Syringa meyeri ( Meyer Lilac )

Syringa meyeri is a dense and uniform lilac. New foliage has a purple margin, summer foliage is dark green, fall color is unremarkable. Small violet-purple flowers are densely clustered on 4 inch upright panicles, late spring. Fragrant, and very profusely […]

Syringa laciniata ( Cutleaf Lilac )

Syringa laciniata is a dense, low growing lilac, 6 to 8 feet tall. Flowers are small, pale lilac, fragrant, borne on 3 inch panicles, all along the stems. Foliage is delicate and lacy, very attractive compared to other lilacs. Quite […]

Syringa hyacinthiflora ( Hyacinth Lilac )

This hardy, deciduous, large shrub is a cross between Syringa vulgaris and Syringa oblata. Habit is upright at first, later spreading. Leaves are broadly ovate, bronzy when young, turning reddish-purple in fall. Mount Baker has single, white flowers, held on […]

Syringa afghanica ( Afghanistan Lilac )

Syringa afghanica is a graceful, large deciduous shrub. Growth habit is spreading and open. Shoots are purplish-brown. Leaves are pinnate, with 3 to 9 slender elliptic, deep green leaflets. Spring blooming flowers are lilac, fragrant, borne on 3 inch long […]

Synthyris reniformis ( Synthyris )

Evergreen perennial that forms a low-growing clump. Foliage is round to heart-shaped, dark green above and light green beneath. Bell-shaped short racemes of blue, pink, or white flowers bloom in spring. Excellent in rock gardens or in a herbaceous border.

Synthyris missurica ( Synthyris )

Herbaceous perennial that forms a low-growing clump. Foliage is kidney-shaped, lobed, toothed, leathery and dark green. Spike-like racemes of bell-shaped blue flowers bloom in spring. Excellent for rock gardens or a herbaceous border.

Synnotia variegata ( Variegated Synnotia )

Corm-producing perennial with basal, oblong leaves to 6 inches long. Hooded flowers in yellowish violet, or bluish lavender to purple with orange marks are borne on unbranched stems in spring. Grow in greenhouse where not hardy.

Syngonium podophyllum ( Arrowhead Vine )

Sparsely branched climbing or trailing plant with light green to white green, arrow-shaped leaves. 5 inch greenish white spathes in summertime. Water freely during the growing season, reducing amount during winter months. Grow in greenhouse or as houseplant where not […]

Syngonium erythrophyllum ( Philodendron )

Evergreen climber that is sparsely branched. Leaves are heart-shaped and made up of elliptic leaflets that are light green when juvenile, maturing to dark green above, purplish beneath. Green and white spathes emerge in summer. Grow as houseplant or in […]

Syneilesis palmata ( Syneilesis )

Sturdy perennial with blueish stems that are hairy when yound. Leaves are palmate, round, hairy, and shaped like umbrellas when young, opening up when mature and fading to grayish green. Insignificant panicles of white flowers bloom from midsummer to fall.