Honey Bee Food Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Austin

The roots contain tannin. The drupes are black when ripe and 12 mm (0.47 in) in diameter. The best quality is from young leaf stalks still in the bud, whilst coarser material is obtained from older leaves or the bases of old leaf stalks surrounding the...

This resistance to splitting led to its use for making mauls, pulleys, wheel hubs, agricultural rollers, bowls, and paving blocks. * Nyssa sylvatica is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens, where it is often used as a specimen or...

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric...

* Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is A. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position.

They are native to Australia. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring. The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist.

It weighs 46lb per cubic foot and is sometimes used for panelling, tool handles, bearings etc. * Sourwood or sorrel tree (Oxydendrum arboreum, /??ks??d?ndr?m ?r?b??ri?m/) is the sole species in the genus Oxydendrum, in the family Ericaceae.

Cercidium floridum), is a species of palo verde native to the Sonoran Deserts in the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. In 1966, it was also named the "city tree" of South Miami, Florida.

The leaves are used as a flavouring for salad dressings, vegetables and legumes,and are frequently included in strongly flavoured dishes with chillies, garlic, onions etc. * Oregano is an important flavouring herb in Mediterranean cookery,and is often...

* A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers in whorls in the leaf axils; the leaves are used in cooking--teas, soups--toilet water, soaps, and medicine; sun or part shade, grows well in dry sites; native to southern...

The leaves are used as a flavouring for salad dressings, vegetables and legumes,and are frequently included in strongly flavoured dishes with chillies, garlic, onions etc. * Oregano is an important flavouring herb in Mediterranean cookery,and is often...

It is thought probably to have originated in Mexico. * Some of the common English names for the plant and its fruit are Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, spineless cactus, and prickly pear, although this last name has also been applied to...

An infusion of the root has been used to cleanse the afterbirth and aid in convalescence. It is native across much of North America. Grows well in heavy clay soils. * An infusion of the leaves has been used as a wash for weak and inflamed eyes.

* Adonis is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia. * The species grow to 10–40 centimetres (3.9–15.7 in) in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves.

Stored seed can be very slow and erratic to germinate, it should be warm stratified for 3 months at 15°c and then cold stratified for another 3 months at 4°c. * Seed - this is best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame, some of the...

* A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers in whorls in the leaf axils; the leaves are used in cooking--teas, soups--toilet water, soaps, and medicine; sun or part shade, grows well in dry sites; native to southern...

Leaves may be clipped fresh as needed or dried for year-round culinary use. This plant has a low, creeping growth habit with foliage usually not exceeding 6-8" in height, and produces highly aromatic, flavorful, dark green leaves which are commonly used...

* Pinus clausa ( Sand Pine , Sandhill Pine ) is a small, often shrubby tree from 5–10 m (16–33 ft), exceptionally to 21 m (69 ft) tall, found in two separate locations, one across central peninsular Florida , and the other in the western Florida panhandle...

The fruit is a spherical drupe about 7 millimeters wide. It is a dominant shrub in the mountain understory chaparral in many areas. * The seed can be ground into a powder and added to soups etc.

The flower buds are pickled and used as a condiment. * The deep pink flowers are produced on year-old or older growth, including the trunk in late spring ( cauliflory ). * The flowers can be eaten raw.

Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture. * Big Bluestem is a perennial grass.

Some named forms have been developed for their ornamental value. * Propagation Seed - best if given 1 months cold stratification. * The shrub is rounded and grows to 1.5 to 3 meters in height.

* The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey. * A shrub or tree in the legume family. * Native to Southeast Australia. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures.

The mixture should not be boiled since this will release tannic acids and make the drink astringent. * The fruit is small with very little flesh, but it is easily harvested and when soaked for 10 - 30 minutes in hot or cold water makes a very refreshing...

It grows best when there is ample summer rain and prefers a notable cool spell during its winter resting period. * The weeping boer-bean is nowhere very common but is usually scattered among other more dominant woodland trees.

Cercidium floridum), is a species of palo verde native to the Sonoran Deserts in the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. In 1966, it was also named the "city tree" of South Miami, Florida.

* The flowers and leaves are diaphoretic, diuretic and rubefacient. Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern and Central Europe . They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic,...

* A fast-growing tree with an extensive root system, it has been planted on land that is subject to landslips or erosion in order to stabilize the soil. * Many people grow this tree in the Southern USA just so they can gather the Catalpa worms to use...