Herbaceous Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Des Moines

Looks best if trimmed to a compact 4-6 feet. Mix in peat moss and Ferrous Sulfate to increase the soil acidity. Plant in sun or partial shade. However, you need a male plant for pollination.

A favorite for Christmas and for planting as windbreaks. 6-9'' seedlings. Starts out in pyramidal form, but eventually the lower branches disappear and the tree becomes more umbrella-shaped.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

It is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. Flowers violet blue or white. The stems are densely covered with sharp-pointed, deeply cut leaves which appear fern-like.

It is an essential ingredient of the herb mix 'bouquet garni'. * A woody-stemmed aromatic plant, long used for flavoring foods; sometimes used as a ground cover or rock garden plant; 1/2" evergreen leaves, upright flowering spikes in May; native to southern...

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

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 .

* Plants form impenetrably dense clumps and when planted close together in drifts make an excellent ground cover. * Dactylis glomerata , Orchard Grass , Cocksfoot or Cocksfoot Grass , is a common grass , native to Europe , Asia , and North Africa .

It is native to Europe and Asia; in the USA it grows best in American Horticultural Society zones 8 to 1. * An herbaceous perennial that sends up new stems each spring, each shoot emerging from leaf pairs like clasped hands, to culminate in 1 1/2 " down-facing...

The Firethorn is wonderful for Christmas decorations. An abundance of brilliant, orange-scarlet berries follow the bloom and the bush becomes a ''mound of flame'' with the effect lasting well into winter.

This name arose because Captain Cook used the leaves to make a 'tea' drink. * Leptospermum scoparium ( Manuka or Tea tree or just Leptospermum ) is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia .

Flowers are followed by a fragile, plumed seedhead. * An excellent garden plant for areas east of the Cascades. * Purple or blue solitary flowers; native to northwest U.S. and Canada.

* It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing twenty-three to twenty-seven inches (60–70 cm) tall, with biternate, glaucous leaves with obovate lobes. * Paeonia mlokosewitschii ( Golden Peony or Caucasian Peony ) is a species of peony , native to the...

Grows 50-80' tall and 40' wide. Asymmetrical shape lends itself to landscape use also. Color is a lighter green than most other evergreens. Well-known for its extremely soft needles.

* Large-flowered forms of the common garden snapdragon; usually grown as an annual but may overwinter in warmer areas. Cool nights assist germination. * The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and...

* A curious plant, with a flower stalk rising to several feet, at the top is a sheath from which up to six conspicuous orange or yellow flowers, each with a dark blue "tongue," emerge; very striking; grown outdoors in zone 10, in greenhouses in colder...

The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. * The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The seeds mature from August to September.

This shade loving broad leaf evergreen fills the garden with sweet fragrance in late winter and early spring with its unique flowers. Adaptable to most soils including dry ones, Disease and deer resistant.

It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green. * Like other formerly foraged greens, corn salad has many nutrients, including three times as much vitamin C as lettuce, beta-carotene, B6, iron, and potassium.

* Foliage turns purplish-bronze in winter. * Bergenia (also called heart-leaved bergenia) is a clump-forming perennial which is primarily grown as a ground cover. Small dark pink flowers in dense panicles appear within or above the foliage on stout stalks...

* Blue-gray foliage; drooping branchlets; native to Kashmir or Tibet. * Cupressus cashmeriana ( Bhutan Cypress , Kashmir Cypress ; Dzongkha language : Tsenden ) is a species of cypress native to the eastern Himalaya in Bhutan and adjacent areas of Arunachal...

* It is native to New Zealand where it grows on sand dunes proving its drought and salt tolerance. * Works well in a perennial border or container in either full sun or partial shade.

They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic, cancerous and other foul ulcers. * Clematis recta , the Erect Clematis or Ground virginsbower , is a species of Clematis unusual in that it is a free-standing shrub rather than...

From 26° to 15° north latitude, from Sinaloa , Mexico to Honduras . It grows between 1300-3250 m. * It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in...

The whole plant is harvested when in flower and distilled for its essential oil.The oil is used in perfumery, it is blended with sandalwood oil to produce 'attar genda' perfume. * The French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family...

* Hylomecon vernalis , also known as the forest poppy , is a poppy of the Far East , ranging from Manchuria to Japan . The flowers are bright yellow 3.5-5 cm across, starting out bowl-shaped, then flattening out with age.

Wood - white, beautifully veined. * Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.