Nitrogen Fixing Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Worcester

* 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 .

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.

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

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.

Cerifera' s root system is fire-resistant. It grows naturally in wetlands, near flowing bodies of water, sand dunes , fields, hillsides, pine barrens , and in both needleleaf and mixed-broadleaf forests.

* Plants have an extensive root system, they tolerate poor dry soils and are also wind resistant, they are used as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion. The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness.

* The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large clusters of colorful blue,pink,purple,red or white flowers. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family...

* A herbaceous, forage, perennial, cool season legume. * Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa . A useful green manure plant, fixing atmospheric nitrogen.

* The Psoralea glandulosa, also called wallwa, culen or St. Augustine grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family of Fabaceae . This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins .

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.

The aromatic evergreen leaves are alternately arranged, each up to 8 centimeters long. It grows up to 4 meters tall but generally remains under three, and forms colonies of individuals which tangle together to form nearly impenetrable thickets.

* The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not a fern. * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae , order Fagales .

Consequently, hay containing the plant must be properly dried and cured, especially in wet environments. * Melilotus officinalis can be an annual or biennial plant, and is 4–6 feet (1.2–1.8 m) high at maturity.

* Lupinus albicaulis is a species of lupine known by the common name sickle-keel lupine . It is a hairy, erect perennial herb often exceeding a meter in height. * Perennial wild flower, Flowers in clusters, color purple.

* Lathyrus tuberosus is a perennial plant with edible tubers 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long attached to its roots. * Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the tuberous pea, tuberous vetchling, earthnut pea, or aardaker, is a small, climbing perennial plant,...

* A herbaceous, forage, perennial, cool season legume. * Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa . A useful green manure plant, fixing atmospheric nitrogen.

* Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. The fruit resembles a cucumber . They may also be grown as an ornamental plant .

* The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China.

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

* This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite. * It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor.

* It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. For these reasons, it is used as a green manure crop. * Trifolium pratense is the national flower of Denmark and the state flower of Vermont.

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

* Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . Young fruit can be eaten as a vegetable while ripe fruits can be use to make bath sponges. The fruit resembles a cucumber . They may also be grown as an ornamental plant .

* This shrub has a typical size of three to five meters - 9-15 feet in height. * The wood of the shrub extremely hard and reddish, from which the common name comes. Betula is the genus for birch, and the species name refers to the birch-like leaves.

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

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

* Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor.