Perennial Plant Heat Tolerant For Sale In San Jose

The most commonly repeated version states that in the UK and Ireland a patch of pampas grass is planted somewhere in the front garden to act as a signal to passersby that swingers live in the home.

* Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Use for border garden. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens. * Prefers well-drained soil.

* Agave utahensis is a rosette-shaped agave having blue-green sharp-spiked leaves. Sweet and delicious, but rather fibrous. The raceme inflorescence is very tall, reaching a maximum of 4 m (12 ft).

* This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.

The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R. It is not known in the wild; all known plants come from cultivated groups in China.

The color is a beautiful dark green with fine leaf texture. * It withstands drought and heat very well. Growth may occur year-round if conditions are adequate, but typically growth ceases when soil temperature falls below 40 °F (4 °C) * Silver Hawk...

* The leaves are cooked and used as greens. * The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread. The water in which the leaves are cooked is used in making corn pudding .

Its grass-like leaves grow up to 3' tall from short stout rhizomes. * This sedge is less prone to summer dieback and remains attractive during warm weather. * The seedheads resemble small sweetgum balls but do not grow above the foliage.

It is a staple item of every sunny garden, and its dried flowers are widely used in potpourris and arrangements. The hybrid Lavenders are sometimes known as Lavandin. One of the hottest lavenders to hit the market in years and certainly one of our favorite...

* Climate is warm-temperate to temperate with 600-1500 mm annual precipitation and a November to May dry season. It is found only in Mexico. * It grows with various species of Quercus and a variety of other pines .

Plants may become somewhat floppy and open up as the summer progresses, particularly in hot and humid climates. It will bloom sporadically throughout the summer if faded flowers are cut back.

* The bark is soft, flaky, tessellated, light brown or yellow-brown, where smooth, greyish white or yellowish above. * Eucalyptus cloeziana, Gympie Messmate, is a small to tall tree with rough bark on most or the whole of the trunk and larger branches.

* It is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in Algeria and Morocco. * Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin.

* Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental . The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings. The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock .

* Hawaiian Baby Woodrose ( Argyreia nervosa ) is a perennial climbing vine , also known as Elephant Creeper and Woolly Morning Glory . * In most countries it is legal to purchase, sell or germinate Argyreia nervosa seeds, but they are generally unapproved...

* The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. * Dandelion sprouts make a great micro-green. The leaves are often blanched (by excluding light from the growing plant) before use. Grow them year round in your kitchen!

* The fruit is edible raw. * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer, followed by bright purple, violet, or magenta fruits in great profusion.

* A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems to 3' with purple bracts and very attractive purple, pink, or white flowers in July and August; likes calcaric soils; spreads via suckers; aromatic leaves; widely used in...

* The root can be cooked like parsnip. Inulin is a starch that cannot be digested by humans, it tends to pass straight through the digestive system and is therefore unlikely to be of use to a diabetic.

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

* Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture. * Big bluestem grows very rapidly, producing large amounts of foliage in just a few short months. A warm-season grass, big bluestem begins growing in mid to late spring, several weeks after...

* Scarlet flowers; native to Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana * When grouped or massed in light shade provided by pines the effect can be spectacular. * Fine plant for naturalizing in moist soils and where there is some shade.

Start seed indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Superior soil drainage is the key to growing this plant well. It is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.

* This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.

Good fresh cut flower. Rudbeckia are a super easy way to add color to any sunny garden. Provides excellent bloom and color for late summer. Oblong to lanceolate, dark green foliage.

* This is one of our most popular bonsai seeds. The species is one of three closely related trees known as bristlecone pines and is sometimes known as the Intermountain or Western bristlecone pine .

* he fruit will mature in about 70 days from transplanting. * The fruits are dark green maturing to red. * This variety is very heavy yielding over a long season. * The seed germinates in 2-3 weeks and should be started indoors in April/May.