Nitrogen Fixing Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Corpus Christi

Grows well in a poor sandy soil. This species is very susceptible to slug damage. * Perennial wildflower, palm shaped leaves, blooms 2nd and 3rd year and successive seasons from expanding clumps.

It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay.

* Native to temperate forests, stream-banks, swamps and roadsides in northeastern Asia and Japan. * A decidious Tree growing to 22 m (72ft 2in) at a fast rate.

The yields of pods average 250 - 500g per m². Root - raw or cooked like potatoes. * It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India , Burma , Thailand and Sri Lanka .

The leaves are alternate, trifoliate (with three leaflets), each leaflet 15–30 mm long and 8–15 mm broad, green with a characteristic pale crescent in the outer half of the leaf; the petiole is 1–4 cm long, with two basal stipules.

* The wood is compact, dense, heavy, of great strength, tough, elastic, extremely durable. Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * Sophora is one of the four genera of native legumes in New Zealand; the other three are Carmichaelia...

Good background plant. * Small specimen tree or shrub for location around residential homes. * A very tolerant and easily grown plant, it succeeds in almost any soil or situation so long as it is not water-logged.

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. The leaves are shiny green, ovoid, 3-8 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. * A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe.

The species name campestre means "of the fields". * 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...

* The fruit is high in saponins and is used as a soap for washing fabrics and thebody. It is used for cabinet making. The tree can fix nitrogen. This is an extremely rare tree, almost extinct in its native range.

Pharmaceutical preparations are manufactured from them. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels.

* Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe of southern Europe east to the Himalayas.

* Native to temperate forests, stream-banks, swamps and roadsides in northeastern Asia and Japan. * A decidious Tree growing to 22 m (72ft 2in) at a fast rate.

* 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 wet banks and marshes.

It is found to succeed better when only the surface of the soil is stirred by the scarifier and harrow than when a plowing is given. * In Great Britain it is most valuable in the south, though less successful in northern regions.

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems.

* This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by mulching around the base it can grow in hotter areas as well. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family...

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,...

It is best if gathered before flowers appear. * American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall.

Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William; locally it is simply "the Soapwort" although there are about 20 species of soapworts altogether. * Soapwort's main medicinal use is as an expectorant.

Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ). * It is considered an aggressive invasive plant in natural areas (both woods and fields). * The plant self-sows freely and should not need much encouragement.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

Research shows that it has the ability to raise the body's resistance to bacterial and viral infections by stimulating the immune system. The plants grow 40 to 70 centimetres (16 to 28 in) tall with spindle-shaped taproots that are often branched.

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

* The plant is little used in modern herbalism. * Largest species of alder in North America and one of the largest in the world * The name derives from the bright rusty red color that develops in bruised or scraped bark.

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. Common names include Bog Myrtle and Sweet Gale . * The aromatic fruits and leaves are used either fresh or dried to flavour soups, stews etc.

B-7 Hazara: Kagan vy., Inayat Khan 19127 (RAW), B-8 Kashmir: above Gulmarg, 10,000', R.R. Stewart 103352 (RAW), Sankh, Poonch, 2.10.1952, A. In the author's opinion a recognition above the rank of subspecies does not seem to be justified.