‘Dasher’ is a dwarf variety, growing 10-12 inches high. Flowers are early and long lasting, with double flowerheads in red, pink, white, orange, and yellow. Flowerheads are 3.5 inches across. Outstanding, annual prized for its profuse display of stunning summer […]
Zinnia elegans ( California Giant Zinnia )
The cultivar, ‘California Giant’ bears semi-double to double dahlia flowerheads. Plants are bushy, 36 inches high. Flowerheads measure 1.5 inches. Outstanding, annual prized for its profuse display of stunning summer flowers. Lance-shaped leaves are narrow to broad, and bright green, […]
Zephyranthes candida ( Rain Lily )
Clump-forming perennial with glossy green, narrow, basal leaves to 16 inches long. Flowers resemble lilies or crocus and often appear after a rain, thus lending the name Rain Lily. Shiny pure white flowers tinged pink inside that look like crocuses, […]
Zelkova sinica ( Chinese Zelkova )
Zelkova sinica is a smaller tree than Z.serrata growing 20-40 feet tall, sometimes has multiple trunks. Foliage is dark green, bark is very attractive, on mature specimens it is a nice mosaic of gray, orange and rich brown. A good […]
Zelkova serrata ( Japanese Zelkova )
Z serrata is a large deciduous tree, reaching 50-80 feet tall. Growth habit is vase-shaped, medium growing. Bark in youth is cherry-like, in mature trees it exfoliates in patches giving the tree an attractive mottled appearance. Summer foliage is dark […]
Zelkova serrata ( Goblin Japanese Zelkova )
‘Goblin’ is an extremely dwarf variety, slow growing. Plant will reach 3 by 3 foot, forming a dense, bushlike shrub. Z serrata is a deciduous tree. Growth habit is vase-shaped, medium growing. Bark in youth is cherry-like, in mature trees […]
Zea mays ( Yuman Corn )
From an early prospectors collection. Yellow and red “chinmark” or striped. Grown along the lower Colorado River. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to grow corn, and there are […]
Zea mays ( Yoeme Blue Corn )
A fast growing, heat tolerant variety with pale blue to violet kernels. Originally from the Salt River Indian Reservation in Arizona. Good for low desert conditions. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. […]
Zea mays ( Wild Corn )
An annual grass from the highlands of Central America, growing to 12 feet high and 2 feed wide. Green, strap-like leaves are up to 3 feet long. In summer, a terminal panicle or “tassle” of male flowers is produced, and […]
Zea mays ( White Flint Corn )
‘White Flint’, also known as ‘Ha-Go-Wa’ or ‘Seneca Hominy’ Corn, is an heirloom variety with a rich history amongst Seneca Native Americans. This corn thrives almost anywhere in North America, growing 6 to 7 feet tall, coming to tassle 90 […]