Plant For Moist Soil Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Fort Collins

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land. It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen.

* Although this plant can be grown in wet soils and shallow water, it thrives in any soil and trees actually grow faster in normal unflooded soils. Established plants succeed in standing water up to 60cm deep - in such a situation the roots develop 'knees',...

* A species of alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere . * A decidious Tree growing to 18m.

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant . * Shiny dark green, evergreen leaves; upright, rounded, densely branched; unique among hollies in that it often spreads by suckering; doesn't mind shade but prefers sun; Dirr recommends it for foundations,...

Multiple trunks are common and they can be adapted to a variety of styles. * The stems are used in the treatment of parasitic skin problems and rheumatism. The fruit is used in the treatment of convulsions, excessive sweating and hepatitis.

* The whole plant, but especially the root, is analgesic, antirheumatic, galactogogue and rubefacient.The plant was often used medicinally by North American Indian tribes, though modern users should be aware of the plants potential toxicity.

* The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar. * In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

* Cephalotaxus sinensis is a coniferous shub or small tree in the plum yew family. The branches, roots, leaves, and seeds are a source of many alkaloids, which are used to treat leukaemia and lymphosarcoma.

It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from Aug to October, and the seeds ripen from Oct to November. * It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist soil.

* Shrub from Northeast China, the root has been used for centuries in China and Russia to restore vigor, increase longevity, help with memory, and help the body to deal with stress.

* Germination usually takes place within 1 - 2 weeks. * Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption...

It is also used in making pies, preserves etc and can be dried for later use. Once established, it succeeds in excessively moist soils and also tolerates drought. There are up to five fairly large seeds in the centre of the fruit, these often stick together...

* The whole plant, but especially the root, is analgesic, antirheumatic, galactogogue and rubefacient.The plant was often used medicinally by North American Indian tribes, though modern users should be aware of the plants potential toxicity.

* A soap is obtained from the fruit by rubbing the fruit in water. The fruit can be dried and stored for later use. * The wood is heavy, strong, close-grained, splits easily. Used in Mexico for washing clothes.

The bark is pale greenish-grey and smooth on young trees with dark grey diamond-shaped lenticels , becoming dark grey and fissured on older trees. The adult leaves , produced on branches of mature trees, are nearly round, slightly wider than long, 2–8...

* A rare and botanically interesting,medium-sized to large, suckering shrub, occasionally a small tree. * Wood - very light, soft, close grained. The layers of annual growth are hardly distinguishable.

* Native to North America , occurring in arctic and cool temperate areas from Alaska east to Newfoundland and southern Greenland , and south at high altitudes to northern California and Colorado in the west, and locally south to northern New York in the...

* The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. * A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic. * The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. The erect lower portion of the stem is smooth, but the curved branching inflorescence...

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...

It has been discovered that M. * Plants can be grown as a tall hedge. It is a particularly well-known example of a living fossil species. Although it is the only living species in its genus, three fossil species are known as well.

* This is a perennial bunch grass reaching heights of one to one and a half meters. * Elymus canadensis is a species of wild rye known by the common name Canada wild rye . It grows from a small rhizome , forms a shallow, fine root network, and is a facultative...

It is commonly found in flood plains and/or swamps . It is hardy to zone 4. It is in flower in March, and the seeds ripen in June. * A decidious Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in) at a fast rate.

* The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen. * Dirr describes this as a really beautiful plant. * It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus...

Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil. Requires a lime-free soil. * Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position.

* The seeds are an important food for some birds , notably Siskin , Lesser Redpoll and Citril Finch , while the buds and immature cones are eaten by Capercaillie . See also List of Lepidoptera that feed on larches European Larch needles are the only known...

* Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers. It is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum size of 4-7' tall on erect, usually...

It grows in wet soils . * A perennial mint with a strong mint scent; small lilac, pink, or white flowers in whorls on 4" spikes; much used as an herb and a source of essential oil; likes moist soils, in which it can spread rapidly on creeping stems; native...