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It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation . * Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus . * This double flowered variety is more compact than some and flowers thoughout the growing season.

Hydrangeas are easy to grow deciduous shrubs that prefer partly shaded areas of the garden with a rich, moist but not wet, soil. Wade ' Check Out This Alternative Hydrangea ' (Oakleaf Hydrangea) from LSU Agcenter by Richard Bogren ' Hydrangeas Provide...

* This shrub is an important food source for a number of animals, including bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, and grizzly bears. * Snowberry was commonly employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who valued it especially for...

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

The juiceof the pods is antiseptic. The light shade the bright green summer foliage casts allows grass to grow next to the trunk. * The pods have been made into a tea for the treatment of indigestion, measles, catarrh etc.

* 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...

The species is often smaller, stunted and twisted in coastal exposures. Muricata has been used in plantations with resultant growth rates higher than in the wild . * Of symmetrical conical habit; needles stiff, often twisted, dark green, to 7"; cones...

* 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...

* Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches. * The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands,...

The reddish samarae are relatively small, < 8 mm long, narrowly elliptic with two long incurving stigmas at the tip, and usually disperse by the end of April . * Winged elm is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree that typically grows to 30-50' tall...

* Pinus nigra, the Austrian pine or black pine, is a moderately variable species of pine, occurring across southern Mediterranean Europe from Spain to the eastern Mediterranean on Anatolian peninsula of Turkey and on Corsica/Cyprus, including Crimea,...

In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . * A good fast growing hedge for the milder areas of Britain, tolerating maritime exposure.

* It is fast growing and usually has nice red fall colors, much more reliably so than the more popular Pin Oak. * It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting,...

* 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.

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

Used for tool handles, furniture etc. * The wood is hard, heavy, rather strong, tough, elastic, brittle, coarse-grained. The wood is of poorer quality than F. Americana, though it is usually sold under that name.

The reddish samarae are relatively small, < 8 mm long, narrowly elliptic with two long incurving stigmas at the tip, and usually disperse by the end of April . * Winged elm is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree that typically grows to 30-50' tall...

* The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent.

* Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form after the flowers have dropped. * Cornus racemosa ( Northern Swamp Dogwood or Gray Dogwood ) is a shrubby plant...

* Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches. * The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands,...

Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green. * This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A.

Branchlets dark purplish brown to grayish brown, cylindric, initially densely yellow tomentose, glabrous when old. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -15°c. They are very attractive to bees whilst the fruit is a good winter food source for...

'Northern Pearls' is a compact cultivar that grows to 6-8' tall and features racemes (3-5" long) of 5-petaled white flowers (to 2" diameter) which bloom in early spring. Flower buds purportedly resemble white pearls, hence the cultivar name.

* Sweet bay magnolia is native to the southeastern United States north along the Atlantic coast to New York. * Cone-like fruits with bright red seeds mature in fall and can be showy.

* 11-15 tapering, pointed leaflets make up the feathery leaves of this little known 20-30' tree & are carried on red shoots; its 4-6" clusters of early flowers are followed by creamy-yellow fruit tinted with pink...

However, numerous buds are produced on the shrub's new growth, which provides prolific flowering over a long summer blooming period. Shoots make interesting indoor vase cuttings, as they stay green for a long time.

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