Acid Loving Plant Seeds For Sale In Illinois

Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. Plants can be grown in containers in pond margins but are then best kept in drier conditions over winter. Requires a lime-free soil.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

Mountain Azalea (R. * Pinxterbloom azalea is a deciduous shrub that is native to moist woods, swamp margins and open areas from Massachusetts to South Carolina and Tennessee. Canescens) and Woolly Azalea (R.

* It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen in October. * An evergreen Tree growing to 15 m. Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N),...

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

The leaves are 1.5-7 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with an entire or finely serrated margin and an acute apex, and a 0.5–2 cm petiole. The fruit is a red drupe 6–7 mm diameter containing three to five pits

* Succeeds in a most humus-rich lime-free soils except those of a dry arid nature or those that are heavy or clayey. The leaves are 9-19 cm (3-8 in ) long and 2-4 cm (0.75-1.5 in) broad.

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.

* It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen in October. * An evergreen Tree growing to 15 m. Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N),...

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* The most important of the edible blueberries, but also a good ornamental; dark green or blue-green leaves, turning yellow, orange, red, and bronzy in fall; masses of white or pinkish flowers with the new leaves; blue-black berries to 1/2" starting in...

The Japanese red pine prefers full sun on well-drained, slightly acidic soil. * Externally it is a very beneficial treatment for a variety of skin complaints, wounds, sores, burns, boils etc and is used in the form of liniment plasters, poultices, herbal...

* Fragrant white or pink flowers to 3" across; 8" evergreen leaves; parent of many hybrids; native to eastern China. * It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–12 metres (9.8–39.4 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong to oblong-elliptic,...

They can be eaten raw or cooked. * Amelanchier spicata, also referred to as the thicket shadbush, low juneberry, dwarf serviceberry, or low serviceberry (historically also called "pigeon berry"), is a species of serviceberry that has edible fruit, which...

It is a flowering shrub or a small tree native to Japan , Korea and China . It is a member of the Theaceae family or tea family. It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed.

* One of the most handsome plants for landscape designers. * Hydrangea quercifolia ( Oakleaf hydrangea ) is a species of hydrangea native to the southeastern United States , from North Carolina west to Tennessee , and south to Florida and Louisiana .

* This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves. * The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental...

* A very popular curiosity plant. The speed with which traps close can be used as an indicator of a plant's general health. A great way to promote interest in science. * When grown from seed, plants take around four to five years to reach maturity and...

* The flesh is sweet and very tart. * A most unusual bayberry, a small tree with narrow 5" leaves and 1" deep reddish-purple berries, which are edible and are used to make a drink.

* Vaccinium ovatum is grown as an ornamental plant for horticultural use by specialty wholesale, retail, and botanic garden native plant nurseries. * Vaccinium ovatum is a true huckleberry plant, growing well in shade or sun and thriving in acidic soils.

The Western Azalea is known to occur as far north as Bandon , Oregon . * Rhododendron occidentale ( Western Azalea ) is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North America (the other is Rhododendron albiflorum ).

* This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves. * The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental...

Shiny dark green leathery leaves, aromatic when crushed, may be deciduous or semievergreen. * This is a handsome plant especially in it's native coastal habitat where it is salt tolerant and grows in poor sandy soil.

It is hardy to zone 4. * 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.

* It is a good bird plant with 3/8" purple-black fruit that they love to eat. * The bark can be made into a herbal medicine for expectant mothers. * It is native to eastern U.S. and much used in Europe.

Shiny dark green leathery leaves, aromatic when crushed, may be deciduous or semievergreen. * This is a handsome plant especially in it's native coastal habitat where it is salt tolerant and grows in poor sandy soil.

Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters. * Leaves are dark green and leathery. * Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry. * Fairly dense and bushy, especially when young.