Arching sprays of flower bracts provide vivid color in warm months on large evergreen vines with 3 inch ovate green leaves. Three brightly colored bracts form “flowers,” the true flowers are very small and white. Deep, coral red bracts. Excellent […]
Bougainvillea buttiana ( Bridal Bouquet Bougainvillea )
Double white bracts with magenta tips form “flowers”. The true flowers are very small and white. Blooms summer to fall. Large evergreen vine reaching 25 feet to 40 feet tall. Leaves are up to 3 inches long, ovate, and dark […]
Bougainvillea buttiana ( Audrey Grey Bougainvillea )
Large evergreen vines reaching 25 feet to 40 feet tall. Leaves are large, up to 5 inches long, ovate, and dark green. Three white bracts with pink margins form “flowers,” the true flowers are very small and white. Blooms summer […]
Bougainvillea ( James Walker Bougainvillea )
A fast growing evergreen vine with clusters of showy, large, reddish-purple flowers. Likes mulch at base in hot climates; not cold tolerant.
Bothriochloa saccharoides ( Silver Bluestem )
Species in the grass family (Poaceae)have narrow grasslike foliage, with leaf veins typically parallel to one another, and the leaf margins are most often smooth. With a few exceptions, such as bamboo, most grasses are herbaceous, meaning they do not […]
Bothriochloa caucasica ( Caucasian Bluestem )
Species in the grass family (Poaceae) have narrow grasslike foliage, with leaf veins typically parallel to one another, and the leaf margins are most often smooth. With a few exceptions, such as bamboo, most grasses are herbaceous, meaning they do […]
Bothriochilus bellus ( Bothriochilus Orchid )
An epiphytic orchid with lance-shaped leaves, to 18 inches long, and olive-green pseudobulbs. The bell-shaped flowers appear on short racemes, in early summer. Use epiphytic orchid potting mix in containers. Requires filtered light and high humidity in summer, full light […]
Borago officinalis ( Borage )
Free branching annual with lanced to oval, bristly basal leaves are edible. Star or cup-shaped flowers are brilliant blue and nodding. Borage has a cucumber like flavor which is often used in salads and soups or even cooked as you […]
Boltonia asteroides ( Snowbank Boltonia )
Tolerant of either wet or dry soil, this perennial has pure white ray florets resembling asters. Leaves are lance-shaped and glaucus turning greener with age. Reaches up to 5′ tall and may need staking in shadier areas. Divide every 2-3 […]
Boltonia asteroides ( Latisquama Boltonia )
Tolerant of either wet or dry soil, this towering (to 7′ tall) perennial has white or deep lilac to purple ray florets. Leaves are lance-shaped and glaucus turning greener with age. May need staking in shadier areas. Divide every 2-3 […]
