Nitrogen Fixing Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Santa Clara

* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea .

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.

* A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. 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.

* The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought. Australis is an herbaceous perennial that reproduces both sexually and asexually by means of its spreading rhizomes .

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

* An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae ( legumes ), native to the eastern Mediterranean region from Sicily east to Crete .

* Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.

It grows well in heavy clay soils and in poor shallow limestone soils. Good background plant. It flowers in late spring, bearing panicles of yellow pea-like flowers. Succeeds in cold exposed situations and tolerates industrial pollution.

* Tolerant of maritime exposure and amenable to training, this species can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens. The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye.

It is an ingredient in some recipes for essiac tea. * It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. The flowers are dark pink with a paler base, 12–15 mm long, produced in a dense inflorescence.

* Multipurpose alder tree found in the subtropical highlands of the Himalaya. * A fall-flowering species. * It is called Utis in Nepalese and Nepalese Alder in English . * Prefers a heavy soil and a damp situation.

Grows well in a poor sandy soil. This species is very susceptible to slug damage. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.

The inflorescence is up to 44 centimeters long, bearing whorls of flowers each 1 to 1.6 centimeters long. Fast growing, showy color. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California , where it grows mostly in mountain habitat.

Agardh subclass: Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht. * This is a beautiful flowering shrub with an extremely limited range in North Carolina. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl.

It is very good. A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. * The Psoralea glandulosa, also called wallwa, culen or St. Augustine grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family of...

This is most rapid in the first season after a fire. As of 1991, no known fire has killed this plant's roots. It grows naturally in wetlands, near flowing bodies of water, sand dunes , fields, hillsides, pine barrens , and in both needleleaf and mixed-broadleaf...

* A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe. * An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark. * It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age.

* The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. * Leaves bright green on top, silvery beneath, sweetly fragrant silvery-white flowers; red fruit in fall, loved by birds, which may spread the plant excessively; native to Japan.

It is very good. A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. * The Psoralea glandulosa, also called wallwa, culen or St. Augustine grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family of...

* Native to temperate forests, stream-banks, swamps and roadsides in northeastern Asia and Japan. * A decidious Tree growing to 22 m (72ft 2in) at a fast rate.

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

* A very ornamental and fast growing tree, it grows best in hot summers. * Grown for its white flowers, borne in late summer after most other flowering trees have long finished flowering.

* It has very small purple flowers which are grouped in racemes . * Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an insect repellent.

It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland . * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow...

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

* A dramatic plant with big dark green leaves, to 3', and tall flowering stalks in spring, with white or sometimes pink flowers; likes rich, moist soil; can be an attention-getting accent for the large border, a striking contrast to narrow-leaved plants...

* The whole plant, known as ning tiao, is used in the treatment of cancer of the breast, and the orifice to the womb, and for dysmenorrhoea and other gynaecological problems. * Caragana arborescens , or Caragana or Siberian peashrub or Siberian peashrub...