Synadenium compactum var rubrum ( Euphorbia )

Upright, bushy, evergreen shrub with small-toothed red leaves that are reddish purple beneath. Cup-shaped, yellowish green bracts with red glands bloom throughout the year. Sometimes referred to as Synadenium granti Rubrum, or Synadenium grantii var. rubrum. Grow in a shrub […]

Symplocos paniculata ( Asiatic Sweetleaf )

Symplocos paniculata is a large shrub or small tree. The bark on mature specimens has gray ridges and dark fissures. Growth habit is spreading, and low branching. Foliage is dark green, with no real fall color. Fragrant, cream-white flowers, 1/2 […]

Symphytum uplandicum ( Russian Comfrey )

This is a vigorous, spreading perennial with upright stems and coarse, bristly, dark green, basal leaves, up to 14 inches long. Bears forked cymes of small, bluish-purple flowers, which open from pinkish-blue buds, beginning in late spring. Comfrey contains protein […]

Symphytum officinale ( Variegatum )

Vigorous, clumping perennial with upright stems and coarse, hairy, dark green leaves up to 10 inches long. Bears forked cymes of violet, pink or yellow flowers. Variegatum is a sterile cultivar that is not as invasive as the species and […]

Symphytum officinale ( Common comfrey )

Vigorous, clumping perennial with upright stems and coarse, hairy, dark green leaves up to 10 inches long. Bears forked cymes of violet, pink or yellow flowers. Bocking is a sterile cultivar that is not as invasive as the species and […]

Symphytum caucasicum ( Eminence )

Vigorous, rhizomatous, clumping perennial with rosettes of coarse, hairy, grayish-green leaves up to 10 inches long. Bears forked cymes of drooping, rich blue flowers throughout summer. Eminence is a low-growing cultivar, to 18 inches tall and spreading to 24 inches. […]

Symphytum ( Comfrey )

Goldsmith is a vigorous, rhizomatous, spreading perennial with upright stems and coarse, hairy, dark green leaves with creamy-gold margins, up to 10 inches long. Bears forked cymes of light blue, pink, or creamy-white flowers in spring. Plant 2 to 3 […]

Symphyandra pendula ( Symphyandra )

Woody-based, spreading or arching perennial with hairy, oval, toothed leaves. Short panicles of bell-shaped, velvety, white flowers bloom in summer. Sometimes referred to as Campanula ossetica.

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus ( Coralberry )

This is a dense, bushy shrub with broadly elliptic, dark-green leaves. In late summer, dense clusters of very small, bell-shaped, white flowers are produced. Flowers of Leucocarpus are followed by small, ovoid, white fruit. Good if used to create a […]