Nitrogen Fixing Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In San Diego

* They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods. * Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance.

It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Agardh subclass: Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur

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

Australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

It is a shrub growing to heights of 12 feet or more and is a perennial . * Extremely hardy--a plant lifted from a pot in December spent the winter in zone 5 with its bare rootball frozen to the turf--still bloomed well in the spring; bright yellow flowers...

* Myrica cerifera is a small tree or large shrub , and is adaptable to many habitats. In winter, the seeds are important foods for the Carolina Wren and species of Tree Sparrow . Cerifera' s root system is fire-resistant.

* An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

* They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods. * Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance.

* The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. * The pod is used as a soap substitute.

* This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive. Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia].

It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface. My guess is that you shouldn't plant it unless you want to have it for a long time. Hybrids between this species and C.

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood,...

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

* The seedpods are filled with a saccharine pulp and can be eaten both green or dried. * A tree of rounded habit with evergreen compound leaves; small red flowers in racemes in spring.

* It can be slow to establish but it will hold up to grazing, high saline soils, wet soils and can take some shade. * Palestine Strawberry Clover was developed in Australia and is very tolerant of adverse conditions.

* The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large clusters of colorful blue,pink,purple,red or white flowers. * This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept...

Readily eaten by grazing animals. Seeds are eaten by many birds. * The plant contains several biologically active compounds. Used as a reclamation species on very poor soils. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma...

It also occurs south into northern Baja California in Mexico . * The Interior Live Oak is classified in the red oak section (Quercus sect. * It is a large shrub or tree growing to 22 m tall.

It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Agardh subclass: Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur

* American Beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown as an ornamental in gardens and yards . * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late...

It is fairly fast-growing and very tolerant of pruning, but is rather open in habit and does not form a dense screen. Noxious weed in California. * An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery.

It grows to heights of 10-25 m, and its trunk diameter reaches 0.5 m. The leaves are scale-like, 2-5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots. The cones remain closed for many years, only opening after the parent tree is killed in a wildfire...

* Melilotus officinalis, known as yellow sweet clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilo and common melilot is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa and Australia.

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America.

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

Flower buds purportedly resemble white pearls, hence the cultivar name. 'Northern Pearls' is a compact cultivar that grows to 6-8' tall and features racemes (3-5" long) of 5-petaled white flowers (to 2" diameter) which bloom in early spring.

This is one of the best woody species for binding moving sand. * Native to Western Australia, small tree or shrub. * Makes a good screen or hedge in warm temperate areas. * It is also extremely vigorous when young, often growing over a metre per year.