Shade Tolerant Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Joliet

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. 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...

* The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.

The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets. * Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in).

* 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 Korea . * Bright green stems in winter, bright yellow 1 1/2" flowers in spring, bright green leaves...

* The root is said to be adaptogen, cardiotonic, demulcent, panacea, sedative, sialagogue, stimulant and stomachic. Ginseng is also widely grown in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada.

* Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese Plum Yew, simply Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine or in Chinese as San Jian Shan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: s?nji?nsh?n), is a coniferous shrub or small tree in the plum yew family.

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

* The fruit is also used as a hop substitute when making beer and it is added to yeast to make it rise more quickly when making bread. It makes part of the undergrowth of the Mississippi river valley, and is found most frequently on rocky slopes.

Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape. A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. * Features a dwarf mound of slightly wavy, heart-shaped, medium green leaves with racemes...

A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers. * A low shrub with dark green evergreen leaves, shiny on the undersides; 2-3" flowers, bright yellow, throughout summer; easy to grow--tolerates dry soil; said to grow best in shade; grows quickly; native...

* Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible and given cold stratification - it might not germinate until spring of the following year.

* Big Bluestem is a perennial grass. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture.

Flowering the first year, perennial thrives in heat and drought and thirsty soil. Flowering like crazy late spring into mid-fall, ‘Santos Purple's 12” spreading plants can lay out an island of super-rich color: massed in the sunny landscape, in the...

States, as far north as southern Utah, in open land with well-drained soils. * The flowers are the most striking feature, being sweetly fragrant white trumpets up to 20 cm (8 inches) long, often tinted purple, especially at the margin.

* The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide.

They are very attractive to bees whilst the fruit is a good winter food source for many species of birds. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall.

* Native Americans used black cohosh to treat gynecological and other disorders, including sore throats, kidney problems, and depression. It grows in a variety of woodland habitats, and is often found in small woodland openings.

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 render young seedpods can be cooked and eaten.

* Native to the U.S. Southwest, where it is sometimes used as a street or shade tree; 3-5 leaflets per leaf; dark gray scaly ridged bark; velvety young shoots, downy leaves. * A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting.

In other respects it is like var. Arizonica occurs in United States: Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, typically at elevations of 2400-3400 m, where it commonly grows with Picea engelmannii (Burns and Honkala 1990)carpa.

Prefers almost full sun. Succeeds in open woodland or along the woodland edge. Mountain-laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania . * A lovely evergreen plant for cool, acid, woodsy conditions such as rhododendrons like; 1" flowers in...

In addition to the two separate genera included under Rhododendron by Chamberlain ( Ledum , Tsusiophyllum ), Goetsch et al . Liddell, Henry George ; Scott, Robert ; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project Botanica, 1997, p.

Flowers form brownish, urn-shaped fruits in fall and persist throughout the winter. Pruning is recommended immediately after flowering to maintain shape. U.S. Plant Patent #24,014.

* The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age. * An attractive plant with small pink flowers; can be grown as an annual in cold areas; native to the tropics.

* 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.

They will thrive in shady and moist areas where they can be combined with hellebores, dicentras and Jack-in-the-Pulpits for continuous color. Also known as Lily of the Valley, once these plants are established, they require very little maintenance.

* Lilium distichum is a herbaceous plant of the lily family which is native to northeastern China and Korea where it flourishes among shrubs and in forests. * The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals spotted in purple, somewhat...