Perennial Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Mesa

Blooms late summer to early fall. * 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; can...

Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.

This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green foliage. Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts.

Datura wrightii is classified as a deliriant and an anticholinergic. States, as far north as southern Utah, in open land with well-drained soils. In clear weather, flowers open at nearly full dark and wither a few hours after sunrise the following morning;...

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in...

* It is a popular garden plant both for its flowers and for its fragrance. * The whole plant contains a very aromatic essential oil, giving out a scent somewhat like lemon peel. * The name "Burning-bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the...

Salvia Caradonna reaches 18-24 inches tall, bearing flowers on sturdy stems during the summer months. In the landscape, it is often used in borders and cut flower gardens where there is full sun to partial shade.

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.

Mass plantings are spectacular! * Leaves are olive green in partial shade and orange in full sun and in the fall/winter. * This is a popular "ornamental grass" even though it is technically a sedge.

* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * A drought resistant plant once established. * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including...

* The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.

Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter. Typically grows 3-5' tall (less frequently to 6') and is noted for its upright form and blue-green foliage.

The California varieties Styrax officinalis subsp. * A highly perfumed balsamic gum is obtained from the branches and stems. It has a simple, relaxed form, with very thin elliptical leaves 5-10 cm long and 3.5-5.5 cm wide, alternate and widely spaced...

Mass plantings are spectacular! * Leaves are olive green in partial shade and orange in full sun and in the fall/winter. * This is a popular "ornamental grass" even though it is technically a sedge.

* A mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads. They can be used fresh or dried to make an aromatic herb tea. Older leaves are used as a flavouring in cooked foods.

* Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado. * It is also an ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors. * Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana...

* The Bishop Pine ( Pinus muricata ) is a pine with a very restricted range: mostly California , USA , including some offshore islands, and a few locations in Baja California , Mexico , and always on or near the coast, from Trinidad Head in Humboldt County,...

* Iris sibirica , the Siberian Iris , is a flowering plant in the genus Iris , native to eastern and central Europe and northern Asia . * Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water.

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have antitumor properties.

* It is a medium-sized evergreen tree with a conic to ovoid-conic crown. The foliage grows in dense sprays, varying from dull gray-green to bright glaucous blue-green in color. * Trees are very drought tolerant and are planted on slopes in its native...

They can be found at an altitude of 0–1,850 metres (0–6,070 ft). * These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges.

It splits easily into thin strips and is often used in basket making. * The wood is heavy, strong, close-grained, splits easily. * An evergreen tree with compound leaves to 14", leaflets to 6"; flowers in small pendulous clusters to 8"; native to coastal...

* The ripe seed is a favorite food of finches in winter. The upper surfaces of the leaves are glabrous or have hirsute to strigose hairs. * Rudbeckia fulgida are perennial herbaceous plants growing up to 120 cm tall, growing from rosettes that develop...

These are followed by attractive green pods that open to release silky “parachutes” to drift away on autumn winds. Butterfly weed is a 2′ tall herbaceous perennial that dies back in winter and re-sprouts from its underground tuber each spring.

As the season progresses, plants develop a dozen or more leaves from a central tiller. * Big bluestem grows very rapidly, producing large amounts of foliage in just a few short months.

Tiny, white flowers appear in terminal or axillary spikelets in July. This plant has a low, creeping growth habit with foliage usually not exceeding 6-8" in height, and produces highly aromatic, flavorful, dark green leaves which are commonly used in...

They continue to produce nectar after sunrise. Flickers excavate larger holes higher on the stem. The nest cavity is deep, and the parents and young are entirely hidden from view. * The saguaro blossom is the state wildflower of Arizona.