Prostrate and mat-forming succulent with thick, grayish green leaves. Fleshy, hairy, bell-shaped, yellow-pink and purple-brown flowers with pointed lobes are produced in summer. Grow in greenhouse where not hardy.
Stapelia leendertziae ( Carrion Flower )
Clump-forming succulent with dull green stems. Foul-smelling, bell-shaped, dark purple flowers are produced in summer. Grow in greenhouse where not hardy. In warm, dry climates grow in raised bed or desert garden.
Stapelia gigantea ( Carrion Flower )
Clump-forming succulent with velvety stems. Light yellow and red flowers that are hairy and wrinkled are produced in summer. This cultivar is not foul-smelling like the species. Grow in a greenhouse where not hardy. In warm, dry climates grow in […]
Stapelia europaea ( Caralluma )
Succulent with grayish green stems with red spots. Umbels of greenish yellow or reddish brown flowers with purple stripes, sometimes foul-smelling, are borne in summer.Sometimes referred to as Caralluma europaea.
Stanhopea tigrina ( Stanhopea Orchid )
An epiphytic orchid, from high altitude forests. Single, folded leaves to 16 inches long grow from ribbed pseudobulbs. Arching racemes produce the fragrant flowers in summer or autumn. Use epiphytic orchid potting mix in slatted baskets, or grow epiphytically on […]
Stangeria eriopus ( Stangeria )
Cycad that looks more like a fern. Long stalks of one or several rosettes of pinnate leaves with wavy, papery leaflets are borne from a turnip-shaped stem. Flowering cones in gray to yellowish brown are produced in summer.
Stachyurus praecox ( Magpie Stachyrus )
Stachyurus praecox is not well known amongst gardeners, but is a fine winter-flowering shrub. Magpie is not as vigorous as the species and has an arching and rounded habit. Leaves are wide, medium green with cream margins. The flowers are […]
Stachys sylvatica ( Hedge Woundwort )
Creeping malodorous perennial with fuzzy, toothed leaves. Spikes of red-purple flowers with white marks bloom from summer to fall, occasionally pink or white flowers will bloom.
Stachys olympica ( Woolly Betony )
Woolly perennial with a mat-forming habit — ideal for groundcover or front border. Leaves are thick, lance-shaped, wrinkled, veined, and grayish green. Upright stems bear purplish pink flowers from early summer to early fall.
Stachys officinalis ( Rosea Superba )
Upright, hairless to hairy perennial ideal for mixed border or groundcover. Leaves are oval to oblong, scalloped, wrinkled, light green and veined. Spikes of rosy pink flowers are borne on erect stems from early summer to early fall.
