Plant With Winter Interest Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Grand Rapids

* 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. * Of upright, arching form; green leaves; flowers in late summer, flowering section of spike to 15" long;...

* A large shrub with attractive red-brown bark, white flowers in midsummer, and yellow-orange fall color; native to southeast U.S.

* A species of alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere . * A decidious Tree growing to 18m.

It is called ce bai in Chinese. * Both the leaves and the seeds contain an essential oil consisting of borneol, bornyl acetate, thujone, camphor and sesquiterpenes. Used for construction, cabinet making, cooperage.

Mollis is widely grown as an ornamental plant, valued for the strongly-scented flowers appearing in winter when little else is growing. * Hamamelis mollis is a species of witch-hazel native to central and eastern China , in Anhui , Guangxi , Hubei , Hunan...

Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes. It grows in a wide variety of wet habitat types. * Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower.

Conservation Plant Characteristics Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. * Useful for wet spots in West Coast gardens. * It is in flower in March, and the seeds ripen from Oct to January. White alder ALRH2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status...

* Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands , mostly by riverbanks. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding clusters; rather coarse; likes rich, moist, limestone soils; native...

* A fall-flowering species. * Multipurpose alder tree found in the subtropical highlands of the Himalaya. * Prefers a heavy soil and a damp situation. * It is called Utis in Nepalese and Nepalese Alder in English .

* Sometimes a tree, more often a shrub to about 15'; bright red fruits; grows on woody slopes from New York south to Georgia, west to Alabama (range of origin). * Ilex montana ( Mountain Winterberry ; also "Mountain Holly" which is more typically Ilex...

* Native to most of Europe, including all of the British Isles and Fennoscandia and locally in Southwest Asia. * Because they tolerate very poor soils and also produce nitrogen nodules on their roots, alders are suitable for use in land reclamation schemes.

* The glossy green foliage turns yellow in the fall. * The parent is a vigorous cultivar said to be more resistant to birch borers and tolerant to heat. * This deciduous tree has bark that is white and does not exfoliate (peel off).

* The scientific name honors Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, during whose reign it was described as a new species in 1925. * trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m * The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip * It is...

* Well worth growing if you have the right spot to enjoy its fragrant blooms. * This flowering shrub is native to the eastern United States, likes a moist shady location.

* The crimson fall color is stunning. * A small variety with deeply cut red leaves.

The cones are slender, yellow-green ripening brown, 10-15 mm long and 4-5 mm broad, with 6-8 overlapping scales. Eastern white-cedars found to be growing on cliff faces in Southern Ontario are the oldest trees in Eastern North America and all of Canada,...

Only the outer bark is removed, this does not kill the tree. * The bark is used to make drinking vessels, canoe skins, roofing tiles etc. * White, gray, or brownish bark; wood used for pulp and plywood; native from Europe to Siberia.

* Native to North America , occurring in arctic and cool temperate areas from Alaska east to Newfoundland and southern Greenland , and south at high altitudes to northern California and Colorado in the west, and locally south to northern New York in the...

The sturdy leaves each have a prominent central vein. It is most commonly found in wet areas such as riverbanks and ponds. * The tops of the stems are occupied with spreading, multibranched inflorescences bearing many small, oval-shaped spikelets.

* The scientific name honors Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, during whose reign it was described as a new species in 1925. * trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m * The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip * It is...

Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam. The fruit is a dry capsule 15-20 mm (.60-.79 in) long, containing numerous small seeds . Succeeds in sun or shade, the warmer the climate the more shade a plant requires.

* The bark is antiseptic, astringent, cathartic and tonic. The berries are an important food resource for numerous species of birds. * The species occurs particularly in wetland habitats, but also on dry sand dunes and grassland.

The sturdy leaves each have a prominent central vein. It is most commonly found in wet areas such as riverbanks and ponds. * The tops of the stems are occupied with spreading, multibranched inflorescences bearing many small, oval-shaped spikelets.

Widely used within its range as a wetland mitigation species. Then it grows erect and bears leaf blades which may be flat or folded. It is a good forage crop for livestock and wildlife especially for wetter sites.

Gray bark fissures on older trees revealing an attractive orange inner layer and resulting winter interest. Features small pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, pale pink, long-stalked flowers (3/4" long) with showy yellow stamens.

* 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.