‘Bright Edge’ has yellow margins on its leaves. Spiky, slow growing evergreen forming massive tufts of foliage up to 30 inches. Imposing panicles of large white flowers. Edible flowers. Good rock garden or xeriscape plant. Curled filaments along leaves give […]
Yucca elata ( Soaptree Yucca )
Slow growing single or multi-trunk tree with sword-like leaves, to 4 feet long. Tall spikes of white flowers in summer. Edible flowers. Useful near swimming pools or in rock gardens. Cluster for dramatic effect.
x. Cupressocyparis leylandii ( Robinson’s Gold Leyland Cypress )
It is a fast-growing, pyramidal, evergreen tree with scaly leaves held on flattened to quadrangular branchlet sprays. Foliage of ‘Robinson’s Gold’ is bronzy-yellow in spring, slowly turning golden yellow and lemon-green. Produces round, brown female cones and ovoid, yellow male […]
x. Cupressocyparis leylandii ( Leyland Cypress )
Fast growing pyramidal evergreen tree with branches of flattened green foliage sprays. Produces round, brown female cones and ovoid, yellow male cones, 1/16-1/8 inch long. This vigorous conifer can grow over 100 feet tall, though it usually reaches around 80 […]
x. Cupressocyparis leylandii ( Hyde Hall Leyland Cypress )
X.Cupressocyparis is a genus hybrid between Chamaecyparis and Cupressus. It is a pyramidal, evergreen tree with scaly leaves held on flattened to quadrangular branchlet sprays. ‘Hyde Hall’ is a slow-growing, dwarf cultivar with deep green foliage. Produces round, brown female […]
x. Cupressocyparis leylandii ( Haggerston Grey Leyland Cypress )
It is a fast-growing, pyramidal, evergreen tree with scaly leaves held on flattened to quadrangular branchlet sprays. Foliage of ‘Haggerston Grey’ is grayish-green. Produces round, brown female cones and ovoid, yellow male cones, 1/16-1/8 inch long. This vigorous conifer can […]
x Sophrolaeliocattleya ( Black Magic Orchid )
A terrestrial orchid, with 4 inch long leaves, and spindle-shaped pseudobulbs. Up to 4 flowers appear on racemes, throughout the year. Use terrestrial orchid potting mix. Requires filtered light in summer, full light and less water in winter.
Xanthorhiza simplicissima ( Yellowroot )
Xanthorhiza simplicissima is a tall and even groundcover, 2-3 feet in height. It spreads by suckering from the roots, has erect stems with celery-like foliage and provides a thicket of growth. Excellent for difficult shady ground. Foliage is bright green […]
X. Cupressocyparis leylandii ( Goldconda Leyland Cypress )
It is a fast-growing, pyramidal, evergreen tree with scaly leaves held on flattened to quadrangular branchlet sprays. Foliage of ‘Goldconda’ is light green in summer, turning intensely golden yellow in fall and winter (even more so than ‘Castlewellan Gold’). Produces […]
X Brassolaeliocattleya St. Helier ( St. Helier Orchid )
An epiphytic orchid with leathery leaves, to 6 inches long, and sheathed pseudobulbs. The 7 inch across flowers appear in spring. Use epiphytic orchid potting mix in slatted baskets. Requires partial shade in summer, with moderate watering. In winter, provide […]
