Staphylea trifolia ( American Bladdernut )

Staphylea trifolia is an upright shrub with a tendency to sucker. The bark is smooth and striped, light green-gray with white fissures. New foliage is bright green, darkens in the summer, fall color is a pale yellow. Small greenish-white flowers […]

Staphylea holocarpa ( Rosea )

Deciduous, upright shrub or small, spreading tree with bronze foliage when juvenile. Nodding panicles of bell-shaped, pink flowers bloom in mid to late spring. Greenish white fruit follow blooms.

Staphylea colchica ( Bladdernut )

Deciduous, upright shrub with pinnate, shiny, green leaves borne from thick shoots. Nodding panicles of fragrant, white flowers bloom in late spring. Greenish white fruit follow blooms.

Stapeliopsis pillansii ( Stapeliopsis )

Succulent with a cluster-forming and prostrate habit. Stems are dark green and have brown teeth. Flowers are red on the outside and lighter red on the inside. Blooms in summer. Where not hardy grow in greenhouse. In warm, dry climates […]

Stapelianthus hardyi ( Stapelianthus )

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 […]