Nitrogen Fixing Plant Honey Bee Food For Sale In Austin

* A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads. * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North...

* Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m. Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia]. It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind...

* The species grow to 10–40 centimetres (3.9–15.7 in) in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves. Annua), has flowers with bright red petals. * Adonis is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae,...

* The root is eaten cooked or raw. The plant is a trailer or weak climber, supported by tendrils, growing to 1.2 m tall. * Lathyrus tuberosus is a perennial plant with edible tubers 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long attached to its roots.

* Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * The large leaves, up to 1 foot long, are interesting. * The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and may be taken to relieve indigestion...

This shrub reaches between one and two meters in height. * Arctostaphylos patula is a species of manzanita known by the common name greenleaf manzanita . * The fully ripe fruit is pleasantly acid with a flavour resembling green apples.

Spikes 1.2–1.8 m (3.9–5.9 ft) in length yield small bisexual flowers . They quite probably also apply to this species. The trunk reaches 12–15 m (39–49 ft) in length and 30 cm (12 in) in diameter.

It is in flower from Mar to May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October. A lime substitute. * A tree to 60 ft. * Edible Uses: Fruit - cooked. Known for its 1/2-3/4 in. Large with an agreeably acid flavour, theymake good preserves and a refreshing lemonade-like...

Speciosa, it is much smaller, typically reaching heights between 20 and 30 feet. * The flowers are considered to be one of the best bee plants in Japan. * Fruits are very narrow, foot-long pods.

It is hardy to zone 6 and is not frost tender. * Eremurus spectabilis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.6 m (2ft). Considered to be a delicacy in Siberia, the flavour is intermediate between purslane and spinach.

* The root is eaten cooked or raw. The plant is a trailer or weak climber, supported by tendrils, growing to 1.2 m tall. * Lathyrus tuberosus is a perennial plant with edible tubers 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long attached to its roots.

* The shrub takes a rounded form and has many branches covered in deciduous leaves. It is native to Europe and North Africa, but it is known on other continents where it is grown as an ornamental and used in landscaping for erosion control.

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...

It is possible to produce apples from these trees in places like California, Hawaii and Florida. * Used as a rootstock for the cultivated apples. * This is one of the apple varieties thta does bext under low chill conditions.

* The dried flower heads are used for carding wool and as a clothes brush for raising the nap on woollen cloth. However, some people who weave wool still prefer to use teasels for raising the nap, claiming that the result is better; in particular, if...

* Gerbera jamesonii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Gerbera. Grow as annuals in St. Louis, either in the ground or in containers. Set plants out after last frost date.

* Alder trees also have a heavy leaf canopy and when the leaves fall in the autumn they help to build up the humus content of the soil. Alder seedlings do not compete well in shady woodland conditions and so this species gradually dies out as the other...

* Nigella sativa oil contains an abundance of conjugated linoleic (18:2) acid, thymoquinone, nigellone (dithymoquinone), melanthin, nigilline, damascenine, and tannins. * Nigella sativa is an annual flowering plant, native to south and southwest Asia.

It will tolerate as low as minus 20 degrees Celcius for brief periods. The essential oil found in the leaves is a powerful antiseptic and is used all over the world for relieving coughs and colds, sore throats and other infections.

* 2" pinkish-purple flowers; scarlet hips to 1/2"; red branches; spreads into dense thickets by suckering from roots. * The fruit contains about 2.8% dry weight vitamin C.

* Marjoram ( Origanum majorana , Lamiaceae ) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted...

* Marjoram ( Origanum majorana , Lamiaceae ) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted...

* Its fast rate of growth means that it quickly provides sheltered conditions to allow more permanent woodland trees to become established. The Latin subspecies name, meaning rugose or wrinkled, refers to the network of sunken veins prominent on the lower...

Spikes 1.2–1.8 m (3.9–5.9 ft) in length yield small bisexual flowers . They quite probably also apply to this species. The trunk reaches 12–15 m (39–49 ft) in length and 30 cm (12 in) in diameter.

* 2" pinkish-purple flowers; scarlet hips to 1/2"; red branches; spreads into dense thickets by suckering from roots. * The fruit contains about 2.8% dry weight vitamin C.

* 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.

* This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc. * Native to southern Italy (including Sardinia ) and Corsica. * An excellent windbreak for maritime areas, it grows quite quickly and establishes...