leaves alternate fine pointed, linear, and extended marginal hairs, stipules absent. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.

* Thujopsis (pronounced "Thuyopsis") is a conifer in the cypress family (Cupressaceae), the sole member of the genus being Thujopsis dolabrata. * It is also used to a small extent in forestry in Japan, grown for the valuable wood, which is durable and...

* Blue-green evergreen leaves; half-inch flowers in rounded masses at the ends of branches, pink to purplish or white. * A very ornamental and variable plant. * Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas.

* A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. 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...

Lobata, commonly called wild cucumber, prickly cucumber, or balsam apple. It is used as a bitter tonic for alleviating stomach troubles, kidney ailments, rheumatism, chills, fevers etc.

It eventually matures to a height of 6' tall and 1' wide making it an ideal choice for smaller gardens where space is limited. It is easy to grow in average garden soil, and is tolerant of heat and cold.

The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. * The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk...

* Soapwort's main medicinal use is as an expectorant. Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William; locally it is simply "the Soapwort" although there are about 20 species of soapworts altogether.

It is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but is widely cultivated and naturalised around the world. * Amazing GS is the best cultivar to use for home lawns, golf course tees and fairways, parks, athletic fields, and sod farms in the northeastern...