Shade Tolerant Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In El Monte

A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern...

It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria , and is included in the family Papaveraceae and most closely related to Eomecon of eastern Asia. Caution is advised. The ants take the seeds to their nest, where they eat the elaiosomes, and put the seeds...

Excelsa is not the tallest in the genus. * Rhapis excelsa also known as Broadleaf Lady Palm is a species of fan palm (Arecaceae subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Corypheae) in the genus Rhapis, probably native to southern China and Taiwan.

* The plant is most common in rich, mixed upland forests. Grandiflorum is a perennial that grows from a short rhizome and produces a single, showy white flower atop a whorl of three leaves.

All leaves will be solid green. A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape.

* The plant is most common in rich, mixed upland forests. Grandiflorum is a perennial that grows from a short rhizome and produces a single, showy white flower atop a whorl of three leaves.

* The fruit is not at all insipid, it has a very strong spicy taste of germolene, just like being in a hospital waiting room. * An evergreen groundcover, a source of wintergreen oil; 1/4" very light pink or pinkish white flowers in summer, scarlet fruit;...

* 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.

* An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. Does well in a bog garden. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture. Hardy to at least -20°c. * The Globe-flower ( Trollius europaeus ) is a perennial plant of the family Ranunculaceae...

* Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan. The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds.

* Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible and given cold stratification - it might not germinate until spring of the following year.

Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers. * It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, growing 10-15 m tall and with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, rarely more.

* Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus. * Hylomecon vernalis , also known as the forest poppy , is a poppy of the Far East , ranging from Manchuria to Japan .

Prune back to 8” in spring every 3 years to control plant size and to promote robust, new growth. It features fragrant light lavender flowers in summer on upright stems clad with aromatic silver-gray foliage.

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

* Ilex glabra is one of the very few evergreen shrubs (broadleaf or narrowleaf) to thrive in wet sites, noted for its evergreen foliage and upright, spreading, and suckering shrub growth habit when in species form.

* This Mexican native is drought tolerant and grows very quickly in tropical areas as a timber tree.

* A shrub or small tree, with erect branching; sometimes rather scraggly; grown for its big, conspicuous late summer flowers, 4", white, "blue," purple, or red, in mid to late summer; seems to flower well in shade as well as sun; tolerant of urban conditions;...

They are usually multi-stemmed with an open and loosely rounded crown. * Bark dark red-brown, peeling in strips. * In cultivation they tend to grow on a single stem that is often leaning and bare towards the bottom, but with dense foliage on the upper...

* Flowering period during the summer is long, attrracting many pollinators. * The root is said to have a beneficial effect on the liver, stomach and spleen and may be taken to relieve indigestion and counteract liver malfunction.

* Prefers a humus-rich soil, succeeding in a moist border or by water. A very ornamental plant. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.

* It prefers moist soil and full sun. * A fast-growing tree with an extensive root system, it has been planted on land that is subject to landslips or erosion in order to stabilize the soil.

Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers. * It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, growing 10-15 m tall and with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, rarely more.

* Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time when soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit. * Big Bluestem is a perennial grass.

* 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 blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds.

Removing spent flowers and seed heads will promote the production of wave after wave of new flowers throughout the summer and into fall. Vitex are great for summer color and their large spikes of colorful flowers attract butterflies and bees.