Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Fort Collins

* 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...

* 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 a shrub reaching 1 to 1.5 m . * The flowers are generous with their sweet perfume whatever the weather. They hold their fragrance for a considerable time. It's Chinese name is zhen zhu mei.

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes.

* Used as a rootstock for P. * This makes a beautiful flowering tree all on its own even though it is primarily grown as an extremely cold hardy rootstock for grafting edible pear varieties.

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer.

* Linden-like leaves dark green in summer, yellow in fall; said to tolerate city life; white, grayish, or orange-gray bark; native to northern Japan.

* Linden-like leaves dark green in summer, yellow in fall; said to tolerate city life; white, grayish, or orange-gray bark; native to northern Japan.

* Plants can be grown as a tall hedge. They are very tolerant of clipping so long as this does not extend into the brown barked wood since trees cannot regenerate from this. Any trimming should be done in the summer.

Drought tolerant, disease and insect tolerant are also good assets for a bonsai. Mugo pine is most attractive with its natural shape. Plant seeds in the fall and deep soil evenly moist in deep well-drained soil.

* Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking acid soils. * A very tolerant plant, succeeding in the salt laden air and strong winds of the coast as well as in the sulphur polluted air of cities.

* It has also been used to combat radiation sickness and exposure to toxic chemicals. * Siberian ginseng is a powerful tonic herb with an impressive range of health benefits. * Eleutherococcus senticosus (formerly Acanthopanax senticosus ) is a species...

* Crataegus mollis , known as Downy Hawthorn or Red Hawthorn , occurs in eastern North America from southeastern North Dakota east to Nova Scotia and southwest to eastern Texas . It can be used as a hedge.

* Crataegus mollis , known as Downy Hawthorn or Red Hawthorn , occurs in eastern North America from southeastern North Dakota east to Nova Scotia and southwest to eastern Texas . It can be used as a hedge.

* Oleander grows to 2–6 m (6.6–20 ft) tall, with spreading to erect branches. The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad, and with...

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * Majestic also produces 99% blue color trees (shiners) ! * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds.

In Eurasian herbalism, this plant has a long history of use as a febrifuge. * It requires full sun, but is hardy and cold tolerant. It is also used where it grows in Pakistan and Balochistan for dysentery.

* This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is native to Manchuria and Korea. Elliptic, serrate, pale green leaves (to 3" long) turn yellow in fall.

In cooler zones, however, the fruit does not develop so well and is best cooked or used in preserves. It has been used historically for a number of medicinal purposes. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and it is grown there and elsewhere as an ornamental...

* A decoction of the leaves, when watered on plants, repels caterpillars. * A shrub or small tree with bright green compound leaves; yellow-white flowers in 4-6" flat-topped clusters, followed by quantities of dark blue-black berries used in jelly, pie,...

* A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus , and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains.

* California Wonder peppers are an open pollinated heirloom variety of sweet bell pepper. * This is a timeless classic. * Blocky shape, excellent for stuffing with a sweet mild flavor.

* It is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. * The plant can be grown as an informal windbreak hedge in all but the most exposed situations. The leaves are oval-acute, 2–3.5 centimetres (0.79–1.4 in) long and 1–1.5...

Abies, Norway spruce; native to mountains of western North America. * Picea engelmannii ( Engelmann Spruce ) is a species of spruce native to western North America , from central British Columbia and southwest Alberta , southwest to northern California...

* Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. * The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar.

* Juniperus osteosperma ( Utah Juniper ; syn. * A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming off the wax as it rises to the surface. The wax can be used to make aromatic candles.

* Doesn't mind heat and drought; grows quickly. * Foliage dark green in summer, orange or orange red in fall. * Used as a street and shade tree in Florida. * Horticulturally, it is a popular choice for street trees in urban settings because it is very...