Perennial Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Elgin

* Mostly identical to the species, which see, but with white flowers.

* Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona . * Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado.

When the plant is bruised, this smell becomes more like fine balsam. * The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, leading to comparisons with the burning bush of the Bible...

It is native to Europe and western Asia . * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage;...

Growing only 20'' tall, you will be able to find several places for it in your garden. The Purple D'Oro daylily prefers full sun. You'll be thrilled with the first flush of 3'' purple blooms from June to October.

Grows well in heavy clay soils. The plants are very cold tolerant, but they can be damaged when dormant if the soil is too moist. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens of cultivars,...

Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters.

A warm-season grass, big bluestem begins growing in mid to late spring, several weeks after cool-season grasses. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) .

* Fraxinus quadrangulata ( Blue Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native primarily to the Midwestern United States , as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.

Blooms on new growth. Prune in early spring. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils. Also useful for stabilizing embankments. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden.

* Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century. * The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita vulgaris (Peppermint) for treating colds and influenza.

Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to Asia Minor. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides ,...

* Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained.

* It is considered a good foraging grass for livestock and is also good for erosion control. * The foliage is blue green in color and has bright purple flowers. * The small oat-like seeds develop on the side of the stalk.

* Aqueous extracts of the roots of the plant have shown significant neutralizing effects in the lethality of the venom of the monocled cobra (Naja Kaouthia). * The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age.

This plant can be found growing in well drained soils of prairies, bluffs, and open woodlands. * Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an insect repellent.

* Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in). * These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges.

* Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an insect repellent. * The roots can grow deeper than 4 feet (1.2m). The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness.

It is a shrub or small tree , very variable and often a low spreading shrub, but occasionally reaching 10 m tall. The male cones are yellow, 2–3 mm long, and fall soon after shedding their pollen in March–April.

It is native to interior western North America , in the U.S. states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming , growing in mountains at 1600–3000 m altitude.

A lemon-flavoured tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves. * A pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods. * Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ), not to be confused with bee balm , Monarda...

Though often known by the common name of king sago palm , or just sago palm , it is not a palm at all, but a cycad . * The leaves are used in the treatment of cancer and hepatoma. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden...

* Celtis reticulata is cultivated by plant nurseries and available as an ornamental plant for: native plant, drought tolerant, natural landscape, and habitat gardens; and for ecological restoration projects.

* Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

* The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn.

(Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China. * Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m.

* The familiar large-flowered poppy with 3-6" flowers, usually red but sometimes orange or pale pink; foliage dies back in midsummer; long-lived; wants full sun, good drainage; native to Turkey and environs.