Salt Tolerant Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Oakland

Despite its common name, Russian sage is not in the same genus as other Salvias, which are commonly called "sage". * The crushed leaves are very aromatic. * A very ornamental plant.

* It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines. * Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties.

They keep their blue color well after drying. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers.

It is dense and cone-shaped when young, broadening at the top with age. It is planted with great success as far north as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It usually has a rounded conic form, that becomes irregular with age.

The wax can be used to make aromatic candles. It grows at moderate altitudes of 1,300-2,600 m, on dry soils, often together with Pinus monophylla . * A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming off the wax as it rises...

The trees are beautiful in the spring with white blooms and in the fall the dark berries appear. Privets are fast growers and do well as long as they are planted in well-drained soil.

* In Israel , the tree has been very successful in Yatir Forest in the northern Negev , where foresters had not expected it to survive. * Thrives in a light well-drained sandy or gravelly loam.

* The crown is conic when young, becoming broadly tabular with age with fairly level branches.The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots and short shoots. The most prominent landscaping feature in London's historic Highgate Cemetery is its "Circle of...

* A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon.

* The hollow stems can be made into whistles and flutes. * Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern...

* Dirr calls this tree "genuinely beautiful" but says it's not for the Southeast states in U.S.; matures into a flat-topped tree with horizontal branches; good dark green foliage; good salt tolerance; native to coastal California.

The shoots are orange-brown, with scattered pubescence. The leaves are needle-like, 1-2.5 cm long, rhombic in cross-section, greyish-green to bluish-green with conspicuous stomatal lines.

Grows well in heavy clay soils. * Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water. * The species, from central Europe and Russia, has blue-purple, lavender, or white flowers, but there are dozens of cultivars, in a varied range of...

* This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves. * A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect.

Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat varicose veins. * The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are bird-distributed, but the plant also spreads vegetatively by means of rhizomes.

* It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina.

* 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',...

Pinus mugo mughus is an outdoor tree and with protection from extreme heat and cold, it can stay outdoor all year long. Mugo pine is most attractive with its natural shape. Reduce the pine growth slowly over time it will tolerate styling and repotting...

* When the bark or leaves are cut they secrete a reddish resin, one of several sources of substances known as dragon's blood. Its massive trunk comes from the contribution of clusters of aerial roots that emerge from the bases of lowest branches and grow...

America, it is seldom used commercially, but is used locally for fence posts,piers, bows etc and makes an excellent fuel. The pistillate and staminate flowers are on different trees; both are inconspicuous; but the fruit is very much in evidence.

* Sapindus mukorrossi, known as the ritha or reetha tree in Nepal, is a deciduous tree that is grown in the lower foothills and midhills of the Himalayans, up to altitudes of 4000 feet.

* 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 is also extremely vigorous when young, often growing over a metre per year. This is one of the best woody species for binding moving sand. * Makes a good screen or hedge in warm temperate areas.

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

This thorny shrub is native to northern and western North America, where it grows in varied habitats from forest to scrubland. Has a very pleasant flavour with a sweet and juicy succulent flesh, it makes an excellent dessert fruit and can be eaten in...

This thorny shrub is native to northern and western North America, where it grows in varied habitats from forest to scrubland. Has a very pleasant flavour with a sweet and juicy succulent flesh, it makes an excellent dessert fruit and can be eaten in...

* The fruit is a capsule 1.5 cm (0.59 in) broad, red ripening brown, with two to four wings. * Dodonaea viscosa can be grown from seeds. In New Zealand, where it is the heaviest of any native wood, the Maori have traditionally used it for making weapons,...