Plant With Winter Interest Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Joliet

Conservation Plant Characteristics Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. * A decidious Tree growing to 12 m at a fast rate. * Native to western North America , from Washington east to western Montana and south to California.

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

* The species name is derived from the persistently unopened cones that may remain closed for several years before they release their seeds; the opening is often in response to forest fires.

* The Asian Globeflower ( Trollius asiaticus ) is an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae , which is native to Asia and Europe . This plant usually grows in wet places, especially in grasslands and forests .

* Investigations have been made into its use as a biomass crop. * An American sycamore tree is easily recognized by its mottled exfoliating bark. * A huge tree when mature--early explorers in central New York noted one with a diameter of 12'; open habit,...

* The poisonous fruit of this plant ripens in September and resembles whitish-powdered grapes. * Menispermum canadense ( Canadian Moonseed , Common Moonseed , or Yellow Parilla ) is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae , native to eastern North...

* This sedge is very variable in appearance. There are five to ten leaves per stem. * The cooked seed can be used as a rice substitute. * The woolly inflorescences remain attractive well into winter.

* 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)...

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

* Bosnian pine is a popular ornamental tree in parks and large gardens, giving reliable steady though not fast growth on a wide range of sites, and with a very neat, conical crown.

* A decidious Shrub growing to 2m. * A shrubby species with nearly round 1" leaves. * 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...

* 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 a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 40–50 m (exceptionally 60 m) tall.

* Greek Fir is native to the mountains of Greece, primarily in the Peloponnesos and the island of Kefallonia, * It is grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens. * Greek Fir was important in the past for wood for general construction.

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. * Cliftonia monophylla ( Buck-wheat tree , Buckwheat tree , Titi ) is a tree native to the United States .

* A very ornamental plant. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States , Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia .

The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent of poinsettias. Rich-green foliage. * 1/2-1" yellow-green trumpet-shaped flowers backed by white, pink, or rose sepals, "beautiful...

* Native to Yunnan in southwest China and adjoining border areas in southeastern Tibet , far northeastern India , northern Myanmar , and far northwestern Vietnam . * It is a high altitude mountain tree, growing at altitudes of 3,000-4,000 meters, often...

* A decidious Tree growing to 22 m (72ft 2in) at a fast rate. * Native to temperate forests, stream-banks, swamps and roadsides in northeastern Asia and Japan.

* This species can be grown as a hedge or as part of a shelterbelt. * It is long-lived; some individuals can live well over a thousand years, with the oldest verified being 1,460 years.

* For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open. * Cornus alba (red-barked or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae,...

Although sometimes found in pure stands, it is more often associated with Sugar Maple (forming the Beech-Maple climax community ), Yellow Birch , and Eastern Hemlock , typically on moist well drained slopes and rich bottomlands.

* The flowers are very fragrant, they are used in pot-pourri and to make perfumes. * Chimonanthus praecox, also known as wintersweet or Japanese allspice, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Chimonanthus of the family Calycanthaceae, native to...

A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. * The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds. * The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups.

It grows on wet sites on the coastal plain at altitudes from sea level up to 50 m, more rarely in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains up to 460 m altitude. * The common name "Atlantic White Cedar" has been rejected by the American Joint Committee...

* A deciduous Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a fast rate. * It is often found along waterways and in wetlands, leading to the colloquial name "water maple". * The seeds are the largest of any native maple and are also a food source for...

* Hardy and beautiful. * It will fit into smaller landscape plantings. * This is a striking American cultivar of the "ribbon-leaf" group of Japanese Maples.

Plants require continuously moist conditions in a loose compost of sphagnum peat, live sphagnum and coarse acid sand. An insectivorous plant, it is best grown in a boggy position and prefers a soil low in nitrogen.