Fragrant Flowering Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Grand Prairie

* Calia secundiflora is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae , that is native to the southwestern United States ( Texas , New Mexico ) and Mexico ( Chihuahua and Coahuila south to Hidalgo , Puebla and Queretaro ).

* The shrub became very popular in the Eastern United States following World War I, almost a defining shrub in American gardens made between the World Wars. The Latin amabilis means "lovely".

It is a free bloomer with a compact growth habit and a well-branched shape making it an excellent container plant. The flowers are 6-8” long and emit the well-loved nighttime fragrance.

* A deliciously scented essential oil, it has a fragrance of violets. * An essential oil called Cassie is distilled from the flowers. * While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating Northern...

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.

It has sharply-toothed, lance-shaped green leaves and bears large, showy, bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers . The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock .

* It is found throughout eastern Canada, northern Mexico, and most of the continental United States. Fruticosa grows as a glandular, thornless shrub which can reach 5 or 6 meters in height and spread to twice that in width.

Thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart. The dried petals are used in pot-pourri in order to add colour. * The flowers are often used in dried-flower arrangements because they retain their colour well.

* The flowers are deep to bright red, rarely yellow, with four ribbon-shaped petals 7-10 mm long and four short stamens, and grow in clusters; flowering begins in mid winter and continues until early spring.

* The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita vulgaris (Peppermint) for treating colds and influenza. * Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century.

* In flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Sep to November. * Due to the tree of heaven's weedy habit, landowners and other organisations often resort to various methods of control in order to keep its populations in check.

* 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...

It makes part of the undergrowth of the Mississippi river valley, and is found most frequently on rocky slopes. * The root-bark is anthelmintic, antibacterial, antiperiodic, stomachic and tonic.

It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas.

Howard and Styrax officinalis subsp. The inflorescence is short and few-flowered. The California varieties Styrax officinalis subsp. It is the "official" source of styrax , an herbal medicine known from ancient times.

* The small lavender flowers have a sweet flavour and can be eaten in salads or used as a garnish. In cultivation people often cut the plants to the ground in the spring in order to encourage strong new growth and plenty of flowers.

* Well worth growing if you have the right spot to enjoy its fragrant blooms. * This flowering shrub is native to the eastern United States, likes a moist shady location.

* It is frequently grown as an ornamental tree in Europe north of its native range, grown for its decorative flowers (the species is also sometimes called "Flowering Ash"). The quality is better from the upper stems.

* Corymbia citriodora is a tall tree , to 51 metres in height, from temperate and tropical north eastern Australia . * Winter hardy to USDA Zones 8-11 where plants are grown in medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun.

* Jacarandas are very widely grown as ornamental trees in Australia. * The unusually shaped pods are often gathered, cleaned and decorated for use on Christmas trees and in dried arrangements.

The glandular leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and are divided shallowly into a few dully toothed lobes. Each flower has opens into a corolla-like array of five pinkish red sepals with five smaller white petals in a tube at the center.

The young stems are green, with the shoots and leaves modified into green spines, 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.2 in) long. * A very spiny deciduous shrub with lots of strongly fragrant 3/4" bright yellow pealike flowers in spring and sporadically later;...

The flowers are white, borne in early spring. * Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade. A poisonous plant if consumed by people or animals.The name "andromeda" originated in the genus where the plant was formerly placed.

* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea .

* Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in). * This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor and...

In the Canadian maritimes, it grows with at an almost invasive rhythm. * An infusion of the roots has been used as a wash to treat sore eyes. It is seen in meadows, vacant lots, ditches, even in dumps.

* They are commonly served raw and peeled. * The average yield from wild trees in the Himalayas is 83kg per year, though some trees yield up to 200kg. * The fruit tends to be quite large and fragrant, and when carefully wrapped (it has a tendency to bruise...