Plant With Winter Interest Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Stamford

Established plants are drought tolerant. It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from Sep to October. These have lighter lenticels and remain on the tree until January. Large, brown fruit shaped like apples follow after flowering.

* It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. * The only known species is Anemanthele lessoniana, often called gossamer grass or New Zealand wind grass or pheasant's tail grass.

In English it is known as salal , shallon , or in Britain simply Gaultheria . * A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble blueberry flowers; purple or black edible fruit; habit depends on growing conditions, scrambling...

* Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel tree or silverling)...

They are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil.

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds.

The specific epithets sebifera and sebiferum mean "wax-bearing" and refer to the vegetable tallow that coats the seeds. The plant sap and leaves are reputed to be toxic, and decaying leaves from the plant are toxic to other species of plant .

Trees from the Mexican highlands achieve a notable stoutness. They are very drought -tolerant and fast-growing and favor climates that are rainy throughout the year or at least with high summer rainfall.

* Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish plant, but extremely tough and vigorous; useful for highways and urban sites; native to China.

* 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,...

* The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter. * The leaves turn attractive shades of purple, red and bronze in autumn. * Low informal hedge. * Versatile shrub that can be used to cover large areas.

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita .

* Eucalyptus perriniana , commonly known as Spinning Gum , is a tree or mallee which is native to New South Wales , Victoria and Tasmania in Australia . * The leaves yield up to 1% essential oil.

Prefers a deep rich moist soil in sun or light shade. * Succeeds in fresh or salt water marshes and in ordinary garden soil. * Spartina pectinata is a species of cordgrass known by the common name prairie cordgrass .

It has a sturdy perennial vine that may have twining , woody stems that are 30 feet (9.1 m) or longer and an inch or more thick at the base. * Another vigorous scrambling vine grown for its yellow-orange fruit capsules and crimson seeds; likes full sun;...

* Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark, berries in various shades of red, lasting long into winter; parent of many cultivars.

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

It can be fermented into 'Mescal', a very potent alcoholic drink. * The plant was used for food and fiber by local Native American peoples such as the Havasupai. Can be dried for future use or soaked in water to produce a flavourful beverage.

Distribution of this grass species is widespread including the eastern and western extremes of North America, parts of South America and Eurasia. * Typical native grass associates in the far western North American coastal prairies are Festuca idahoensis...

* The mother trees are mound forming red cut leaved types. * Fall color is sensational. * Hardier than green-leaved types.

* Leaves start off red in the spring fade to greenish red in the summer and then turn crimson in the fall.

* A shrub with evergreen 2" x 1" shiny leaves; fragrant white flowers in April; round red fruit to 1/4"; grows well in dry shade; easy to grow; native to central and Western China, where it grows in forests and on cliffs, especially on limestone.

They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern...

* 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 populations in check. * All parts of the plant have a distinguishing strong odour that is often likened to rotting...

* The seedlings grown from seed collected from cultivars may not resemble the mother tree. * It is pendulous, mound shaped and reaching 2 meters high by 3 meters wide. * It has a very delicate texture and light yellow green foliage color.

* Slash Pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat. * Pinus elliottii , commonly known as the Slash Pine , is a pine native to the southeastern United States , from southern South...