Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Raleigh

* 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.

It is in flower from Feb to June, and the seeds ripen in October. * The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to treat arthritis, leg edema, and cramping in the calf muscle.

* Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish plant, but extremely tough and vigorous; useful for highways and urban sites; native to China.

* A yellow dye is obtained from the bark * It is often planted as an ornamental as it is resistant to air pollution and long-living. * The fruit is a small, dark-purple berry-like drupe, 1 cm wide, hanging in short clusters, and are extremely popular...

* An excellent windbreak for maritime areas, it grows quite quickly and establishes well even in very windy sites. * Shiny green leaves. * This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc.

* The Siberian Elm is usually a small to medium-sized, often bushy, tree growing to 10 - 20 m tall, with a trunk up to 80 cm d.b.h . The tree is short-lived in temperate climates, rarely reaching more than 60 years of age, but in its native environment...

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

* The trunk has a handsome, flaking bark of mottled greys with tans and reds, giving rise to its other common name, the Lacebark Elm. * The Chinese Elm is a tough landscape tree, hardy enough for use in harsh planting situations such as parking lots,...

* Horticulturally, it is a popular choice for street trees in urban settings because it is very drought tolerant and can survive harsh environments. * Foliage dark green in summer, orange or orange red in fall.

* 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...

There will be a few seedlings that develop thorns, but not many. The juiceof the pods is antiseptic. * The pods have been made into a tea for the treatment of indigestion, measles, catarrh etc.

* This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * Used to make the strong, springy curved "enju wood" handle used on the traditional Japanese woodworking adze, called the chouna.

Varieties of the species include the Nevada agave and Kaibab agave. * Agave utahensis is a species of agave known by the common name Utah agave. * Seed - surface sow in a light position, April in a warm greenhouse.

* Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish plant, but extremely tough and vigorous; useful for highways and urban sites; native to China.

* The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands, floodplains, stream banks, and swampy ground, * The American Elm is the state tree of both Massachusetts and North Dakota

* The trunk has a handsome, flaking bark of mottled greys with tans and reds, giving rise to its other common name, the Lacebark Elm. * The Chinese Elm is a tough landscape tree, hardy enough for use in harsh planting situations such as parking lots,...

Prefers plenty of humus in the soil. The tree blooms at a young age, with the slightly fragrant 7–10 cm (3–4 in) flowers covering the bare plant in late winter or early spring before the leaves appear.

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

Any trimming should be done in the summer. They are very tolerant of clipping so long as this does not extend into the brown barked wood since trees cannot regenerate from this. * It is a large evergreen tree, maturing up to 60 m (197 ft) tall or more,...

* Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple in fall; yellow flowers followed by bright red fruit, very attractive in winter; generally a good, tough plant; good deciduous hedge plant.

It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema. It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic. * The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides.

These saponins can be toxic, but when applied externally they have a gentle cleansing and healing effect upon the skin, killing body parasites and helping in the healing of wounds.

Height: 5 - 10 m Crown: round to broad oval Bark and branches: bark dark greyish brown, twigs have woolly hair Leaf: broad elliptical to elongated oval, velvety grey, later green, 5 - 10 cm Flower: in umbels, white, O approx.

* A drought resistant plant once established. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.

A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock.

* 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.