Nitrogen Fixing Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Westminster

It is useful for vegetating acid soils with a pH of 3.5 to 4.0, as well as alkaline soils of a pH 8.0. Bristly locust is especially adapted to stabilizing soils with active rill and gully erosion.

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems.

* 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 nitrogen available to other plants growing nearby.

Cerifera' s root system is fire-resistant. However, this plant will not survive shoot destruction indefinitely. * The fruit is a source of food for a lot of bird species, including the Northern Bobwhite Quail and the Wild Turkey .

* The seedpods are filled with a saccharine pulp and can be eaten both green or dried. * The pulp in the seedpods of carob is very nutritious and, due to its high sugar content, sweet-tasting and mildly laxative.

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.

* Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries. * A very ornamental and fast growing tree, it grows best in hot summers. * Grown for its white flowers, borne in late summer after most other flowering trees have long finished flowering.

A red to brown dye can be obtained from the root bark. The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye. * Cercocarpus montanus is common in the chaparral, on mesas and on the lower foothills of the south eastern Rocky mountains...

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye...

An extract of the plant is of disputed utility in chronic kidney disease. Seeds are eaten by many birds. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol...

Dragon's blood has a number of traditional medical uses, although dragon's blood obtained from Dracaena draco was not known until the 15th century. Each branch grows for about 10–15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has an umbrella-like habit.

It grows up to 4 meters tall but generally remains under three, and forms colonies of individuals which tangle together to form nearly impenetrable thickets. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado , where...

* A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming off the wax as it rises to the surface. The wax can be used to make aromatic candles. * Juniperus osteosperma ( Utah Juniper ; syn.

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.

It is the national tree of Costa Rica. Healthy guanacaste trees generate massive, nearly annual crops of seeds. Its roots are strong, and those of large trees may damage nearby structures.

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

A red to brown dye can be obtained from the root bark. The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye. * Cercocarpus montanus is common in the chaparral, on mesas and on the lower foothills of the south eastern Rocky mountains...

The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock . Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of the...

Suggested mechanisms to explain this include stimulation of venous alpha 1 and 2 adrenoreceptors and decreased capillary permeability. * Seed - sow the seed thinly in early spring in a cold frame in light shade.

The foliage grows in dense sprays, varying from dull gray-green to bright glaucous blue-green in color. It grows to heights of 10-25 m, and its trunk diameter reaches 0.5 m. The seed cones are globose to oblong, 15-33 mm long, with 6 or 8 (rarely 4 or...

* During the 1970s and 1980s it was promoted as a "miracle tree" for its multiple uses. * Leucaena leucocephala is a species of small Mimosoid tree that is native to southern Mexico and northern Central America ( Belize and Guatemala ).

They prepared a brew called "achuma" , "huachuma" or "cimora" which was used during ritualistic ceremonies to diagnose the spiritual links to a patient's illness. * The active compound is 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine or mescaline which was reported...

This species is planted for dune stabilization and for soil and water conservation. My guess is that you shouldn't plant it unless you want to have it for a long time. * Small, gray-green compound leaves, light yellow flowers in May and June; native to...

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

This is one of the best woody species for binding moving sand. * Makes a good screen or hedge in warm temperate areas. * It is used for reclaiming eroded hillsides and wastelands and for stabilizing drift sands as well as for fuel.

It requires ample sunlight and well-drained soils. * It requires almost no attention and spreads itself very easily. * In Bangladesh, it is called "time fuul", meaning "time flower", because the flower has a specific time to bloom.

A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Mid-late season bloomer. Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden. Grows 22'' tall.