Shade Tolerant Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Fremont

Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts. It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden. This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green...

The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets. They can be found at an altitude of 0–1,850 metres (0–6,070 ft). * This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe...

* Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae , order Fagales . * The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not a fern.

The whole leaf can be used in weaving. Requires very good drainage with abundant moisture in the summer and a sunny position. The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, eventually reaching 2-5 m tall with a trunk diameter of 20-25 cm.

* Extremely salt tolerant, good for seaside planting and holding beach sand in place. This hardy pine species is relatively disease free and tolerates poor soil conditions, making it a good choice for all levels.

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

* A deciduous Tree growing to 21 m (69ft) by 8 m (26ft) at a fast rate. * It often has several trunks, the shoots are green, often with a whitish to pink or violet waxy coating wen young.

There will be a few seedlings that develop thorns, but not many. * Current research is examining the leaves as a potential source of anticancer compounds. * The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute.

It also contains fat branches and a spreading crown along with thick leaves. * One of the largest southwestern oaks, this handsome tree reaches its greatest size in canyons and other moist sites.

* Juniperus communis subsp. It is dioecious , with male and female cones on separate plants, which are wind pollinated. The male cones are yellow, 2–3 mm long, and fall soon after shedding their pollen in March–April.

* The Royal Poinciana is endemic to Madagascar , where it is found in the Madagascar dry deciduous forests . The Poinciana is also the national flower of St. Kitts and Nevis. In the wild it is endangered , but it is widely cultivated elsewhere.

* Fraxinus velutina ( Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash or Modesto Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to southwestern North America , in the United States from southern California east to Texas , and in Mexico from northern Baja California east to Coahuila...

* It is best to sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. * In traditional herbalism columbine was considered sacred to Venus; carrying a posy of it was said arouse the affections of a loved one.

* Nandina domestica (pronounced /naen?di?n? This varient will grow to 8 feet tall. It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves, reddish when new, later blue-green; attractive...

* In recent years, this species has been extensively used in Bonsai. * Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the European...

The tree is generally accepted to be the hardiest evergreen oak, able to withstand very cold winters with minimal leaf burn in areas as cold as USDA zone 6a. * Texas live oak is typically found on dry sites, unlike southern live oak, which prefers moister...

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood,...

* It is largely confined to very infertile , excessively well-drained, sandy habitats where competition from larger-growing species is minimized by the harsh growing conditions, as in the Florida scrub .

In certain portions of its range, it can be an undesirable competitor of commercial species during early stages of stand development. Over much of its range, giant chinkapin shows several growth forms; it grows in a wide variety of habitats but is rarely...

* Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar , is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America ( Guatemala , El Salvador and...

* Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root.

It is native to southern Europe ( Sicily ), southwestern Asia ( Lebanon , Syria , Turkey ) and eastern Asia ( China ), with two well-separated populations. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising...

* The wood dries without difficulty and is often used in its green or wet state for turnery and bowl carving. * Water extract of Jacaranda mimosifolia shows higher antimicrobial action against Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli than gentamicin sulfate...

Fortunei is a shrub or small tree growing to as high as 20 m with a diameter at breast height of about 20 cm. * Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese Plum Yew, simply Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine or in Chinese as San Jian Shan (Chinese:...

* Shrub from Northeast China, the root has been used for centuries in China and Russia to restore vigor, increase longevity, help with memory, and help the body to deal with stress.

* It has started being cultivated recently and is a very attractive ornamental tree. * Seedlings have up to 24 cotyledons on germination (the most of any plant)! * It differs from all other pinyon species in that it has very massive cones and large seeds.

* A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as...