Nitrogen Fixing Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Chula Vista

It sends roots down really fast to lock itself onto shifting sands and in search of moisture. It can withstand cold, heat, and drought. It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface.

A lupane acid extracted from the thorns showed in vitro anti-HIV activity. * The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of...

It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden. This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green foliage. Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts.

It sends roots down really fast to lock itself onto shifting sands and in search of moisture. It can withstand cold, heat, and drought. It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface.

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...

The specimen called "El Drago Milenario" (the thousand-year-old dragon) growing at Icod de los Vinos in northwest Tenerife is the oldest living plant of this species. * Being a monocotyledon, it does not display any annual or growth rings so the age of...

* Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow . It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland .

Pre-soaking the seed for 12 hours in warm water will speed up the germination process, particularly in dry weather. * Plants have large taproots and tend to grow in groups. Leaves alternate on the stem and possess three leaflets.

It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. * A spiny tree with small greenish flowers in 4" racemes; leaves pinnate or bipinnate; name suggests it is a good choice for wet areas; native to southeast U.S. * Having an extensive root system, it is planted for stabilizing...

It is native to the western United States from Washington to California , where it grows mostly in mountain habitat. It is a hairy, erect perennial herb often exceeding a meter in height.

The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens . It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia .

* Carobs are also known as St. John's bread because, according to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted on them in the wilderness. * A tree of rounded habit with evergreen compound leaves; small red flowers in racemes in spring.

* It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands. * t is a deciduous shrub, growing to 1.5 m tall. * Sweet fern was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially as a poultice to treat...

It flowers in late spring, bearing panicles of yellow pea-like flowers. * Gorgeous yellow flowers in 15" pendulous clusters in May, beautifully displayed against deep green leaves; few trees are more lovely in flower; small, short-trunked tree or large...

Muricata has been used in plantations with resultant growth rates higher than in the wild . * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * The mature trees grow to a height of 15-25 m, rarely up to 34 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.2 m.

An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends. Leaves & stems are covered with silver hair. Readily eaten by grazing animals. * A deep rooted legume found on a variety of soils in prairies & open woods.

It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. * A spiny tree with small greenish flowers in 4" racemes; leaves pinnate or bipinnate; name suggests it is a good choice for wet areas; native to southeast U.S. * Having an extensive root system, it is planted for stabilizing...

* All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce a good lather which is an effective and gentle soap. This soap is very good at removing dirt, though it does not remove oils very well.

* It is found throughout eastern Canada, northern Mexico, and most of the continental United States. Fruticosa grows as a glandular, thornless shrub which can reach 5 or 6 meters in height and spread to twice that in width.

* Shiny green leaves. * This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc. * Native to southern Italy (including Sardinia ) and Corsica.

It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * Thin 8" needles; 4" cones; native to Mexico. It grows between 1300-3250 m. * It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer.

* Eucalyptus cloeziana, Gympie Messmate, is a small to tall tree with rough bark on most or the whole of the trunk and larger branches. * The bark is soft, flaky, tessellated, light brown or yellow-brown, where smooth, greyish white or yellowish above.

* An essential oil called Cassie is distilled from the flowers. * A deliciously scented essential oil, it has a fragrance of violets. * While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating Northern...

* Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae ( legumes ), native to the eastern Mediterranean region from Sicily east to Crete .

* Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar , is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America ( Guatemala , El Salvador and...

* An excellent fuel. * A yellow dye is obtained from the bark * It is often planted as an ornamental as it is resistant to air pollution and long-living. The tree was 18 m in height with a d.b.h. of 5 m in 2013.

The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist. A very ornamental plant. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.