Nitrogen Fixing Plant Seeds For Sale In Pittsburgh

* An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery. * 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.

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

* A fall-flowering species. * Prefers a heavy soil and a damp situation. * Multipurpose alder tree found in the subtropical highlands of the Himalaya. * It is called Utis in Nepalese and Nepalese Alder in English .

* The wood is heavy, hard and brittle. * Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens. * Bunches of the tied stems have been used as rough brooms.

The Latin subspecies name, meaning rugose or wrinkled, refers to the network of sunken veins prominent on the lower leaf surfaces. In addition, bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite poor soils...

Crispa, Mountain Alder). * Alnus viridis subsp. Northeastern North America, Greenland. * 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...

* A fall-flowering species. * Prefers a heavy soil and a damp situation. * Multipurpose alder tree found in the subtropical highlands of the Himalaya. * It is called Utis in Nepalese and Nepalese Alder in English .

* The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe.

* class: Equisetopsida C. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species.

Crispa, Mountain Alder). * Alnus viridis subsp. Northeastern North America, Greenland. * 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...

* Because they tolerate very poor soils and also produce nitrogen nodules on their roots, alders are suitable for use in land reclamation schemes. * Native to most of Europe, including all of the British Isles and Fennoscandia and locally in Southwest...

Fruticosa grows as a glandular, thornless shrub which can reach 5 or 6 meters in height and spread to twice that in width. * Dark purple or purplish blue flowers in spikes; fast, coarse growth, good for dry, poor soil.

A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. It is very good. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. * It is a perennial plant that develops in a cultivated or wild in the mountains of Peru .

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 of the genus. * An orange-yellow dye is obtained from the flowers.

* 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.

* 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. * This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

This plant can be found growing in well drained soils of prairies, bluffs, and open woodlands. Conservation Plant Characteristics Amorpha canescens Pursh leadplant AMCA6 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN...

* Acacia mearnsii is a fast-growing, extremely invasive leguminous tree native to Australia. * In its native range A. In Africa the species grows in disturbed areas, range/grasslands, riparian zones, urban areas, water courses, and mesic habitats at an...

Sweet and starchy, it is delicious when baked with a flavour that is somewhat like a sweet potato. Unfortunately, yields are rather low and so the plant is only worthwhile growing as a taste treat, not as a staple crop.

* Native to southern Italy (including Sardinia ) and Corsica. * 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.

It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind and rain. * This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants...

Australis is an herbaceous perennial that reproduces both sexually and asexually by means of its spreading rhizomes . * The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought.

They are used like spinach. Start seeds indoors and transplant outside when danger of frost is past. They tastes like French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). * It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India...

* It grows well in warm temperate and subtropical areas, and tolerates hot and humid coastal areas. * As a xerophytic (drought-resistant) species, carob is well adapted to the ecological conditions of the Mediterranean region.

* 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 whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow .

* This is a fast growing evergreen flowering tree. * 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 Capital Territory...