Shade Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Virginia

Shoots make interesting indoor vase cuttings, as they stay green for a long time. * 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...

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest.

This plant usually grows in wet places, especially in grasslands and forests . * The Asian Globeflower ( Trollius asiaticus ) is an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae , which is native to Asia and Europe .

* Fast growing, rounded deciduous broadleaf tree. * Magnificent leaf shape, finely cut in many directions.

Genus name comes from the Greek word staphyle (cluster) in reference to the flower configuration. Seed capsules are often described as being "bladder-like" in appearance, hence the common name of bladdernut.

The wind-dispersed fruit develops in a flat, oval membranous wing ( samara ) 1 - 1.5 cm long and notched at the outer end . The leaves are deciduous in cold areas, but semi-evergreen in warmer climates, < 7 cm long and < 3 cm broad, with an oblique base...

* Unique for its weeping habit.

* Bight green with some texture. * Fall colors are blends of gold and red.

* The Fall coloration is an outstanding combination of reds and yellows blending with deeper tones of scarlet. * Fast growing, rounded deciduous broadleaf tree. * The new leaves are light green, especially the outer ends of the lobes.

The wind-pollinated perfect apetalous flowers are borne on long pedicels in March and April before the leaves appear. May not be reliably winter hardy throughout the St. Louis area.

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.

* Ruscus aculeatus is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Grow the seedlings on in the pot in light shade in the greenhouse for their first growing season, giving occasional...

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

* It ranges from southernmost Alaska south to central California , mostly in the Pacific Coast Ranges , but with an isolated disjunct population in southeast British Columbia , most notably occurring on Zuckerberg Island near Castlegar and south to central...

An upright, rounded shrub which typically grows 4-8' tall (less frequently to 15' tall) and as wide. Formerly known as Rhododendron roseum. Pink flowers appear in early spring (April-May in St. Louis) before or at the time of the emergence of the foliage.

* 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.

Common Juniper has needle-like leaves in whorls of three; the leaves are green, with a single white stomatal band on the inner surface. The male cones are yellow, 2–3 mm long, and fall soon after shedding their pollen in March–April.

The plant is notable for its photosynthetic stems and its seed distribution method. The common names all refer to the plant's seed pods which first appear in mid-summer. Once the seeds have ripened in mid-autumn the red capsules burst open, scattering...

The low-maintenance tree also helps prevent soil erosion. Dense foliage provides shade in summer and multiple branches provide a windbreak in winter. A unique cross that grows quickly, yet maintains structural integrity.

* Native to mountains, forests, usually in valleys; 200-1400 m. S Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang; all in China.

It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic. * The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides. It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema.

Best reserved for specimen use but also quite good in groupings of threes or fives. * "One of the most graceful and beautiful spruces", says Dirr, who says it might be a good evergreen street tree and is excellent for the U.S. Northeast.

Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. It grows in dry woodlands and forest edges and can reach 4 – 8 m tall with stems 10 – 25 cm thick with smooth gray bark.

* In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar. * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed.

Requires a semi-shaded site and moist but well-drained soil during the vegetative period. P - by division and by seed. Meadows, valleys, forest margins, along streams in the alpine zone.

It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia . Very vigorous, it can swamp out small plants. * A low shrub with dark green evergreen leaves, shiny on the undersides; 2-3" flowers, bright yellow, throughout summer; easy to grow--tolerates dry...

* Succeeds in most soils and pH types, but dislikes growing in wet soils, especially when these are of clay. It is also much planted as a landscape ornamental plant. Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the...