Salt Tolerant Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Tucson

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

* Native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere, this sod forming grass is useful as a forage and for erosion control. * Alopecurus arundinaceus ( Creeping meadow foxtail , Creeping foxtail ) is a rhizomatous perennial species in the Grass family...

It is drought-tolerant and grows on dry, rocky soil. * The mature trees grow to a height of 15-25 m, rarely up to 34 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.2 m. Muricata has been used in plantations with resultant growth rates higher than in the wild .

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status)...

Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock; bigleaf maple, red alder and Sitka spruce join in near the coast. * It occurs in parts of the western United States and western Canada, usually...

It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it.In North America the name Rose of Sharon is applied to a species in a different order, Hibiscus syriacus .

It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment.

Note that this effect is only visible on the "head" or flower of the plant. This occurrence is a popular science experiment in primary grade school. The dried roasted roots are ground into apowder and are used for making coffee.

The layers of annual growth are hardly distinguishable. * Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree , found only in the southeastern United States states of Arkansas , Florida...

Grows well in heavy clay soils. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens of cultivars, in a varied range of splendid blues, purples, pinks, and whites, including some of the most...

They are often, but not always, sweetly scented. The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad, and with an entire margin.

* Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin. * It is a popular ornamental tree , extensively planted in parks and gardens in hot dry areas such as southern California.

It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it.In North America the name Rose of Sharon is applied to a species in a different order, Hibiscus syriacus .

* This essential oil is emitted from the plant in hot weather and, on a still day, can be ignited and will burn for a second or two without harming the plant, thus giving the plant its common name.

* Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin. * It is a popular ornamental tree , extensively planted in parks and gardens in hot dry areas such as southern California.

* A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect. * This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves.

The seeds mature from August to September. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm. The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide.

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

* Of irregular habit, roughly conical. * Extremely salt tolerant, good for seaside planting and holding beach sand in place. Easily grown from seed in the early spring, the seeds are soaked in water to start germination.

* The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow .

Grows well in heavy clay soils. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens of cultivars, in a varied range of splendid blues, purples, pinks, and whites, including some of the most...

Hardy, low growing, spreading perennial creates 6-12” mounds of attractive foliage; are evergreen in warm winter climates, and semi-evergreen in colder winter climates. Improved evergreen plant stands out for uniform flowering and fuller plant habit,...

In Eurasian herbalism, this plant has a long history of use as a febrifuge. * The crushed leaves are very aromatic. It is also tolerant of dry, chalky soils with a high pH, salt tolerant, and drought tolerant at an established age.

* The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. It typically grows on dry to moist sandy and gravel soils in steppes, meadows or woodland edges. Good when added to soups they also make an excellent jelly.

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

A winter mulch will also help to further their chances of survival in these areas. Removing spent flowers and seed heads will promote the production of wave after wave of new flowers throughout the summer and into fall.

These two small populations represent what was once a very large forest on the west coast. The surviving trees from this forest are as old as 2000 years. * A good fast growing hedge for the milder areas of Britain, tolerating maritime exposure.