‘Blaze’ is mound-forming with scarlet-red flowers. Verbana is a popular short-lived perennial, treated as an annual used as a ground cover or low border in front of taller perennials. Flat-topped flower clusters present from late spring until first frost. Almost […]
Verbascum pheoniceum ( Purple Mullein )
Rosette forming evergreen perennial. Dark green, veined leaves are short-stalked, oval, and 6 inches long and hairy beneath. Violet to dark purple saucer-shaped flowers in slender spikes. These biennials may be started from seed in spring and transplanted when 2 […]
Vanilla planifolia ( Vanilla Orchid )
A terrestrial, climbing orchid. Fleshy leaves grow to 6 inches long. Flowers appear on axillary racems, in spring. Use terrestrial orchid potting mix in containers, with extra bark and organic mix. Requires filtered light in summer. Commercially cultivated for vanilla […]
Vanda tessellata ( Vanda Orchid )
An epiphytic orchid. Linear leaves, to 18 inches long, are curved. The variable, 2 inches across flowers appear on long, arching racemes, in fall. Use epiphytic orchid potting mix in slatted baskets. Requires full light, with shade from hot sun. […]
Vanda ( Rothschildiana Orchid )
An epiphytic orchid. Linear leaves, to 6 inches long, are curved. The 4 inch across flowers appear on long, arching racemes, throughout the year. Use epiphytic orchid potting mix in slatted baskets. Requires full light, with shade from hot sun. […]
Vanda ( Kasem’s Delight )
An epiphytic orchid. Linear leaves, to 6 inches long. The 4 inch across flowers appear on pendent throughout the year. Use epiphytic orchid potting mix in slatted baskets. Requires full light, with shade from hot sun. Water less in winter.
Valeriana officinalis ( Aurea All Heal )
‘Aurea’ is an upright, clump-forming growth habit, with rhizomes producing fleshy, branching stems. Bright green aromatic leaves are pinnate to 8 inches long, and lance-shaped, with toothed leaflets. Pink, white or lavender flowers are fragrant and borne in rounded clusters […]
Vaccinium vitis-idaea ( Cowberry )
This mat forming, evergreen shrub has thin shoots and elliptic, oblong, dark green leaves to 3/4 inch across. Leaves turn bronze in winter. In summer, plant bears pendant, bell-shaped, pink flowers. Blooming is followed by edible, round, bright red berries. […]
Vaccinium macrocarpon ( Cranberry )
This mat forming, evergreen shrub has thin shoots and elliptic, oblong, dark green leaves to 3/4 inch across. Leaves turn bronze in winter. In summer, plant bears pendant, bell-shaped, pink flowers. Blooming is followed by edible, round, bright red berries. […]
Vaccinium floribundum ( Vaccinium mortinia )
V. floribundum is a deciduous, spreading shrub with arching, oval-shaped, glossy dark-green leaves, to 1/2 inches long. Cylindrical pink flowers are borne in axillary and terminal racemes. Followed by delicious, edible red berries. Usually grown for it’s sweet fruit, can […]