Urban Tolerant Plant Flowering Shrub For Sale In Pittsburgh

* A shrub or small tree, with erect branching; sometimes rather scraggly; grown for its big, conspicuous late summer flowers, 4", white, "blue," purple, or red, in mid to late summer; seems to flower well in shade as well as sun; tolerant of urban conditions;...

* This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A. Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green.

It is native to North America, where it occurs across much of Canada and the northern United States. The native Americans used it to treat a variety of complaints but especially as an external wash on the skin.

Flowers are white and showy clustered at the end of branches. It's Chinese name is zhen zhu mei. * Grown for its big fluffy creamy-white masses of flowers atop upright stems; rather coarse, and suckers to quickly form colonies, so perhaps for the wild...

* Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in). * Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae...

* Flowers and fruit are conspicuous. * Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

* This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A. Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green.

* 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.

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

* 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.

Odorum , but the character is not constant and it is no longer regarded as a separate taxon. * An upright bush with evergreen leaves; five-petaled very fragrant flowers at the tips of branches, throughout the year in hot areas; parents of this strain...

* 11-15 tapering, pointed leaflets make up the feathery leaves of this little known 20-30' tree & are carried on red shoots; its 4-6" clusters of early flowers are followed by creamy-yellow fruit tinted with pink...

It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * The fruit is edible raw. * American Beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown as an ornamental in gardens and yards .

Flowers (to 1.5" long) are in trusses of 5-9 flowers each and have a pleasant, clove-like fragrance. Bright green foliage (grayish woolly beneath) turns bronzish in fall. Extremely winter hardy (grows in the wild as far north as Quebec) and is one of...

Kinmokusei ; also known as Sweet Olive, Tea Olive and Fragrant Olive) is a species of Osmanthus native to Asia , from the Himalaya east through southern China ( Guizhou , Sichuan , Yunnan ) and to Taiwan and to southern Japan .

* Flowers and fruit are conspicuous. * Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

* It is a frequent component in butterfly gardens. * The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both...

* Evergreen shrub or small tree with narrow, oblong crown of paired, glossy, leathery leaves, and with dark blue fruit like small olives. The fruit resembles the cultivated Olive in the same family.

The species is considered to be long lived. It has thin and smooth bark. Montanus often remains under 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height because of browsing by elk and deer, but can reach 20 feet (6.1 m).

* Evergreen shrub or small tree with narrow, oblong crown of paired, glossy, leathery leaves, and with dark blue fruit like small olives. The fruit resembles the cultivated Olive in the same family.

As with chemical fertilizers, do not apply it right next to the trunk or stems emerging from the ground. Apply the fertilizer according to the label directions immediately on top of the soil, and be sure to water the plant thoroughly after the application.

* A tea is made from the dried leaves, it is a china tea substitute. The roasted seeds are a coffee substitute. * Crataegus monogyna , known as Common Hawthorn , is a species of hawthorn native to Europe , northwest Africa and western Asia .

Thrives anywhere. The Bristol Ruby Weigela is a beautiful, well-formed shrub, which grows 4-8' tall. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, fragrant, great cut flower. This spring and each May-June ruby-red trumpet shaped flowers smother the Bristol Ruby...

* It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * Silky camellia is an under-story woodland species with rich brown colored bark * It grows best in partial shade in well draining soils.

* Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2" flowers, not long-lasting, in pendulous panicles at branch tips; tough and adaptable; full sun or part shade;...

* This double flowered variety is more compact than some and flowers thoughout the growing season. * Remove dead flowers to extend the flowering period. * Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking...

It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen. * This beautiful large flowering shrub deserves much wider use in the landscape.