Salt Tolerant Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Portland

A dwarf pink Vitex! Pink Pinnacletm Dwarf Chaste Tree produces dense spikes of rich pink flowers in waves throughout the summer months. A winter mulch will also help to further their chances of survival in these areas.

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped flowers in summer.

* The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

Most pruning is generally done after flowering and should be completed before the end of summer. We generally only do touch up pruning just before growth begins in spring just to remove the spent flower heads and remove any dead, weak, or freeze damaged...

* It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. They keep their blue color well after drying. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers.

Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * 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...

* Rumex acetosella is a species of sorrel bearing the common names sheep's sorrel , red sorrel , sour weed , and field sorrel . * Take a large amount of Sorrel and saute in some butter till wilted and falling apart.

It can also be trimmed into a hedge . The leaves are oval in shape with edges that curl under and measure up to 10 centimeters in length. Inside are black seeds in a bed of resinous pulp.

Several of the varieties have distinct English names. The shiny dark green needles are 3 to 6 1/2". It needs full sun to grow well, is intolerant of shade, and is resistant to snow and ice damage.

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines.

* Grown mostly as a curiosity, for the compound leaflets fold up promptly along the midrib when touched. * The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. * A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect.

* Hylomecon vernalis , also known as the forest poppy , is a poppy of the Far East , ranging from Manchuria to Japan . The flowers are bright yellow 3.5-5 cm across, starting out bowl-shaped, then flattening out with age.

The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds in their nest debris, where they are protected until they germinate. * A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root.

* Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems. * The flowers are purple, borne in summer.

* In North America it is known as Hedge Maple and in Australia it is sometimes called Common Maple. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia...

Soon a crown of terminal buds appears and the plant starts branching. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Its massive trunk comes from the contribution of clusters of aerial roots that emerge from the bases of lowest...

* A rare and botanically interesting,medium-sized to large, suckering shrub, occasionally a small tree. * Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree , found only in the southeastern...

* It is a coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 15–25 m in height and is usually as broad as it is tall, forming a wide, dense, conical crown. The needles are a half inch in length in groups of five and grow in a brilliant bright green color in tufts...

* The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

Grow the seedlings on in the pot in light shade in the greenhouse for their first growing season, giving occasional liquid feeds to ensure they do not suffer nutrient deficiencies.

* Grown mainly for its 1/2" white fruits in fall; small pink flowers in terminal clusters; blue-green leaves to 2"; will grow anywhere and sometimes spreads rapidly; of rounded, bushy habit.

* Of irregular habit, roughly conical. * Thick, slightly twisted bright green 3-4 1/2" needles. This hardy pine species is relatively disease free and tolerates poor soil conditions, making it a good choice for all levels.

It is also found in more mature successions dominated by sagebrush and shadscale. * Fourwing saltbush is most common in early succession areas such as disturbed sites and active sand dunes.

Landes forest in southwest France is the largest man-made maritime pine forest in Europe. * Pinus pinaster is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in France, Spain and Portugal.

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines.

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers.