Creosote shrub plant θάμνος φυτό, very drought and heat tolerant

Larrea tridentata, Creosote

Πωλώνται σπόροι creosote θάμνου, ο οποίος έχει πολλές ιδιότητες. Προέρχεται από την Sonoran έρημο των ΗΠΑ και είναι ένα από τα πο ανθεκτικά φυτά σε ξηρασία και πολύ ψηλές θερμοκρασίες, ζεί μέχρι και 11,000 χιλιάδες χρόνια, μετά την βροχή εκπέμπει ένα υπέροχο άρωμα που θυμίζει βροχή (ευχάριστη μυρωδιά κανέλας, πεύκου), την άνοιξη, καλοκαίρι και φθινόπωρο βγάζει κίτρινα λουλούδια τα οποία ελκύουν μέλισσες απο το νέκταρ τους τα οποία μετά μετατρέπονται σε νοιφάδες χιονιού οι οποιοί είναι οι σπόροι του φυτού.

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For sale seeds of creosote bush, which has many properties. It comes from the Sonoran desert of the USA and is one of the most resistant plants to drought and very high temperatures, lives up to 11,000 thousand years, after the rain it emits a wonderful aroma reminiscent of rain (pleasant smell of cinnamon, pine), in spring, summer and autumn it produces yellow flowers which attract bees from their nectar which then turn into snowflakes which are the seeds of the plant.

Imported from Texas, United States of America

Delicate and graceful in form, Creosote bush is an evergreen shrub of open-branching habit with slender,erratic stems bearing tiny, dark green leaves, composed of two leaflets. Very aromatic when wet, they perfume the air with an intriguing and refreshing desert aroma. A profusion of small, yellow, velvety flowers bloom on and off throughout the year followed by fluffy seeds covered with shiny white hairs.

When the monsoon comes and the rains gush from the sky, the aroma wafts along with the winds--phenolic compounds from creosote bush which have been carried by wind and moisture.

Creosote bush is easy to grow. Once established it requires very little water (though some water will make plants look lusher and grow faster). Plants do best in full sun, and in hot locations where few other plants thrive. Give them lots of room to grow as they generally grow about 4-5 feet tall, though they have been known to get up to about 12 feet tall in special conditions. Surprisingly they take well to pruning, so you can keep them at bay if they seem to wanna sprawl out more than space allows.

The key is not to overwater them when you get them started but making sure they don’t get too dry when getting started. In the cool season you may only need to water a five'-gallon plant initially and wait a few weeks to a month. In the warm season, you will need to watch the root-ball carefully, and when it is dry, water it. That can be about every 3 days or so, depending on the weather. Once the plants are established, they are actually much less finicky. They can even grow with normal landscape watering—they will grow much faster and larger in those settings and may need to be pruned.

This plant is fascinating on many levels. In the wild, it grows where nothing else will, on hot dry, caliche ridden, barren soils. It is probably the most drought tolerant plant in North America. They photosynthesize only in the morning — which is why, if you start paying attention, you may notice that the foliage tends to face southeast, to take advantage of the morning sun. Resins on the leaves slow transpiration and plants can temporarily shed leaves and stems in extreme conditions. Creosote bush can also keep photosynthesizing when leaves are fairly decimated, keeping it alive in rough times.

The stems emerge from the base, and new stems form on the outside, which over a number of years begins to form a ring of clones. There is a famous colony, called the King Clone, in the Mojave Desert that is roughly estimated to be around 11,000 years old, one of the oldest-known organisms in the world.

Creosote bush is known as an important nurse plant (providing shade) to many succulent plants. Rodents love the soil beneath, and select these spots for their burrows, adding to the richness of the soil, and providing habitat for other organisms like lizards and insects when abandoned. This species is also very important to bees, especially in spring when bees really need the nectar and begin building up their colonies.

Specimens range in size depending on the conditions, averaging 3-6 feet tall. Plants in landscapes tend to get larger without pruning, up to 10 feet tall. If you plant a creosote bush in your yard, select the most punishing, hot, sunny spot you can find. Plants that don’t get full sun tend to be leggy. Once established, they take well to pruning. But the best-looking plants are the hard-grown plants in full sun. Flowers occur heavy in the spring, but are a response to any significant rainfall. They are followed by silvery, fuzzy, pea-sized fruits. The stems are conspicuously, and rather gorgeously, segmented.

Evergreen perennial bush native to the SW US and Mexico. This is one of the longest lived plants on Earth. A living plant has been carbon dated to 13,000 years before the present. The antimicrobial, anticancer and free radical scavenging activities of the potent anti-oxidant NDGA and other molecules found in this plant are well-known. However, this is very potent medicine and in my opinion is best to use as a low-dose botanical, and best used externally. Repeated internal overdose can be toxic to the liver and/or kidneys. Plant prefers full sun, well-drained, alkaline and sandy soil. The plant may be kept in pots as a bonsai in places outside its native range. Inside its native range it is OK to transplant outdoors.