Tropical Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Hampton

Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of the plant contain bioactive compounds, especially monoterpenes , which may have...

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.

It is being investigated for use as a biofuel. The seed usually germinates in 10 - 20 days at 20°c. Its leaves are attached to the stalk by petioles (many other Nicotiana species have sessile leaves), and its leaves and stems are neither pubescent nor...

It is being investigated for use as a biofuel. The seed usually germinates in 10 - 20 days at 20°c. Its leaves are attached to the stalk by petioles (many other Nicotiana species have sessile leaves), and its leaves and stems are neither pubescent nor...

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.

* Oleander grows to 2–6 m (6.6–20 ft) tall, with spreading to erect branches. The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5–5 cm (0.98–2.0 in) diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla with a fringe...

* In Ayurvedic medicine, the golden shower tree is known as aragvadha, meaning "disease killer". * Cassia fistula, known as the golden shower tree and by other names, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.

* Mirbelia is a plant genus belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia.

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

It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. * The fruit is edible raw.

The leaves are apparently effective in the treatment of toothache if they are chewed without swallowing the juice. Viscosa flowers lack petals during evolution to increase exposure to the wind.

* Cones can remain closed on the tree for a number of years, opening after the heat of a forest fire to scatter their seeds which then germinate and grow rapidly in the ashes of the fire.

* Common names include Orchid tree and Mountain-ebony. * Native to India and China. * A decidious Tree growing to 12m. * Purple or lavender terminal flowers.

To use the spikes of flowers in arrangements be sure to remove them without including any portion of the woody vine or they will quickly wilt. Queen's Wreath can be enjoyed as a container plant where not hardy but will need periodic pruning to be kept...

* It grows with various species of Quercus and a variety of other pines . * Pinus lawsonii occurs in forest and woodland at 1300-2600 m elevation. * Climate is warm-temperate to temperate with 600-1500 mm annual precipitation and a November to May dry...

In its native habitat Medinilla myriantha may reach 6'H x 6'W but in cultivation 2-4'H x 2-3'W is more typical. Easily grown if provided with high humidity and a well-draining, humus rich, moderately moist soil.

An excellent choice for large trellises and arbors or as an espalier. 8" long fragrant golden trumpets with purple veins are borne from winter through spring on this large scrambling tropical climber.

The dainty, round and pointed, heavily variegated olive green to coppery green foliage is randomly splashed with silver and white. This tiny trailing Hoya or Waxflower creates a dense mat of foliage that is perfect for spilling from larger containers...

* The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread. The water in which the leaves are cooked is used in making corn pudding .

3" purplish-blue trumpet-like blooms with a white to light yellow throat are born in spring and summer. The Blue Sky Vine makes an easy and rewarding container plant where not hardy.

It also occurs south into northern Baja California in Mexico . * The Interior Live Oak is classified in the red oak section (Quercus sect. The dark-green leaves are usually small, 2.5-7 cm long and 2-5 cm broad, thick and often spiny-toothed, particularly...

Tropical Hibiscus flower on new growth and so need to have ample nutrients, regular moisture, as well as moderate amounts of sunlight available to maintain adequate growth and flower production.

* The use as food and an ornamental tree caused it to be introduced throughout western Europe, localised populations and cultivation occur on other continents. The roasted seed can be used as a coffee substitute.

* The common name of moss rose is quite descriptive of this plant's key ornamental features: ruffled, rose-like flowers (to 1” diameter) appearing on prostrate to slightly ascending stems that form a moss-like foliage mat.

* This seed is collected from trees at higher elevation and inland so it is one of the most cold hardy sources available on the market. * A source of pulp, timber, and turpentine. * A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that...

Above zone 9B, King's Mantle can act like a die-back perennial if provided with good winter protection, it is often slow to recover from winter kill but will often be back to flowering by mid summer under good conditions.

* Myrtle oak features shiny, leathery leaves (to 2” long) which are dark green above and yellow-green to orange-brown beneath. * Quercus myrtifolia, commonly known as myrtle oak, is a small, often shrubby, evergreen oak with a spreading rounded crown...