Poisonous Plant Acid Loving Plant For Sale In San Diego

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.

The root is a source of tannin and has been used in making ink. Its specific epithet , meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus , as they have a prominently veined mid-rib and sword-like shape.

* It has attractive small, deep crimson-pink flowers that occur early summer. * The narrow evergreen leaves, pale on the underside, have a tendency to form groups of threes, standing upright when newly put forth, but bent downward with the weight of age.

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.

Plants are very cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c. Succeeds in open woodland or along the woodland edge. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana .

The flowers are 2.5-3 cm (1 in) diameter, white, pink or pale purple, often with small greenish-yellow spots. Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam. Leaves are sclerophyllous, simple, alternate, and oblong (10 to 30 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide).

Pinky-purple flowers, 1 1/2"; a deciduous species that blooms before leafing out, the earliest of all to bloom; site to protect from late freezes; leaves to 4" x 1 1/4", light green, yellows and reds in fall; needs acid soil; parent of several cultivars;...

It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc. The fruit can also be used for making jelly and cider. * Arctostaphylos patula is a species of manzanita known by the common name greenleaf manzanita .

The shoots are orange-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence. The cones are cylindric-conic, 4-8 cm long and 2 cm broad, maturing pale brown 5-7 months after pollination, and have stiff, smoothly rounded scales.

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

Rhododendrons are often valued in landscaping for their structure, size, flowers, and the fact that many of them are evergreen. Subgenus Candidastrum Franch. 25 January 2006 . (1 species: Rhododendron albiflorum ) ( Discontinued, moved to section Sciadorhodion,...

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.

* A shrub or tree, resembling S. Pseudocamellia, which see, but with longer leaves, smaller flowers (in June and July), and petals that are reddish at the base; needs acid soil; native to Japan.

* An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin, an important mediator of blood vessel constriction, indicating potential for drug development.

Slender twigs are glabrous and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and acuminate scales. * Distinguishing features of this species are crenate leaf margins and fruiting pedicels that are 2–8 mm long.

They are most commonly found in wet woods and swamps. * The fruits are eaten by birds (birds do not taste astringency and feed on them readily), which then disperse the seeds in their droppings.

* Threats to this species include habitat loss. * Ilex collina is a species of holly known by the common name longstalk holly. * This plant grows in thickets in moist areas, such as the margins of bogs and ponds.

* It grows to 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) tall. Young seedlings produce normal leaves for the first few months; these are trifoliate, resembling a small clover leaf. It was introduced to New Zealand from Scotland as a type of hedge, but became a major blight...

The flowers are 3.5-5 cm diameter, violet-purple, often with small greenish-yellow spots or streaks. Description It is a dense, suckering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, rarely 8 m.

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.

* Synonymous with Halesia tetraptera (tetraptera meaning four-winged). * Few trees flower more elegantly-- white, bell-shaped, 3/4" blooms dangling like raindrops in rows along year-old branches; spring flowering; the limbs arch up and out to form a rounded,...

* Rhododendron occidentale ( Western Azalea ) is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North America (the other is Rhododendron albiflorum ). It is found as far south as the Palomar Mountain area in southern California , with reports...

* Synonymous with Halesia tetraptera (tetraptera meaning four-winged). * Few trees flower more elegantly-- white, bell-shaped, 3/4" blooms dangling like raindrops in rows along year-old branches; spring flowering; the limbs arch up and out to form a rounded,...

* Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or Wild Sensitive Plant) is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas.

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".

* A common, invasive perennial weed, to most, with a spreading rootstock; arrowhead-shaped leaves; small reddish flowers throughout summer, produces lots of seed; native to Europe and Asia, common in North America.

The branches were used as brooms, and the twigs were used to fasten western skunk cabbage leaves into berry baskets. * The bark or leaves of the plant were brewed for a bitter cold remedy, made as tea or smoked.