Shade Tolerant Plant Flowering Shrub For Sale In Kent

* A decoction of the flowering shoots is used in the treatment of coughs and women's complaints. * Kerria japonica , the sole species in the genus Kerria , is a deciduous shrub in the rose family Rosaceae, native to eastern Asia , in China , Japan and...

They are also added to herbal medicines in order to disguise obnoxious flavours. The flowers have a scent of apricots. * Osmanthus fragrans ( Sweet Osmanthus ; Chinese : ?? Sweet osmanthus is also the 'city flower' of Hangzhou , China.

* The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds.

* Well worth growing if you have the right spot to enjoy its fragrant blooms. * This flowering shrub is native to the eastern United States, likes a moist shady location.

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* Rhododendron atlanticum ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States , from New Jersey south to Georgia .

* A deciduous shrub or small tree with 3/4" white drooping flowers in clusters of 3 to 8, from March-May; likes heat, summer drought, often growing on dry rocky slopes on limestone; 3" leaves; this variety is native to northern California; other varieties...

* Bold, shiny, dark green palmate leaves more than 1' across; forms a large, rounded, open shrub; white flowers in fall; should be grown in shade, as sun and wind brown the leaves; often grown as a house plant; native to Japan.

Caffeine should not be taken when using this herb. It is a pungent bitter-sweet warming herb that is said to be stronger in its action than ginseng. This plant is a very commonly used folk treatment in China and Russia where it is used as a ginseng substitute.

Most effective in massed plantings, as single plants tend to be scraggly. Small, white flowers bloom in 4 in. The flowers are white, borne in summer. Individual shoot rise up and then arch over to some degree.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

A very ornamental plant. Dislikes dry soils, requiring cool, permanently moist conditions at the roots. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana .

* A hot infusion of the bark has been snuffed for treating sinus problems and has been held in the mouth for treating toothache. * Many of the tree's branches bend under the weight of the large foliage.

Unfortunately, there is relatively little flesh and a lot of seeds. It has yellow flowers in spring; grapelike black fruit with a blue bloom in fall and spreads via stolons. * This low growing shrub's compound blue-green leaves turn a beautiful purple...

* In traditional herbalism columbine was considered sacred to Venus; carrying a posy of it was said arouse the affections of a loved one. The seed can be slow to germinate. Stored seed can be sown in late winter in a cold frame.

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.

Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen potash that will be needed for healthy foliage and stem growth.

* Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous leaves, yellow and scarlet in fall; native to the Pacific Coast, and said to fare poorly on the East Coast.

When fertilizing Pieris in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that will not burn the roots (such as a slow release or a liquid fertilizer). Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition...

* A decoction of the flowering shoots is used in the treatment of coughs and women's complaints. * Kerria japonica , the sole species in the genus Kerria , is a deciduous shrub in the rose family Rosaceae, native to eastern Asia , in China , Japan and...

* White flowers about 1/4" long in sparse clusters to about 2"; 3-lobed fruit to 2"; native to the eastern U.S. * Plants have dense underground root systems and are of some value in erosion control.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

Noxious weed in California * Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent of many cultivars. * An excellent hedge plant, tolerating hard clipping and maritime exposure and forming a dense...

* A decidious Shrub growing to 5 m. * Native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south.

* The parent of many camellia cultivars; shiny leathery dark green leaves; flowers red, white, or pink, often produced in great quantity, in winter or spring; handsome gray trunk; wants a rich, acid soil and part shade or full sun; may grow as a shrub...

Consider planting summer blooming shrubs such as paniculata hydrangeas to extend the color season. Many times, a plant may outgrow its intended size in the landscape, and must be pruned to re-define its purpose.

* The plant most of us think of as Bleeding Heart; extremely popular, and for good reason; each arching spike, often held horizontally, is lined with an elegant row of pink and white "hearts"; flowers in May in New York; may die back to the ground in...