Heat Tolerant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In San Diego

* Indiangrass ( Sorghastrum nutans ), also called Indian grass, is a North American prairie grass, and is the official state grass of both Oklahoma and South Carolina . Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter.

Seed - ground into a flour. * The heart of the plant is very rich in saccharine matter and can be eaten when baked. Varieties of the species include the Nevada agave and Kaibab agave.

Its age was estimated in 1975 to be around 250 years, with a maximum of 365 years, not several thousand as had previously been claimed.It is also the largest D. * Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree-like plant...

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia .

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

* Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer, followed by bright purple, violet, or magenta fruits in great profusion. * American Beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern...

This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico . * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed).

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

It has also been introduced to Belize , Costa Rica and Nicaragua , growing at 1200–3000 m altitude. * Often has drooping branchlets; foliage green; half-inch cones; native to Mexico and Central America.

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

* Papaver orientale ( Oriental poppy ) is a perennial flowering plant native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran. * The young seed heads are used as a condiment, they are hot and acrid.

* Aqueous extracts of the roots of the plant have shown significant neutralizing effects in the lethality of the venom of the monocled cobra (Naja Kaouthia). * Grown mostly as a curiosity, for the compound leaflets fold up promptly along the midrib when...

The leaves are oval in shape with edges that curl under and measure up to 10 centimeters in length. It is a shrub which can reach several meters tall and become treelike. Inside are black seeds in a bed of resinous pulp.

Flowers give way to woody drupes that ripen in July-September. The species is cultivated as an ornamental plant for landscape design use in gardens. * Jacktree is a small spreading deciduous tree or large shrub that typically grows to 15-20' tall.

* Indiangrass ( Sorghastrum nutans ), also called Indian grass, is a North American prairie grass, and is the official state grass of both Oklahoma and South Carolina . Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter.

* The human use of the cactus dates back thousands of years to the northern coast of Peru and the monks of a pre-Inca culture known as Chavin . * Peruvian Torch ( Trichocereus peruvianus ) is found high in the Andean mountain deserts of Peru and Ecuador...

* This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from...

* The fruit can also be ground into a powder and used as a spice. * An attractive, variable plant, often with a vertical central leader, horizontal side branches, and drooping branchlets; a loose, open habit; sharp, needlelike bright green foliage; native...

Excellent for use in salads or steamed. * Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves. It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat.

* This native sedge, which grows on moist open ground in swamps, wet prairies or near water, is one of the most abundant sedges in the state. Vulpinoidea grows well in damp to very wet soils in full sun to partial shade.

* 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 tree.

* This sedge is less prone to summer dieback and remains attractive during warm weather. * This carex is common throughout southern and central Missouri in the moist soil beside ponds, streams and spring branches and in calcium-rich swampy meadows.

The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. The seeds mature from August to September. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm.

* Eggplant is used in the cuisine of many countries. It ripens much earlier than other varieties. It can be baked, stewed or added to soups, curries etc. It is often stewed, as in the French ratatouille, or deep fried as in the Italian parmigiana di melanzane,...

It is not known in the wild; all known plants come from cultivated groups in China. * Rhapis excelsa also known as Broadleaf Lady Palm is a species of fan palm (Arecaceae subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Corypheae) in the genus Rhapis, probably native to...

* Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time when soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit. * Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture.