Fast growing evergreen or semi-evergreen climber, with ovate, dark green leaves to 5 inches long. Flowers are fragrant and lilac to purple-blue, 1 inch across held in terminal corymbs to 6 inches across. Protect from frost.
Solanum capsicastrum ( Winter cherry )
This is a small, bushy, upright, evergeen shrub that is usually grown as winter fruit-bearing annual. Grows 12 to 24 inches tall and wide. Leaves are oblong to lanceolate, downy, deep green, 2 to 3 inches long, and with wavy […]
Solandra nitida ( Chalice vine )
Branching evergreen climber with elliptic leaves. Yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with purple veins bloom in summer; purple ridges mark the insides of each flower. Grow on pergola or arch. Scale insects and spider mites may be a problem.
Solandra hartwegii ( Chalice vine )
Branching evergreen climber with elliptic leaves. Yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with purple veins bloom in summer; purple ridges mark the insides of each flower. Grow on pergola or arch. Scale insects and spider mites may be a problem.
Sobralia macrantha ( Sobralia Orchid )
A usually terrestrial orchid with leathery leaves (to 12 inches long). From spring to summer, the 6 inch across flowers appear in succession, on canes. Use terrestrial orchid potting mix. Requires filtered light and humidity in summer, full light and […]
Smyrnium perfoliatum ( Perfoliate Alexanders )
Erect biennial with perfoliate, bract-like yellowish green, round leaves. Numerous umbels of tiny yellow-green flowers bloom in spring of the second year of growth. Excellent cut flower. Naturalizes well in grass.
Smithiantha cinnabarina ( Temple Bells )
Rhizomatous perennial with deep green leaves with purple veins and covered with reddish hairs. Red flowers with white spots on their throats bloom from summer to fall.
Smilax china ( Chinese Smilax )
(Plant width:undetermined) (Plant height:15 feet) Deciduous, woody climber best trained onto a tree or wall. Leaves are oval, dark green, and borne from prickly shoots. Umbels of yellowish green flowers bloom in spring. On female plant, flowers are followed by […]
Smilacina racemosa ( False Solomon’s Seal )
Rhizomatous perennial that forms clumps. Leaves are narrow and elliptic, pointed, veined, fuzzy beneath turning yellow in fall. Many panicles of creamy white with green flowers bloom mid- to late spring. Green berries follow and turn red later.
Skimmia reevesiana ( Wakehurst White Reeves Skimmia )
Skimmia reevesiana ‘Wakehurst White’ is a low growing evergreen shrub, 1 1/2-2′ tall and 2-3′ wide, with quite an open habit. The white, fragrant flowers are produced on 2-3″ panicles. Small, pear-shaped, white fruits ripen in fall and persist through […]
