Plant With Winter Interest Medicinal Plant For Sale In Illinois

* A great deal of variation can be expected when growing this plant. * It grows as a mound and holds its red color well in the summer.

Elliptic-oblong, glossy, dark green leaves (to 3" long). * This Japanese snowbell cultivar is a shrubby, broad-topped, small tree or large shrub with wide spreading horizontal branches which tend to weep at maturity.

It frequently grows with scattered conifers and an undergrowth of shrubs, typically evergreen Rhododendron . They often have very bent growth due to the pressure of the deep winter snow in the Himalaya.

* Very hardy cultivar which is upright and vigorous. * Leaves with seven lobes which radiate strongly outward. * Has a deep, rich black-purple-red tone.

* Perhaps the brightest leaf color of all maples. * It has very large leaves and is a fast grower. * Mostly grown for its intense glowing crimson fall color.

It typically grows to 20-30' tall and as wide, but infrequently can reach up to 50' tall. Elliptic-ovate, glossy, medium to deep green leaves (to 3” long). Drooping flower clusters are easily visible because of the upward posture of the foliage.

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

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

* It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 20–40 m tall, exceptionally 59 m, and with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m. * The wood of Tsuga mertensiana is somewhat inferior to that of T.

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

* The foliage is purplish-red holding into the summer then some green tones come in changing to red and scarlet in fall. * A very desirable color * Makes a delightful upright small tree, maturing at 4 meters.

* The leaves also contain rhodoxanthin, amentoflavone, quercetin, myricetin, carotene, xanthophyll and ascorbic acid. * Tolerant of regular trimming, though not into old wood, it can be grown as a dense hedge.

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

* Green to greenish purple stems with white stripes; of open habit with yellow fall color. * Native to northeast Asia.

* Trueness to type can never be guaranteed when seed is grown that has been collected from cultivars. * A very deep colored palmatum - almost classed as a "black-red" * In the Fall crimson tones dominate.

* The Chinese parasol tree or wutong , Chinese : ?? The wood is used for making furniture and coffins. , Hibiscus simplex L. * The seed is antiphlogistic, expectorant and refrigerant.

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * The San Juan source is a popular one because it has nice blue color and can be used in extremely cold areas.

* Lacy leaves of a deep red in the spring but foliage color fades to light green in early summer. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational.

* The leaves keep their red color from spring to fall, changing only in hue. * 'Beni otake' means Red Bamboo in Japanese.

* The crushed leaves have a strong lemony scent. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. It is sometimes known as a Concolor fir. Therefore a little bluer in color than the Colorado and a little more cold hardy than the Arizona.

It frequently grows with scattered conifers and an undergrowth of shrubs, typically evergreen Rhododendron . They often have very bent growth due to the pressure of the deep winter snow in the Himalaya.

* It is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching 20 m tall (exceptionally to 35 m) with a trunk up to 80 cm diameter. * This is the superb white-barked native birch that offers better resistance to the borer than other birches.

* Beautiful peeling cinnamon bark. * A species of maple native to central China , in the provinces of Gansu , Henan , Hubei , Hunan , Shaanxi , Shanxi , and Sichuan. * Fall color bright red and orange.

* The seed is eaten raw or cooked. * Requires a lime-free soil. Prefers a sheltered semi-shaded position and a light deep moist soil. Very sweet and much appreciated, tasting somewhat like a hazel nut.

A very ornamental tree. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects. Flowers grow in umbels and appear in April/May. They are white and have a diameter of approx.

* A "beautiful graceful specimenwith drooping branches" * The pitch or resin is said to be one of the best curatives for a sore throat. * It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 30–45 m (exceptionally 72 m) tall.

* A stripebark with vivid white stripes on green or gray-green bark; vivid yellow fall color. Striped maple ACPE Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU-, FACU...