Drought Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In El Monte

It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the San Gabriel Mountains .

It is closely related to Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) and Juniperus conferta (Shore Juniper), the latter sometimes treated as a variety or subspecies of J. Established plants are drought tolerant, succeeding in hot dry positions.

They can be found at an altitude of 0–1,850 metres (0–6,070 ft). * These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges.

* A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon.

It splits easily into thin strips and is often used in basket making. * The wood is heavy, strong, close-grained, splits easily. Used in Mexico for washing clothes. * A soap is obtained from the fruit by rubbing the fruit in water.

It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * American Beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown as an ornamental in gardens and yards .

The bulk of its range is in Turkey, but it also extends to the East Aegean Islands of Greece, the Crimea, Iran, Georgia, Azerbaijan, northern Iraq, western Syria, Israel, Lebanon, and Cyprus.

It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates. The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings.

'Northern Pearls' is a compact cultivar that grows to 6-8' tall and features racemes (3-5" long) of 5-petaled white flowers (to 2" diameter) which bloom in early spring. Flower buds purportedly resemble white pearls, hence the cultivar name.

(Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle and skin diseases. Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent.

* Flowers and fruit are conspicuous. * Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

* Thick, slightly twisted bright green 3-4 1/2" needles. * Because of its resistance to pollution and salt, it is a popular horticultural tree. * Extremely salt tolerant, good for seaside planting and holding beach sand in place.

S Gansu (Min Xian, Xigu), E Qinghai (Haiyan Xian, Xining Shi), E Xizang (Sog Xian) [Kazakhstan, Russia (Siberia); SE Europe (Bosnia, Croatia)]. * The Asian and European populations are widely disjunct, separated by over 5000 km.

* It is also widely planted in gardens, and has spread as a garden escape in many areas outside its native range. * Butcher's broom has been known to enhance blood flow to the brain, legs, and hands.

* A strong fibre obtained from the leaves is used for cordage and brushes. The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, eventually reaching 2-5 m tall with a trunk diameter of 20-25 cm.

The whole plant can be used at much lower concentrations than the isolated constituents - unlikeusing the isolated ephedrine, using the whole plant rarely gives rise to side-effects.

* Agave utahensis is a species of agave known by the common name Utah agave. Seed - ground into a flour. * Agave utahensis is a rosette-shaped agave having blue-green sharp-spiked leaves.

* Cupressus goveniana is a species of cypress endemic to coastal California in the United States , where it is found in small, scattered populations, not in large forests. * Rough gray bark, bright green leaves; native to Monterey County, California

* In North America it is known as Hedge Maple and in Australia it is sometimes called Common Maple. * A deciduous Tree growing to 15 m, at a fast rate. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple),...

In Mexico mostly north Sonora - Chihuahua . * It typically grows at altitudes of 1,000–3,000 meters above sea level, where precipitation averages between 30–60 centimeters (12 to 24 inches) per year.

Americana, though it is usually sold under that name. * A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting. * The wood is hard, heavy, rather strong, tough, elastic, brittle, coarse-grained.

Brachyptera (not published). The 'South Rockies' group includes populations formerly assigned to Pinus brachyptera Engelmann (1848) from Arizona and New Mexico. In the far south of those states, it is replaced by Pinus arizonica (q.v.).

* Cupressus funebris is a medium-sized coniferous tree growing to 20-35 m tall, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter. The foliage grows in dense, usually moderately decumbent and pendulous sprays of bright green, very slender, slightly flattened shoots.

* Pinus devoniana is closely related to Pinus montezumae (the Montezuma Pine). * It is one of the most elementally Mexican of pines. Sinaloa to Chiapas - and Guatemala in montane, relatively open pine or pine-oak forests at altitudes from 900 to 2500...

* Creamy white flowers as much as a foot wide, wonderfully fragrant, in May, June or July. * This is perhaps the most strongly scented flower in the world! * Exceptionally large trees recorded include a 35 m (114 ft) high specimen from the Chickasawhay...

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.

It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. It grows between 1300-3250 m. * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names...