Crop Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Cedar Rapids

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. * A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody...

Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * Sun- and drought-tolerant. * This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers.

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have antitumor properties. Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent.

* This tree is remarkable for the number and length of the spines growing on its trunk, which makes it the most formidably armed of temperate trees. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on...

* A majestic sturdy tree when mature, flat topped and wide spreading with a horizontal branching habit; likes dry air and full sun; dark green needles; native to Asia Minor. * The crown is conic when young, becoming broadly tabular with age with fairly...

* Pinus clausa ( Sand Pine , Sandhill Pine ) is a small, often shrubby tree from 5–10 m (16–33 ft), exceptionally to 21 m (69 ft) tall, found in two separate locations, one across central peninsular Florida , and the other in the western Florida panhandle...

The species is one of three closely related trees known as bristlecone pines and is sometimes known as the Intermountain or Western bristlecone pine . * One member of this species, known as Methuselah , is thought to be the oldest living non-clonal organism...

In cultivation, leaves up to 23 cm long may be produced. * A very attractive tree. * It differs from all other pinyon species in that it has very massive cones and large seeds. * It has started being cultivated recently and is a very attractive ornamental...

It will tolerate as low as minus 20 degrees Celcius for brief periods. * Fast-growing, it will produce a tree up to 37 m (121 ft) tall when mature, with growth rates of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (rarely 2 m (6 ft 7 in)) per year.

* Dracaena draco is a monocot with a tree-like growth habit currently placed in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoidae).When young it has a single stem. Each branch grows for about 10–15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has...

Used in Mexico for washing clothes. * The wood is heavy, strong, close-grained, splits easily. The fruit can be dried and stored for later use. * A soap is obtained from the fruit by rubbing the fruit in water.

* This is one of the most common species in the genus. * Roots yield up to 6% gutta-percha, a non-elastic rubber used as an electrical insulator and in making plastics etc. Its growth is quite variable under both cultivated and wild conditions.

* Jamesia is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae , most commonly known as Jamesia , Cliffbush or Waxflower . It is native to interior western North America , in the U.S. states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming...

The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds. * Can be grown as a small ornamental tree. * Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan.

* Parent has an abundance of pinkish plumes. * This is an outstanding ornamental that can be used as an effective screen or accent plant. * Noxious weed in California.

* Dracaena draco is a monocot with a tree-like growth habit currently placed in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoidae).When young it has a single stem. Each branch grows for about 10–15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has...

It is also a popular Christmas tree. * It is planted as a specimen tree or in mass screenings. Glauca is hardy to Zone 4). Glauca is the Rocky Mountain variety of this tree. It grows at higher elevations (to 9500') with a slower growth rate, and has shorter...

* The fruit can be used as a pickle like olives. * Grown for its masses of glorious, delicate, white, slightly fragrant flowers in May; of open, spreading habit; native to the southeastern United States but hardy nearly everywhere; dark green leaf sometimes...

This bushy tree apparently grows without the benefit of rainfall, and obtains some water from dew . The trees grow on saline soils that do not allow for other trees. Scattered stands of the trees have been cut down for firewood .

With time and the production of more cones with seed-containing follicles, however, plants can store up to 16,500 seeds at eight years of age. As plants take several years to flower in the wild, it is very sensitive to too-frequent burns and has been...

Best in sandy loams or rocky soils with good drainage. The leaves are gathered when the plant is in full bloom and are dried in the shade. Cylindrical clusters (1-2" long) of tiny, fragrant, white flowers (1/8") appear on long stalks at the stem ends...

* As a xerophytic (drought-resistant) species, carob is well adapted to the ecological conditions of the Mediterranean region. * The pulp in the seedpods of carob is very nutritious and, due to its high sugar content, sweet-tasting and mildly laxative.

* African foxtail grass is native to tropical Africa, the Mediterranean region and the hotter and drier parts of Asia. Its flammability (injurious to neighbors) and quick regrowth allow it to compete successfully against almost all vegetation in the Sonoran...

They keep their blue color well after drying. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions.

The stiff-stemmed, upright growth is highly rated for wildlife nesting, brood rearing and winter cover habitat. * Cave-in-Rock switchgrass has valuable adaptations that can be used for range and pasture land, wind barriers, biofuel, and protection for...

The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in the heavy shade of trees and in dry shade. A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers.

* Echinacea is considered to be the most effective detoxicant in Western herbal medicine for the circulatory, lymphatic and respiratory systems. Its cone-shaped flowering heads are usually, but not always purple.