Nitrogen Fixing Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Toledo

Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur * This is a beautiful flowering shrub with an extremely limited range in North Carolina. * class: Equisetopsida C. It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species.

* This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc. * Bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite poor soils it also makes some of this...

* It is used for reclaiming eroded hillsides and wastelands and for stabilizing drift sands as well as for fuel. This is one of the best woody species for binding moving sand. * Native to Western Australia, small tree or shrub.

Common names include Texas Mountain Laurel , Texas Mescalbean , Frijolito , and Frijolillo . * 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,...

The flowers are a very good source, when used as a body soap they leave behind a pleasant perfume on the skin. * Ceanothus velutinus is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae , known by the common names Red Root , Snowbrush Ceanothus and...

* It is used for reclaiming eroded hillsides and wastelands and for stabilizing drift sands as well as for fuel. This is one of the best woody species for binding moving sand. * Native to Western Australia, small tree or shrub.

Grows well in a poor sandy soil. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the...

A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in...

* It has very small purple flowers which are grouped in racemes . The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness. * Plants have an extensive root system, they tolerate poor dry soils and are also wind resistant, they are...

It is the natural symbol of the island of Tenerife, together with the Blue Chaffinch. * Dracaena draco is a monocot with a tree-like growth habit currently placed in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoidae).When young it has a single...

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

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

This plant can be found growing in well drained soils of prairies, bluffs, and open woodlands. * It has very small purple flowers which are grouped in racemes . The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness.

* The extensiveroot system of this plant helps to prevent soil erosion. * Has various edible uses, such as cooking the flowers and obtaining a gum from the trunk * Native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales , Victoria , Tasmania , and the Australian...

Noxious weed in California. * Because the plant fixes atmospheric nitrogen, it makes a hedge that enriches the soil rather than depriving it of nutrients. * An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery.

The fruit is a silky-hairy legume pod up to 5 centimeters long containing several seeds. * Perennial wild flower, Flowers in clusters, color purple. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California , where it grows mostly in mountain...

* 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 in spring; small bright green compound leaves.

The flowers are a very good source, when used as a body soap they leave behind a pleasant perfume on the skin. * Ceanothus velutinus is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae , known by the common names Red Root , Snowbrush Ceanothus and...

* It is a shrub -like clumping palm, with several stems growing from a single base. * Easily grown in a rich strong loam enriched with leafmold and sand. * A strong fibre obtained from the leaves is used for cordage and brushes.

* The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought. 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,...

The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets. * This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor and Tunisia.

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other...

* The human use of the cactus dates back thousands of years to the northern coast of Peru and the monks of a pre-Inca culture known as Chavin . They prepared a brew called "achuma" , "huachuma" or "cimora" which was used during ritualistic ceremonies...

Worldwide, the figure is about 90% of all production for this species. * This is the most important cotton of commerce. It is widely grown in regions of the world where the growing season is long enough to allow the fruit to mature.

The species is one of three closely related trees known as bristlecone pines and is sometimes known as the Intermountain or Western bristlecone pine . * One member of this species, known as Methuselah , is thought to be the oldest living non-clonal organism...

Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * Sun- and drought-tolerant. * This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers.

* Prior to World War II before the common use of commercial agricultural fertilizers, the plant was commonly used as a cover crop to increase nitrogen content and improve subsoil water capacity in poor soils * Sweet clover contains coumarin that converts...