Herbaceous Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In San Jose

* The name of this species is based on the cultivated form, the true wild form is A. * Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a moist but not wet soil and a sunny position. Flabellata pumila.

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. * Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America .

Stems are glabrous or moderately covered in hirsute hairs with spreading branches. * Rudbeckia fulgida are perennial herbaceous plants growing up to 120 cm tall, growing from rosettes that develop at the end of stolons.

It has also been introduced and is now common in North America . * Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe and northern Asia , from the United Kingdom south...

* The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have antitumor properties.

All are perennial, with numerous leafy stems growing from the base at the beginning of summer. Long, in dense, terminal racemes. * Erect, many-branched perennial with ovate or lace-shaped to oblong, notched, wrinkled, mid-greed leaves, to 4 in.

It is sometimes used as a hallucinogen. Datura wrightii is classified as a deliriant and an anticholinergic. Ingestion of plant material can induce auditory and visual hallucinations similar to those of Datura stramonium, with the active compounds being...

The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens . For the densest cover plants should be cut to ground level each April. * A low shrub with dark green evergreen leaves, shiny on the undersides;...

Mid-late season bloomer. A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden. Grows 22'' tall.

The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California , extending to Oregon...

It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado , Rio Grande New Mexico , to west Texas , where it grows in woodland, chaparral , forest, and other habitat.

A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock.

The wax can be used to make aromatic candles. * Juniperus osteosperma ( Utah Juniper ; syn. It grows at moderate altitudes of 1,300-2,600 m, on dry soils, often together with Pinus monophylla .

Grows 6-12'' tall and 6-9'' wide. This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green foliage. It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden.

The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm.

* 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.

Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to Asia Minor. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides ,...

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

* 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 the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.

* A soap is obtained from the fruit by rubbing the fruit in water. * An evergreen tree with compound leaves to 14", leaflets to 6"; flowers in small pendulous clusters to 8"; native to coastal areas, South Carolina to Florida.

Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock; bigleaf maple, red alder and Sitka spruce join in near the coast. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia,...

Needles tend to be quite long but can be reduced with the pruning techniques. * It is one of the classic bonsai subjects. Pines make an amazing bonsai because the rough bark on their trunks makes them look old early on.

* 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.

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.

The oval evergreen leaves are 3–8 mm long. It may also be used to replace a bluegrass lawn to xeriscape low to moderate foot traffic areas due to its tolerance for low water and poor soils.

Each branch grows for about 10–15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has an umbrella-like habit. * Dracaena draco is cultivated and widely available as an ornamental tree for parks, gardens, and drought tolerant water conserving sustainable landscape...

Blooms on new growth. Also tolerates some drought. Also useful for stabilizing embankments. Prune in early spring. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.