Salt Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Salinas

Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes. 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...

The tree can be long-lived, with some trees over 500 years old. In the UK the tree is planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. It is dense and cone-shaped when young, broadening at the top with age.

Water heavily in the summer , less in the winter but never let it dry out. Taxodium distichum grows best in wet/soggy conditions so need frequent watering. The tree is a fast grower, and can achieve 36 inches of growth in just one year making it a good...

* In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes. * Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties.

* The Pitch Pine ( Pinus rigida ) is a small-to-medium sized (6-30 m) pine , native to eastern North America . This species occasionally hybridizes with other pine species such as Loblolly Pine ( P.

* The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread. * The leaves are cooked and used as greens. * Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic...

This is a delicious seed and it makes very pleasant eating. * Araucaria araucana is a popular garden tree, planted for its unusual effect of the thick, 'reptilian' branches with a very symmetrical appearance.

* A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in sun or partial shade. * A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc.

This is a very interesting conceptIt is native to California And it is considered a noxious weed in California! * Very tolerant of maritime exposure and salt-laden winds, it is also very fast growing.

* The hollow stems can be made into whistles and flutes. * 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...

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

* 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...

* The Pitch Pine ( Pinus rigida ) is a small-to-medium sized (6-30 m) pine , native to eastern North America . This species occasionally hybridizes with other pine species such as Loblolly Pine ( P.

* Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as the Madagascar periwinkle, rose periwinkle, or rosy periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. * It is an evergreen subshrub or herbaceous plant growing 1 m tall.

The pods have been seen as a good antidote for children's complaints. Seedpods - the pulp is sweet and can be eaten raw or made into sugar. * The pods have been made into a tea for the treatment of indigestion, measles, catarrh etc.

They drop their leaves, and grow new ones, within a few weeks in spring. Their lower limbs often sweep down towards the ground before curving up again. * Depending on the growing conditions, live oaks vary from the shrubby to large and spreading: typical...

* With needles 4-6", stiffer and darker green than the typical species. Turkish pine is also known by several other common names, Calabrian pine (from a naturalised population of the pine in Calabria in southern Italy, from where the pine was first botanically...

It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600 m. * A blue dye is obtained from the inner bark.

* The fruit is often sold in local markets and the plant is of potential commercial importance. * Tolerates maritime exposure. * It is a deciduous shrub, in its natural sand dune habitat growing 1–2 m high, although it can grow larger, up to 4 m tall,...

* Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals.

The following reports are for S. An excellent fibre is obtained from the leaf stalks. The drupes are black when ripe and 12 mm (0.47 in) in diameter. The roots contain tannin. The fibres are up to 50cm long, they are harvested commercially and used to...

* Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental plantings. * This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have...

Also tolerates some drought. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils. Can be grown as a hedge.

Scattered stands of the trees have been cut down for firewood . The trees grow on saline soils that do not allow for other trees. It is only found in northern Chile , particularly in the Pampa del Tamarugal , some 70 km (43 mi) east of the city of Iquique...

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.

Privets are fast growers and do well as long as they are planted in well-drained soil. Also known as The Common or European Privel, this tree is often used as a hedge. All Bonsai need root protection in below freezing temperatures.