Herbaceous Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Philadelphia

It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden. Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts. This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green...

* Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m. (Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China.

* A perennial, often grows into an impressive clump with beautiful silvery plumes, especially with female plants; native to southern South America. It also seeds prolifically, with each plant able to produce over one million seeds during its lifetime.

The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall.

It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. It is native to southern Europe . * A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis...

* The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun. * The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita vulgaris (Peppermint) for treating colds and influenza.

Young leaves - raw, have a mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads. * Nepeta cataria (also known as catnip , catswort , or catmint ) is a plant in the Lamiaceae family.

* It is a low, usually prostrate subshrub growing to 2 cm (1 in) tall with creeping stems up to 10 cm (4 in) long. Takes well to mowing and traffic. Serpyllum are used as border plants and ground cover around gardens and stone paths.

Stiff, vertical flowering stems, topped with narrow, feathery, light brown flower panicles (to 12" long) highlighted with yellow stamens, rise well above the foliage clump in late summer to 5-6' tall.

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems.

* It produces up to 30 pink flowers in characteristic allium umbels in the mid to late summer and grows to between 8" and 40" in height. The foliage is thin, and strap like. * German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling...

Howard and Styrax officinalis subsp. Fulvescens ( Styracaceae ) have generally been regarded as the same species, but recent molecular analysis has suggested that they may be diverged to the point of being separate species.

The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall.

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China.

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems.

* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * A drought resistant plant once established. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including...

* 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...

* Its natural habitats are dry forests and low shrublands. * Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.

* It is a warm-season grass growing 30-100 cm (12-40 inches) tall, and grows well on mountainous plateaus, rocky slopes, and sandy plains. * The foliage is blue green in color and has bright purple flowers.

* Use for border garden. * Prefers well-drained soil. * Adenophora (Lilyleaf Ladybell) is a genus of flowering plant within the family Campanulaceae. * Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine.

* The seed pods secrete a pale yellow latex when cut open. This argemone resin contains berberine and protopine. * The fresh yellow, milky, acrid sap contains protein-dissolving substances and has been used in the treatment of warts, cold sores, cutaneous...

Stiff, vertical flowering stems, topped with narrow, feathery, light brown flower panicles (to 12" long) highlighted with yellow stamens, rise well above the foliage clump in late summer to 5-6' tall.

'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.

* Works well in a perennial border or container in either full sun or partial shade. Grown mostly for its warm orange color and dense clump forming habit. * Leaves are olive green in partial shade and orange in full sun and in the fall/winter.

Howard and Styrax officinalis subsp. Fulvescens ( Styracaceae ) have generally been regarded as the same species, but recent molecular analysis has suggested that they may be diverged to the point of being separate species.

* Typically found across the mid-atlantic and southeast US, tall fescue performs best in soils with pH values between 5.5 to 7. * Tall fescue spreads through tillering and seed transmission.

* Mostly identical to the species, which see, but with white flowers.