Urban Tolerant Plant Honey Bee Food For Sale In Detroit

* 3" grayish leaves; in early summer, bell-shaped 1/4" pink flowers, with protruding stamens and style; white fruit; native from British Columbia to New Mexico, east to Illinois and Michigan .

It has been introduced in the US (New England). It is frequently planted as an ornamental tree in parks, or as a shade tree or a lawn tree. Cordata; varies a good deal, and several cultivars are grown; often used in Europe, where it is native, but not...

The leaves are gathered when the plant is in full bloom and are dried in the shade. * 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...

* Fine plant for naturalizing in moist soils and where there is some shade. * 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 wood of Nyssa sylvatica is heavy, hard, cross-grained, and difficult to split, especially after drying. Hollow trunks provide nesting or denning opportunities for bees and various mammals.

The leaves are gathered when the plant is in full bloom and are dried in the shade. * 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...

* Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern Asia . * Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple in fall;...

* In the northern part of its range, the leaves turn rust-red in fall, dropping in spring just as the new leaves unfurl. * This deciduous tree stays under 30 ft., and, though it looks shrubby for several years, eventually makes a slender tree with smooth,...

It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc. * Red-brown bark, pink flowers, bright green leaves. It is low to the ground with some of the lower branches rooting in the soil and others extending more outward than upward.

* Various species of bees and butterflies known to be pollinators of Cassia fistula flowers, especially carpenter bees (Xylocopa sp.). It ranges from southern Pakistan eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka.

* The wood is heavy, strong, very hard. * The tree species Maackia amurensis is commonly known as the Amur maackia. * Attractive compound leaves, gray-green when young, olive green when mature; white flowers in 5" erect clusters in June and July, "smell...

* In the northern part of its range, the leaves turn rust-red in fall, dropping in spring just as the new leaves unfurl. * This deciduous tree stays under 30 ft., and, though it looks shrubby for several years, eventually makes a slender tree with smooth,...

It's tolerance of harsh soil conditions is legendary. With dark green shiny leaves of lopsided-heart form, to 3". Yellowish fragrant flowers occur in June. * A very acceptable chocolate substitute can be made from a paste of the ground-up flowers and...

* Fast-growing, it will produce a tree up to 37 m (121 ft) tall when mature, with growth rates of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (rarely 2 m (6 ft 7 in)) per year. * It is now commonly planted as an ornamental tree across the British Isles and some parts of...

* Sweet clover is a major source of nectar for domestic honey bees as hives near sweetclover can yield up to 200 pounds of honey in a year. Consequently, hay containing the plant must be properly dried and cured, especially in wet environments.

* The fruit is small with very little flesh, but it is easily harvested and when soaked for 10 - 30 minutes in hot or cold water makes a very refreshing lemonade-like drink (without any fizz of course).

* An oval shrub with pleasing dark green leaves and very fragrant white flowers in upright terminal racemes in late summer; does well in heavy shade; yellow or golden brown fall color; may expand by suckering to form colonies; likes moist soil.

* Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m. It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind and rain.

* Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ), not to be confused with bee balm , Monarda species, is a perennial herb in the mint family Lamiaceae , native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region .

It has many commercial uses. It is one of the species whose leaves are used for food by Koalas. Tallowwood is drought and frost tender. * The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish.

It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc. * Red-brown bark, pink flowers, bright green leaves. It is low to the ground with some of the lower branches rooting in the soil and others extending more outward than upward.

* Plants have an extensive root system and are also fairly wind tolerant, they can be planted as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion. * Dark purple or purplish blue flowers in spikes; fast, coarse growth, good for dry, poor soil.

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western...

* The species was first formally described by Robert Brown in 1812 in Hortus Kewensis. * Kennedia prostrata, commonly known as Running Postman or Scarlet Runner, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to Australia.

* In Europe it is often planted alongside streets and in parks, especially in large cities, because it tolerates pollution well. * Black locust is a major honey plant in the eastern US, and, having been taken and planted in France, is the source of the...

* Eucalyptus robusta belongs to a group of eight species of spongy red-barked gum trees known as red mahoganies in the section Annulares, and is closely related to the bangalay (E.

Blooms are also attractive to bees. * It is a shrub growing to 3.5 m tall. * Winter Cassia is probably best located among other shrubs, especially evergreen shrubs like azaleas, hollies, etc., or in the back of the perennial bed.