Plant With Winter Interest Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Naperville

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

Synonyms include Ilex monticola . * Ilex montana ( Mountain Winterberry ; also "Mountain Holly" which is more typically Ilex mucronata ) is a species of holly native to the United States , ranging along the Appalachian Mountains from southeast Massachusetts...

* The leaves are alternate, 50–100 mm long, with a 15–20 mm petiole ; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun,...

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

It typically forms a low, dense tussock (to 16" tall) of very thin (1/5" wide), arching, flat to inrolled, dark green grass blades (to 2' long). * Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles...

* Grown mostly for its striking red and multicolored bark that peels off to reveal other shades and colors. * Very ornamental tree. * It is a larger tree so should be given some room to grow.

Only the outer bark is removed, this does not kill the tree. It is most easily removed in late spring to early summer. * White, gray, or brownish bark; wood used for pulp and plywood; native from Europe to Siberia.

* Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in...

* In flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Sep to November. * A decidious Tree growing to 25m. * Due to the tree of heaven's weedy habit, landowners and other organisations often resort to various methods of control in order to keep its...

* It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.

* The western U.S. counterpart of R. Aromatica, differing in its smaller leaves and its tolerance for high pH; makes a rambling dense mound; leaves smell bad, hence the common name; dark green leaves may turn red and yellow in fall; native from Illinois...

* It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.

* It is a coniferous evergreen tree native to Taiwan and southeast China, in the provinces of Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan. Plants require a hot dry site if they are to flourish, with at least 4 months of temperatures...

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. The blue color is quite intense and a high percentage of the seedlings will exhibit the lovely blue needles.

* Bright reddish purple color in spring deepening as summer advances, turning to carmine and scarlet in the fall. * It is upright growing, hardy and sturdy. * Fall color is sensational.

Worldwide, the figure is about 90% of all production for this species. * Gossypium hirsutum , known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton , is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, constituting some 95% of all cotton production.

* Rich red-orange leaf color. * It has relatively large leaves and a cascading mound shape.

* Grow in moist, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Diversifolia is an evergreen tree that attains heights of 25 m (80 feet). The crown is narrow, dense and conical. * In cultivation, it rarely tops 40' in height and often grows in a shrubby...

It is native to central North America. * Spartina pectinata is a species of cordgrass known by the common name prairie cordgrass . Prefers a deep rich moist soil in sun or light shade.

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

* Slash Pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat. * Deep green needles, 5"+; 6" cones; a source of pulp, timber, rosin, and turpentine; native to the southeast U.S.

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. It is native to southern Europe . It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves,...

As with other species of hawthorn, the wood is hard and can be used to make tools . * Crown is rounded, dense; very thorny; leaves shiny dark green, orange red and purple in fall; flowers white with pink anthers, last of the hawthorns to bloom; fruit...

In the Sierra Nevada, Foxtail pines are limited to the area around Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks . * The Foxtail Pine ( Pinus balfouriana ) is a rare pine that is endemic to California , United States , where it is found in two areas with a...

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. It is native to southern Europe . It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves,...

* Small tree with cascading branches. * The unfolding leaves in spring start out orange turn to green for the summer and then become spectacular blends of crimson and gold in the fall.

* Ozark witch hazel is a deciduous, winter-blooming, Missouri native shrub with a rounded habit which typically grows 6-10' tall (less frequently to 15') with a somewhat larger spread.