Nitrogen Fixing Plant Flowering Shrub For Sale In Boston

* A shrub; red flowers in racemes. * The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.

The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America in Chile and Peru .

* The roots can grow deeper than 4 feet (1.2m). The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness. * Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an insect repellent.

Genus: !Amorpha L. It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Agardh subclass: Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht. * class: Equisetopsida C. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur

The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America in Chile and Peru .

Mature bushes in the wild yield about 650g of fruit over 2 - 3 pickings. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit contains about 8.3% sugars, 4.5% protein, 1% ash. Because airborne nitrogen can be fixed in its roots, it has the capability to...

* The wood is compact, dense, heavy, of great strength, tough, elastic, extremely durable. Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has...

Mature bushes in the wild yield about 650g of fruit over 2 - 3 pickings. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit contains about 8.3% sugars, 4.5% protein, 1% ash. Because airborne nitrogen can be fixed in its roots, it has the capability to...

* Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe of southern Europe east to the Himalayas.

* Small, gray-green compound leaves, light yellow flowers in May and June; native to Siberia and northern China; Hortus says this species only gets 3' tall and has a spreading habit; may vary with provenance of seed.

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.

Some repeat blooms until frost. Thrives anywhere. Sun or semi-shade. This spring and each May-June ruby-red trumpet shaped flowers smother the Bristol Ruby Weigela with hundreds of blooms.

* Plants have an extensive root system and are also fairly wind tolerant, they can be planted as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion. Fruticosa grows as a glandular, thornless shrub which can reach 5 or 6 meters in height and spread to twice...

Genus: !Amorpha L. It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Agardh subclass: Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht. * class: Equisetopsida C. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur

Japonicum contains the isoflavone glycoside sophoricoside. * A yellow dye is obtained from the seedpods and the flowers * S. * This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

* The wood is compact, dense, heavy, of great strength, tough, elastic, extremely durable. Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has...

Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart. Cultivate for the first two years. Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection.

Australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism. * The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not a fern. * It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands.

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine . * Lian Qiao has been used in Chinese herbalism for over 4,000 years and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

They have a sweetish-acid taste, and are a nice addition to the salad bowl. * The deep pink flowers are produced on year-old or older growth, including the trunk in late spring ( cauliflory ).

The fruit is about 3mm in diameter with a single large seed. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. * Foliage, deciduous, is fragrant when crushed, and has been used medicinally; tiny fruits; branches once used in England to flavor "gale beer";...

* The plant has a deep and wide root system, with the lateral roots sending up new shoots. * It is tolerant of saline soils. It can be grafted onto Caragana or Laburnum species. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual...

Mearnsii is native to south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, but has been introduced to North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, Africa, and New Zealand.

* A shrub; red flowers in racemes. * The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.

Thick growing and winter hardy. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay.

It is a multistemmed, suckering and colonizing plant. Individual shoot rise up and then arch over to some degree. Small, white flowers bloom in 4 in. Most effective in massed plantings, as single plants tend to be scraggly.