Acid Loving Plant Seeds For Sale In Athens Clarke County

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

* Native to east Asia. * An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin, an important mediator of blood vessel constriction, indicating potential for drug development.

* Although floriferous and attractive in early spring, it basically plods though the rest of the growing season as a somewhat nondescript shrub. * Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast"...

Plants can be grown in containers in pond margins but are then best kept in drier conditions over winter. Requires a lime-free soil. * Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position.

It takes a little while to settle down and needs weeding for the first few years but becomes rampant when established and can then spread 60 - 90cm per year. * A prostrate deciduous groundcover with dark green leaves in summer, red in fall; attractive...

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White flowers in upright clusters to 12" in early summer it has nice brown exfoliating bark and spreads by stolons to form mound like colonies. It likes moist acid organic laden well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade, the edge of woodlands is...

It is relatively tolerant of dry sites and can be transplanted into wild shrub gardens. * This much-branched shrub is especially showy in flower. The species name, Latin for naked-flowered, refers to the fact that the flowers often appear before its leaves...

* Red or orange berries in the fall; peeling bark reveals reddish inner bark. Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status...

* Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil; good for for wet spots; native to eastern U.S.

* The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish. It has many commercial uses. Tallowwood is drought and frost tender. * Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut.

* Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions. The white flowers bloom in spring and summer and are highly fragrant.

* Red or orange berries in the fall; peeling bark reveals reddish inner bark. Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status...

They are most commonly found in wet woods and swamps. Chokeberries are cultivated as ornamental plants and also because they are very high in antioxidant pigment compounds, like anthocyanins.

It is also the official state flower of Alabama . It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed. It is a flowering shrub or a small tree native to Japan , Korea and China .

* This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves. * A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect.

Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like lip. * An erect, clump-forming perennial which features pale pink to white flowers enclosed in spiny, reddish-purple bracts and arranged in vertical rows on substantial...

* The fruit is sweet and juicy with a good flavour that has a hint of apple. * Running serviceberry is a deciduous, early-flowering, stoloniferous shrub which typically suckers and spreads to form thickets.

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

* Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil; good for for wet spots; native to eastern U.S.

* Northern Highbush Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) is a species of blueberry native to eastern North America , growing from Nova Scotia and Ontario south to Alabama , and west to Wisconsin .

It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . * Native to SE United States * Requires a light porous sandy soil in full sun. * Andropogon virginicus is a species of grass known by several common names, including...

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.

* The ripe fruit is chewed for its acidity. Unripe fruits are sometimes pickled.The fruit is about 4cm in diameter. Features drooping clusters (usually 2-5 flowers each) of bell-shaped, white flowers (1/2") which appear in April shortly before or simultaneous...

It is also the official state flower of Alabama . It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed. It is a flowering shrub or a small tree native to Japan , Korea and China .

* The bark or leaves of the plant were brewed for a bitter cold remedy, made as tea or smoked. Fresh berries were eaten in large quantities, or used for fish bait because of the slight resemblance to salmon eggs.

Leucophylla produces crimson flowers in the spring before its characteristically small spring pitchers. The species is highly variable with respect to its pitchers, with plants in some localities reaching almost 1 metre in height, while in others, plants...