Nitrogen Fixing Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In District Of Columbia

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 four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.

The fruit is a silky-hairy legume pod up to 5 centimeters long containing several seeds. In Oregon , where the plant is native, it has been cultivated for several uses, including reforestation and revegetation of roadsides and other disturbed habitat.

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

* This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. Northeastern North America, Greenland. * Alnus viridis subsp. Crispa, Mountain Alder). * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches...

The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye. It makes a valuable fuel and is occasionally used in the manufacture of small articles for domestic and industrial use.

It is commonly grown throughout the northern hemisphere as a landscaping plant and ornamental . * Caragana arborescens , or Caragana or Siberian peashrub or Siberian peashrub , is a species of legume .

It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Superorder: Rosanae Takht. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. * class: Equisetopsida C.

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large...

* The trees are very quick to establish and will grow at a rate of 1 metre or more per year when young. * They have dark green leaves and are recommended for wet soils. * Native to most of Europe, including all of the British Isles and Fennoscandia and...

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. * The aromatic fruits and leaves are used either fresh or dried to flavour soups, stews etc. They are sometimes put in beer and ale to improve the flavour and increase foaming.

* Corn salad was originally foraged by European peasants until Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, royal gardener of King Louis XIV, introduced it to the world. It is best if gathered before flowers appear.

* Lychnis chalcedonica ( Burning Love , Dusky Salmon , Flower of Bristol , Jerusalem Cross , Maltese Cross , Nonesuch ; syn. Silene chalcedonica ) is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae , native from central and eastern European Russia east...

* An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

) is an ornamental plant in the Iridaceae family. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle. Pre-chill stored seed for 7 days and sow spring in a cold frame.

The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. * Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. * Native Americans used it for respiratory and muscle disorders, as a purgative, and as a ceremonial medicine.The plant was used as a traditional medicinal...

* Has various edible uses, such as cooking the flowers and obtaining a gum from the trunk * Native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales , Victoria , Tasmania , and the Australian Capital Territory .

* They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.

Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.

* Seeds can be viable for up to 30 years. * Prior to World War II before the common use of commercial agricultural fertilizers, the plant was commonly used as a cover crop to increase nitrogen content and improve subsoil water capacity in poor soils *...

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 four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.

The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic. * The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant.

* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. * Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage emerges in spring, fades in early summer;...

* This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive. It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion...

The shrub's white flowers are small, clustered, and mildly scented. * This shrub has a typical size of three to five meters - 9-15 feet in height. * Native American Californians used the hard wood for arrows, digging, spearing fish, and digging.

* 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.

They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water. Plants are not hardy in Britain, requiring a minimum temperature of 5°c. An insectivorous plant, it is best grown in a boggy position and prefers...