Nitrogen Fixing Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Fort Collins

Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants produce uncertain numbers of 4 leafed clovers considered lucky.

* The fruit is high in saponins and is used as a soap for washing fabrics and thebody. * Chinese relative of G. Wood - hard, durable, finishes to a fine lustre. Several sources say that it is a relatively short tree compared with the American relative.

Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. The wood is extremely durable and is used primarily for making fence posts.

It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism. * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae , order Fagales .

* The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop.

Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants produce uncertain numbers of 4 leafed clovers considered lucky.

Pharmaceutical preparations are manufactured from them. * A deep rooted legume found on a variety of soils in prairies & open woods. An extract of the plant is of disputed utility in chronic kidney disease.

This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Legume species. Blooms early to mid season.

* The wood is heavy, hard and brittle. It has thin and smooth bark. * Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens.

* It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. * Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or Wild Sensitive Plant) is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through...

Taste trials consistently place this root very highly, it is certainly one of our favourites. * Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the tuberous pea, tuberous vetchling, earthnut pea, or aardaker, is a small, climbing perennial plant, native in moist temperate...

* An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark. 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.

* A herbaceous, forage, perennial, cool season legume. * An orange-yellow dye is obtained from the flowers. The common name is Bird's-foot Trefoil (or similar, such as "birdsfoot trefoil"), though the common name is often also applied to other members...

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with...

* A shrub; red flowers in racemes. * The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae...

Depending upon the region, it is also referred to as the Japanese bellflower , common balloon flower , or balloon flower . It is native to East Asia (such as China , Korea , Japan , and East Siberia ) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with...

The stems are densely covered with sharp-pointed, deeply cut leaves which appear fern-like. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern and central United States, where it grows in several types of habitat.

* The wood is heavy, hard and brittle. It has thin and smooth bark. * Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens.

* The pulp in the seedpods of carob is very nutritious and, due to its high sugar content, sweet-tasting and mildly laxative. * Carobs are also known as St. John's bread because, according to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted...

* An herbaceous perennial, erect; with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils; blooms throughout summer; spreads by creeping rhizomes; roots used as a soap substitute; grows on roadsides; native to Europe, but...

* 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.

* This species can be distinguished from the oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) by the six-lobed corolla and the lack of the clustered fruits that that plant bears. It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America.

Lanceolata has been found in western Norway from the Early Neolithic onwards. It also contain the iridoid glycosides aucubin and catalpol. * A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles.

Mature bushes in the wild yield about 650g of fruit over 2 - 3 pickings. * Elaeagnus umbellata , also referred to as Japanese Silverberry , Umbellate Oleaster or Autumn-olive , is a species of Elaeagnus native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas east to...

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae...

* Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea...