Shade Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Elgin

* The flowers are purple, borne in summer. * Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems.

The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. * 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...

* It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina.

Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers...

* Fall colors are blends of gold and red. * Bight green with some texture.

The flowers are bright yellow 3.5-5 cm across, starting out bowl-shaped, then flattening out with age. * Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus.

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 and to Asia Minor and Tunisia.

The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R. Excelsa is not the tallest in the genus. They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity...

It grows to 12-15m tall with leaves that are longer and darker than the European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus). The leaves are dark, glossy and slender, with 20-24 pairs of parallel sunken veins; every third tooth is whisker-tipped.

* Native to central and southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from Austria east to southwestern Russia and the Caucasus , and south to Turkey. * It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen in September.

* A medium-sized tree with a spreading, rounded crown; branches develop 2 opposite corky wings; leaves 2 1/2", dark green; fall color may be yellow; native from Virginia to Illinois, south to Florida and Texas.

* 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.

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 white flowers in panicles atop the stems, followed by beautiful bright red berries;...

* White flowers in panicles, midsummer; a handsome shrub with dark green 3" leaves, compact and very adaptable regarding sun and moisture, doesn't mind drought * A refreshing and stimulating tea is made from the dried leaves, it is a good substitute for...

Aralia japonica Thunb., A. Sieboldii Hort. Ex K.Koch) is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to southern Japan and South Korea. The flowers are small, white, borne in dense terminal compound umbels in late autumn or early winter,...

* It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina.

Prefers a deep sandy loam and a very sunny position. It is also much planted as a landscape ornamental plant. * A small tree with a sturdy upright trunk which divides into stout branches that usually spread to form a broad flat head.

It is native to open forests, thickets and disturbed areas in Japan. The Japanese form of this species is rather tender in Britain, but in general plants are hardy to about -25°c.

The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R. Excelsa is not the tallest in the genus. They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity...

Pink flowers appear in early spring (April-May in St. Louis) before or at the time of the emergence of the foliage. Flowers (to 1.5" long) are in trusses of 5-9 flowers each and have a pleasant, clove-like fragrance.

* 'Silky Camellia' has been cultivated in the US since 1752. * Silky camellia is an under-story woodland species with rich brown colored bark * It grows best in partial shade in well draining soils.

Prefers a deep sandy loam and a very sunny position. It is also much planted as a landscape ornamental plant. * A small tree with a sturdy upright trunk which divides into stout branches that usually spread to form a broad flat head.

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

White flowers in upright clusters to 12" in early summer it has nice brown exfoliating bark and spreads by stolons to form mound like colonies. It likes moist acid organic laden well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade, the edge of woodlands is...

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

* Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles (to 20" long) of tiny, variably-colored flowers (tones of gold, silver, purple and green) which form a cloud over the foliage that is particularly...

This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. * Wood - very light, soft, close grained. * Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is...