Nitrogen Fixing Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Stockton

* A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. Thick growing and winter hardy. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants produce uncertain numbers of 4 leafed clovers considered lucky.

* 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 .

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

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

They are great fresh, frozen or canned. When growing the plant for its seedpods, be sure to pick them whilst they are still small and tender. * The green pods are commonly used as a vegetable, they have a mild flavour and should only be cooked for a short...

The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye. * The wood is heavy, hard and brittle. * Cercocarpus montanus is common in the chaparral, on mesas and on the lower foothills of the south eastern Rocky mountains of North...

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

The leaves are shiny green, ovoid, 3-8 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. * A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe. * It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age.

Pharmaceutical preparations are manufactured from them. Used as a reclamation species on very poor soils. Seeds are eaten by many birds. Readily eaten by grazing animals. * The plant contains several biologically active compounds.

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

Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * Sophora is one of the four genera of native legumes in New Zealand; the other three are Carmichaelia , Clianthus , and Montigena .Flowering of Kowhai is staggered, from July through to November,...

The common name is Bird's-foot Trefoil (or similar, such as "birdsfoot trefoil"), though the common name is often also applied to other members of the genus. Medium fertility, slightly acid, clay like, and loamy soils.

Crispa, Mountain Alder). Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.

Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * Sophora is one of the four genera of native legumes in New Zealand; the other three are Carmichaelia , Clianthus , and Montigena .Flowering of Kowhai is staggered, from July through to November,...

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

* Seed propagation - sow spring to mid-summer in situ. * 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...

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

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

* Tolerant of clipping and maritime exposure, the alder can be grown in a windbreak or a hedge. * They have dark green leaves and are recommended for wet soils. * Because they tolerate very poor soils and also produce nitrogen nodules on their roots,...

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

* The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought. 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,...

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

* It has very small purple flowers which are grouped in racemes . The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness. This plant can be found growing in well drained soils of prairies, bluffs, and open woodlands.

* Shiny green leaves. * An excellent windbreak for maritime areas, it grows quite quickly and establishes well even in very windy sites. * Native to southern Italy (including Sardinia ) and Corsica.

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

* Alnus acuminata (also called Alder is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Guatemala , Mexico , Panama , Peru and Venezuela .

* The fruit is high in saponins and is used as a soap for washing fabrics and thebody. It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in October. * A deciduous tree growing to 12 m (39ft 4in) at a slow rate.