Urban Tolerant Plant Plant With Winter Interest For Sale In Las Vegas

* Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest Asia .

* Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches. * The glorious elm that used to line American streets.

They are white and have a diameter of approx. Suitable for parks and gardens. Plants are hardy to at least -15°c. Tolerates atmospheric pollution, excessive moisture and a range of soil types if they are moderately fertile.

* The only known species is Anemanthele lessoniana, often called gossamer grass or New Zealand wind grass or pheasant's tail grass. * This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant.

* Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to be unearthed" (Dirr); native to northern and central China.

* 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...

* Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern Asia . * Plants can be grown as a medium-size hedge.

* It is native to China , from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong , and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan. * A species of maple in the snakebark maple group.

* Quercus texana , commonly known as Nuttall's Oak , is a fast growing large deciduous Oak tree native to North America from the lower Mississippi river valley from SE Missouri to Southern Louisiana and SE Texas and East through Mississippi to Central...

* Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel tree or silverling) is a fall flowering evergreen perennial plant of the genus Baccharis which is commonly found in the southeastern...

* Amur cork tree, called Huang Bai in China, is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs, but one that should be used with care.

* A shrub with evergreen 2" x 1" shiny leaves; fragrant white flowers in April; round red fruit to 1/4"; grows well in dry shade; easy to grow; native to central and Western China, where it grows in forests and on cliffs, especially on limestone.

* It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height of 5-20 m with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. This maple needs full sun but should be given partial shade in the summer.

American Indians made persimmon bread and stored the dried fruit like prunes. * It is a small tree usually thirty to eighty feet (ten to twenty-four meters) in height, with a short, slender trunk and spreading, often pendulous branches, which form sometimes...

* Foxtail Pines occur in the subalpine forest in these mountains: at an elevation of 1950-2750 m in the Klamath range, and 2300-3500 m in the Sierra Nevada. * Stiff 1 1/2 " dark needles; cones to 5"; looks like Pinus aristata with shorter needles and...

* Unlike most species of pine. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m,...

It has since been determined to be very invasive and so is being eradicated many places. Therefore, it was heavily planted in the midwest and eastern US. The fruits are not comsumed in the fall by birds so it does provide a nice winter food source.

During the colder months, they turn maroonish in color. * The bark of the willow-leaved cotoneaster is gray-brown, its stems are thin, and its root system is sparse. The leaves are alternate, simple, long, lanceolate , dark green and resemble those of...

This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita .

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds.

* Holds its color well in the summer and then turns a beautiful scarlet in the fall. * More upright than many cultivars and then cascades down from a higher starting point.

* Parkinsonia aculeata is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae . Common names include Mexican Palo Verde , Parkinsonia , Jerusalem Thorn , and Jellybean Tree . * Large yellow fragrant flowers in loose clusters, in spring; green branches,...

The wood, after soaking in water, polishes to a brilliant black finish. * The flowers are very fragrant, they are used in pot-pourri and to make perfumes. It is a vigorous deciduous shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall with an erect trunk and leaves 5–29...

* It is more of a bronze-red when compared with other cultivars such as 'Inaba shidare,' 'Ever Red,' or 'Crimson Queen.' I * Stands out well in the landscape.

* The fall color is crimson red. * It has very dark red, almost black-red leaves, is upright growing and holds its color well into the summer.

* Leaves start off red in the spring fade to greenish red in the summer and then turn crimson in the fall.

* Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to be unearthed" (Dirr); native to northern and central China.