Tropical Plant Seeds For Sale In District Of Columbia

* Pinus oocarpa ( Pino Amarillo , pino avellano ) or ( Mexican yellow pine , hazelnut pine ) is a tree native to the New World . Oocarpa was introduced for commercial production of wood for the paper industry: in Ecuador, Kenya, Zambia, Colombia, Bolivia,...

* Flowers and fruit are conspicuous. * Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas

* The human use of the cactus dates back thousands of years to the northern coast of Peru and the monks of a pre-Inca culture known as Chavin . * The active compound is 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine or mescaline which was reported at a concentration...

Introduced to the United States, the tree is native to eastern Asia , and is most commonly associated with eastern China , Taiwan , and Japan . The plant sap and leaves are reputed to be toxic, and decaying leaves from the plant are toxic to other species...

* It is considered a good forage grass in Africa. * African foxtail grass is native to tropical Africa, the Mediterranean region and the hotter and drier parts of Asia. Its flammability (injurious to neighbors) and quick regrowth allow it to compete successfully...

Though often known by the common name of king sago palm , or just sago palm , it is not a palm at all, but a cycad . * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

* Wildfire plays a major role limiting the range of this species, as it has been reported that this tree regenerates quickly and aggressively, replacing latifoliate trees. * The Caribbean Pine ( Pinus caribaea hondurensis) is a hard pine native to Central...

* The pith of the trunk is dried and steamed until soft. Indivisa is very distinctive. * The inflorescence is a panicle that arises from the base of the growing points underneath the leaves.

* Mexican White Pine ( Pinus ayacahuite ), the common name in Spanish is ayacahuite ; family Pinaceae ) is a species of pine native to the mountains of southern Mexico and western Central America , in the Sierra Madre del Sur and the eastern end of the...

* Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico , 8 to 25 m tall, dense and round top, the bark is brown and fissured and smooth when young.

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.

Conyzoides is prone to becoming a rampant environmental weed when grown outside of its natural range. The juice of the fresh plant, or an extract of the dried plant, is used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and sinusitis.

In India this plant is known as agati (Hindi), agastya (Kannada), agise (Telugu), and both the leaves and the flowers have culinary uses. * Leaves used as tonic, diuretic, laxative, antipyretic, chewed to disinfect mouth and throat.

* The pith of the trunk is dried and steamed until soft. Indivisa is very distinctive. * The inflorescence is a panicle that arises from the base of the growing points underneath the leaves.

In India this plant is known as agati (Hindi), agastya (Kannada), agise (Telugu), and both the leaves and the flowers have culinary uses. * Leaves used as tonic, diuretic, laxative, antipyretic, chewed to disinfect mouth and throat.

Though often known by the common name of king sago palm , or just sago palm , it is not a palm at all, but a cycad . * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

* The flag and coat of arms of the Province of Mpumalanga include a depiction of this flower. It is a member of the Gerbera genus . * No serious insect or disease problems. Set plants out after last frost date.

* Native to Tropical Africa. * The Mokala National Park in the Northern Cape is named after this tree.

* The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies. * Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses.

Album has been the primary source of sandalwood and the derived oil. Album in India is noted in literature for over two thousand years. * The use of S. * Sandalwood oil has been widely used in folk medicine for treatment of common colds, bronchitis

* Jacarandas are very widely grown as ornamental trees in Australia. * The unusually shaped pods are often gathered, cleaned and decorated for use on Christmas trees and in dried arrangements.

The light blue flowers are also used as a colouring in foods. The seed can also be roasted and eaten like peanuts or fermented and used as tempeh. Flowers and flower buds - raw or cooked.

Conyzoides is prone to becoming a rampant environmental weed when grown outside of its natural range. The juice of the fresh plant, or an extract of the dried plant, is used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and sinusitis.

Grows where other grass can

* Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental . The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally...

Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . * Very fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers, 1-2" red, pink, yellow, white, or variously mottled with different color combinations, in quantity; the common name is based on the flower's opening...

Dark green sprouts resemble miniature cabbages when mature. High yields make Long Island Improved a favorite Brussels Sprout. Excellent choice.