Plant With Winter Interest Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Mckinney

* Substances extracted from theseeds are used to inhibit the growth of malignant tumours. * Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan . * This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on...

Taxon: Acer pectinatum Wall. Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm. * The leaves almost resemple Acer ginnala and have a nice red to yellow fall color.

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * The San Juan source is a popular one because it has nice blue color and can be used in extremely cold areas.

* The natural habitat of the silk floss tree is the north-east of Argentina, east of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. From the seeds it is possible to obtain vegetable oil (both edible and industrially useful).

* It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree. * The New Mexico sources of Abies concolor will be intermediate between the Arizona and the Colorado. Highly recommended for zones 5 and 6.

* Skunk bush was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes, who valued it especially for its astringent qualities and used it to treat a range of complaints.

Taxon: Acer pectinatum Wall. Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm. * The leaves almost resemple Acer ginnala and have a nice red to yellow fall color.

* It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting, good fall colors and ability to grow in wet soils.

Too small for commercial exploitation, the wood is used locally for turnery, inlay work, woodenware etc. * Ilex vomitoria ( Yaupon Holly , Yaupon , or Cassina ; the latter shared with Ilex cassine ), is a species of holly native to southeastern North...

The tree is typically long-lived. * Varies from 18 to 21 meters (60–70 feet) high with a spread of 12–15 meters (40–50 feet) and a trunk up to one meter (3 feet) in diameter.

A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge. * Fruit - raw or cooked. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring. * Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green.

Sweet and delicious, but rather fibrous. Flower stalk - roasted[183]. * Agave utahensis is a rosette-shaped agave having blue-green sharp-spiked leaves. * Seed - surface sow in a light position, April in a warm greenhouse.

* Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang , and Yunnan , and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand .

* New spring growth that is covered in very fine silvery hairs making it look almost grey. * Reaching 4-5 meters high. * The deep red color of this dissected leaf variety also holds well into the summer.

They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Plants can be grown as a medium-size hedge. * Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple...

* The fall color is golden to red. * It has gracefully arching branches and grows somewhat faster than other cultivars.

* Leaves that start off pink in the spring turning to green over summer and then a lovely orange color in the fall. * Sought after for their attractive leaf shapes and colors.

* It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. * This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant.

* The Siberian Elm is usually a small to medium-sized, often bushy, tree growing to 10 - 20 m tall, with a trunk up to 80 cm d.b.h . The leaves are deciduous in cold areas, but semi-evergreen in warmer climates, < 7 cm long and < 3 cm broad, with an oblique...

It is a folk remedy for chronic liver and skin ailments (including skin cancer), rheumatism, leucorrhoea, dysentery and suppressed menses. * Celastrus scandens , commonly called American Bittersweet or Bittersweet , is a species of staff vines that blooms...

* In cultivation, it rarely tops 40' in height and often grows in a shrubby form. Diversifolia is an evergreen tree that attains heights of 25 m (80 feet). Young shoots are short, palely pubescent and bright orange to red-brown in colour.

* The whole plant is used in the treatment of arthritis, recurring fever in pulmonary tuberculosis, tubercular lymph nodes, joint pained and lumbago. * Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark,...

* Upright growing to 6-10 feet over time. * The leaves are green during the growing season. * It will become wider than tall and its brilliant red fall color is one of its most outstanding attributes.

It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia . * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in the heavy shade of trees and in dry shade. A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers.

* The tree reaches 40-50 m in height, developing an irregular oblate crown with large branches. Plants require a hot dry site if they are to flourish, with at least 4 months of temperatures above 25°c.

* Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * A good fast-growing hedge for exposed maritime conditions. * Germination usually takes place within 1 - 2 weeks.

* Fall color is various shades of yellow. * It is densely branched and has bright green bark.