Salt Tolerant Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Berkeley

For optimum results provide your Vitex with a full to mostly sunny location and a well-drained soil. In the coldest portions of their range, zone 5-6, Vitex are grown as die back perennials that regrow each spring to flower in summer.

* Iris foetidissima ( Stinking Iris , Gladdon , Gladwin Iris , Roast-beef Plant , Stinking Gladwin ), is a species of Iris found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs. Thrives in a bog garden.

The seed usually germinates in 1 - 3 months at 20°c. The raceme inflorescence is very tall, reaching a maximum of 4 m (12 ft). The fruits are capsules 1 to 3 centimeters long and containing black seed.

Germination can be rather slow, sometimes taking 12 months or more. Suggested mechanisms to explain this include stimulation of venous alpha 1 and 2 adrenoreceptors and decreased capillary permeability.

The needles are a half inch in length in groups of five and grow in a brilliant bright green color in tufts on branch tips. * Pitch can also be obtained from the resin and is used for waterproofing, as a wood preservative etc.

* Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. Established plants are drought tolerant.

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach...

It can be trimmed so long as it is not cut back into old wood. In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . The surviving trees from this forest are as old as 2000 years.

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

* An attractive shrub or small tree with a short trunk; 2" needles; contorted branches reaching nearly to the ground; of broadly conical form; dark green, much planted in Europe; "an excellent garden tree" (Wyman); native to coastal North America from...

Taeda ), Shortleaf Pine ( P. This is used by violinists on their bows and also in making sealing wax, varnish etc. * The Pitch Pine ( Pinus rigida ) is a small-to-medium sized (6-30 m) pine , native to eastern North America .

There are five narrow points spaced symmetrically around the rim. * All parts of Datura plants contain dangerous levels of anticholinergic tropane alkaloids and may be fatal if ingested by humans, livestock, or pets * Datura wrightii is found in northern...

* It is a popular ornamental tree , extensively planted in parks and gardens in hot dry areas such as southern California. * It is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in Algeria and Morocco.

This Bonsai is a good one for beginners because it is low-maintenance, a slow grower, and has a burly frame. Drought tolerant, disease and insect tolerant are also good assets for a bonsai.

* Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard. Excellent for use in salads or steamed. It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves.

* Iris foetidissima ( Stinking Iris , Gladdon , Gladwin Iris , Roast-beef Plant , Stinking Gladwin ), is a species of Iris found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs. Thrives in a bog garden.

* Palestine Strawberry Clover was developed in Australia and is very tolerant of adverse conditions. * It can be slow to establish but it will hold up to grazing, high saline soils, wet soils and can take some shade.

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China.

* Current research is examining the leaves as a potential source of anticancer compounds. * Honey locusts can reach a height of 20–30 m (66–100 ft), with fast growth, and are relatively short-lived; about 120 years, some living up to 150.

* Elaeagnus commutata ( American Silverberry or Wolf-willow ), is a species of Elaeagnus native to western North America , from southern Alaska through British Columbia east to Manitoba , and south to Utah and across the upper Midwestern United States...

* Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

* Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint). It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide.

* Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern China .

The leaves are spirally-arranged, large, 20–50 cm (7.9–20 in) in width and on a petiole up to 50 cm (20 in) long, leathery, palmately lobed, with 7–9 broad lobes, divided to half or two-thirds of the way to the base of the leaf; the lobes are edged...

It grows from 2–4ft. * Lilium distichum is a herbaceous plant of the lily family which is native to northeastern China and Korea where it flourishes among shrubs and in forests. * The name distichum refers to the two types of leaves the plant carries.

* Rudbeckia fulgida are perennial herbaceous plants growing up to 120 cm tall, growing from rosettes that develop at the end of stolons. * The ripe seed is a favorite food of finches in winter.

The shoots are orange-brown, with scattered pubescence. * It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 25-40 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m. * Light blue to light green foliage, 3/4" needles; in habit a broad column, narrowing toward...