Utricularia exoleta ( Bladderwort )

This is a floating aquatic annual or perennial with mat-forming stolons. Produces slender stems, feathery, bladder-bearing leaves. Bears pouched, red-veined yellow flowers above the water. In general, bladderworts may be either free-floating, terrestrial, or epiphytic annuals or perennials. These insectivores […]

Ursinia sericea ( Ursinia )

This is a bushy, evergreen subshrub with pinnate, silver-silky-hairy leaves. Produces solitary yellow flowerheads on very long stalks. In general, grown primarily for their daisy-like red, yellow or orange flowers, this plant does best when grown in full sun in […]

Ursinia chrysanthemoides ( Chrysanthemum Ursinia )

This is an upright, spreading, woody-based evergreen perennial with rooting stems. Produces hairy or hairless, fragrant, silvery gray-green leaves, which may be pinnate, 2-pinnate or entirely pinnate, all on the same plant. Bears solitary flowerheads in yellow or sometimes red […]

Ursinia ( Ursinia )

This evergreen perennial may sometimes grow to be a sub-shrub. Grown primarily for their daisy-like red, yellow or orange flowers, this plant does best when grown in full sun in sandy, fertile soil. While plant is actively growing, water well […]

Uncinia rubra ( Hook Sedge )

This is an everygreen perennial with loosely tufted or short rhizomes. Produces rigid, erect, 3-angled stems that bear flat or inrolled, sharply pointed, shiny, greenish-red to rich reddish-brown leaves. Dark brown to black flowers are produced in narrow spikes. In […]

Uncarina ( Uncarina )

This heat resistant plant does best when grown in part shade to full sun. Originating in Madagascar, the deciduous shrub may sometimes be considered a small tree as it grows to 25 feet tall. Leaves are oval and green and […]

Ulmus rubra ( Gras Elm )

Ulmus rubra is a medium-tall native elm, growing 40 to 60 feet tall. Growth habit is somewhat vase-shaped. This species can become a weed, taking over vacant ground, unmaintained sites. Prefers rich, moist, soil, but adaptable to dry, limey soils […]

Ulmus procera ( English Elm )

Ulmus procera is a large elm, with an umbrella shape, densely branching, and bark that is finely fissured, dark brown. This is another elm that has been ravaged by Dutch Elm Disease. Some believe that this is not truly a […]

Ulmus hollandica ( Dutch Elm )

Ulmus x hollandica is a group of trees resulting from the hybridization of U. carpinifolia and U. glabra. The classification of this group is somewhat confused. Not very useful as an American landscape tree. All are susceptible to Dutch elm […]