Tropical Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Des Moines

* The leaves are used in the treatment of cancer and hepatoma. * Substances extracted from theseeds are used to inhibit the growth of malignant tumours. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden. Grows 22'' tall. Mid-late season bloomer.

* Pinus elliottii , commonly known as the Slash Pine , is a pine native to the southeastern United States , from southern South Carolina west to southeastern Louisiana , and south to the Florida Keys .

* Parkinsonia aculeata is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae . Common names include Mexican Palo Verde , Parkinsonia , Jerusalem Thorn , and Jellybean Tree . It is native to the southwestern United States (western Texas , southern...

* Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

* The leaves are used in the treatment of cancer and hepatoma. * Substances extracted from theseeds are used to inhibit the growth of malignant tumours. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Studies in mice suggest that Gleditsia sinensis ethanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of allergic asthma. * The pod is used as a soap substitute.

* The wood is heavy, strong, close-grained, splits easily. It splits easily into thin strips and is often used in basket making. The fruit can be dried and stored for later use. * A soap is obtained from the fruit by rubbing the fruit in water.

* The leaves are anodyne, astringent, diaphoretic, febrifuge (the var. They are applied internally in the treatment of fevers. In New Zealand, where it is the heaviest of any native wood, the Maori have traditionally used it for making weapons, carved...

* Trees are very drought tolerant and are planted on slopes in its native range in order to prevent soil erosion. * It is a medium-sized evergreen tree with a conic to ovoid-conic crown.

* Easily grown in a rich strong loam enriched with leafmold and sand. The young shoots or suckers from the bottom of the plant are also used. * A strong fibre obtained from the leaves is used for cordage and brushes.

* Ruscus aculeatus is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. The seed germinates better if it is given a period of cold stratification.

The Flaming Glory Bower Vine is also known as the Bleeding Heart Vine although this one, unlike Clerodendrum x thompsoniae or the White Bleeding Heart Vine , does not have a showy colorful calyx from which the flowers emerge.

Broad white margins surround the rich bluish-green heart of each leaf as they gracefully spiral down and around each of the sturdy upright to arching stems of this beautifully variegated ginger.

Epiphyllums are one of the few true jungle Cacti where they are often found growing with the orchids and bromeliads far removed from the forest floor. If pollinated the flowers can mature into deliciously edible fruit.

Large spidery pink flowers are borne in late spring and early summer on this tropical cactus. Epiphyllums are great for hanging baskets. If pollinated the flowers can mature into deliciously edible fruit.

Tropical Hibiscus flower on new growth and so need to have ample nutrients, regular moisture, as well as moderate amounts of sunlight available to maintain adequate growth and flower production.

The amount of acorns produced can also vary year to year, one year there may be about 32,000 acorns and the next year there may be very few. * One of the largest southwestern oaks, this handsome tree reaches its greatest size in canyons and other moist...

8-10" long double or triple yellow, night fragrant, cornucopia like trumpets are borne throughout the warmer months of the year or nearly year round when grown in a greenhouse or conservatory.

The Blue Sky Vine makes an easy and rewarding container plant where not hardy. Well-established plants act like herbaceous perennials and if provided with an appropriate winter mulch can tolerate temperatures near 15 o F for short periods.

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status)...

Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * Iris sibirica , the Siberian Iris , is a flowering plant in the genus Iris , native to eastern and central Europe and northern Asia .

The wide foliage of this easy to grow Bromeliad is edged in broad streaks of creamy white to rich pink. The Eoz Variegated Fireball Bromeliad makes an easy and low maintenance hanging basket with a tropical look.

* Cascabela thevetia is cultivated as an ornamental plant, and planted as large flowering shrub or small ornamental tree standards in gardens and parks in temperate climates. They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders).

The male cones are yellow, 2–3 mm long, and fall soon after shedding their pollen in March–April. A tea made from the berries has a spicy gin-like flavour. The seeds are dispersed when birds eat the cones, digesting the fleshy scales and passing the...

It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America .

Also known as Devil's Trumpet, due to the poisonous properties of this member of the Nightshade family. 8-10" long double or triple purple and white trumpets are borne throughout the warmest months.