Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Vancouver

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. * A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant...

It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves, reddish when new, later blue-green; attractive white flowers in panicles atop the stems, followed by beautiful bright red berries;...

It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer.

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae.

Kobus and possibly no more than a geographical form of that species. The tree blooms at a young age, with the slightly fragrant 7–10 cm (3–4 in) flowers covering the bare plant in late winter or early spring before the leaves appear.

The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. The seeds mature from August to September.

The leaves ("needles") are thinner and more flexible in western populations. * In the US and Canada, the European black pine is planted as a street tree, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and parks.

In cultivation people often cut the plants to the ground in the spring in order to encourage strong new growth and plenty of flowers. Despite its common name, Russian sage is not in the same genus as other Salvias, which are commonly called "sage".

It can be used as a hedge. * Crataegus mollis , known as Downy Hawthorn or Red Hawthorn , occurs in eastern North America from southeastern North Dakota east to Nova Scotia and southwest to eastern Texas .

* The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. Studies in mice suggest that Gleditsia sinensis ethanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of allergic asthma.

Elliptic, serrate, pale green leaves (to 3" long) turn yellow in fall. * This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is native to Manchuria and Korea.

It can be fermented into 'Mescal', a very potent alcoholic drink. * The heart of the plant is very rich in saccharine matter and can be eaten when baked. The sap can also be tapped by boring a hole into the middle of the plant at the base of the flowering...

The tree was 18 m in height with a d.b.h. of 5 m in 2013. * The fruit is a small, dark-purple berry-like drupe, 1 cm wide, hanging in short clusters, and are extremely popular with birds and other wildlife.

* This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves.

If regularly trimmed it can be used as a dense deciduous hedge. * Sorbus intermedia ( Swedish Whitebeam ) is a species of whitebeam in southern Sweden , with scattered occurrences in easternmost Denmark ( Bornholm ), the far southwest of Finland ), the...

An infusion of the root has been used to cleanse the afterbirth and aid in convalescence. It is native across much of North America. Grows well in heavy clay soils. * 3" grayish leaves; in early summer, bell-shaped 1/4" pink flowers, with protruding stamens...

Its native from southeastern Canada and northeastern United States . * Many species of birds feed on the fruits. * Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form...

Because of its small volume Pyrus serrulata can be easily planted in small gardens. Young leaves have velvety grey hair but later become bare and turn dark green. These have lighter lenticels and remain on the tree until January.

It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer.

* All parts of the plant have a distinguishing strong odour that is often likened to rotting peanuts or cashews. * The bark is smooth and light grey, often becoming somewhat rougher with light tan fissures as the tree ages.

* The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands, floodplains, stream banks, and swampy ground, * The American Elm is the state tree of both Massachusetts and North Dakota

All other parts of this plant, including the seed, are highly poisonous. There is rarely any wood as old as the entire tree, while the boughs themselves often hollow with age, making ring counts impossible.

* The plant is commonly used for informal hedging in the Mediterranean. The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad, and with an entire...

The flowers are used in syrups and sweet puddings. Other common names include may , mayblossom , maythorn , quickthorn , whitethorn , motherdie , and haw . * A tea is made from the dried leaves, it is a china tea substitute.

* Upadhyay and Singh have suggested that the soapnut can also be used as a natural remedy for many health problems, such as for treating migrane headaches, or for dermatological purposes such as using the seeds to remove skin impurities like pimples or...

* Trees are very drought tolerant and are planted on slopes in its native range in order to prevent soil erosion. It grows to heights of 10-25 m, and its trunk diameter reaches 0.5 m.

A very ornamental plant. * Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring at altitudes of 10-2,200 m.