(Plant width:varies) This bamboo can tolerate more alkaline conditions with less leaf burn than others in the genus. It is similar to S. kumasaca but it is smaller.
Shepherdia argentea ( Silver Buffaloberry )
Shepherdia argentea is a thorny, open, rounded shrub reaching 6-10′ high and wide, can occasionally reach 18′. Foliage is silvery on both leaf surfaces, with an overall gray appearance. Flowers are small, yellow, males on spikes, females solitary, not particularly […]
Setaria palmifolia ( Rubra Palm Grass )
Erect to spreading, clump-forming perennial grass. Leaves are lance-shaped and pleated lengthwise with purplish red midribs. Arching stems of green to tan spikes bloom in late summer.
Setaria geniculata ( Knotroot Foxtail )
Perennial weed with clumped, knotty base. Leaves are erect and smooth. Seedhead is a showy, yellow to purple spike resembling a fox’s tail. Leaves are occasionally hairy at base. Weed common all over the United States.
Sesleria heufleriana ( Balkan Moor Grass )
Dense and vigorous, tuft- to mound-forming evergreen perennial. Leaves are flat and linear, bright green on top, grayish green beneath. Panicles of white spikelets, maturing to purple, just above the foliage bloom from late spring to late summer.
Sesleria albicans ( Blue Moor Grass )
Dense and vigorous, tuft- to mound-forming evergreen perennial. Leaves are flat and linear, light blueish gray and shiny on top, dark green beneath. Panicles of greenish white spikelets just above the foliage bloom from midspring to early summer.
Serruria florida ( Blushing Bride )
Open evergreen shrub with purplish colored branches. Leaves are grayish green and pinnate with pointed leaflets. Flowerheads in salmon-pink with white and pink bracts bloom from spring to fall.
Serissa foetida (japonica) ( Variegata Serissa )
A singular species genus of small, evergreen shrubs native to southeast Asia. Leaves of ‘Variegata’ are dark green with creamy-white margins, leathery, up to 3/4″ long. Flowers are small, white, star-shaped, and open from pink buds. Prefers moist, humid conditions […]
Serissa foetida (japonica) ( Kyoto Serissa )
A singular species genus of small, evergreen shrubs native to southeast Asia. Leaves are dark green, leathery, up to 3/4″ long. ‘Kyoto’ bears small, white, star-shaped, double flowers. Prefers moist, humid conditions and temperatures above 45 degrees F. Grows 12-24″ […]
Seriphidium tridentatum ( Sagebrush )
Spreading evergreen perennial or subshrub with short, woolly trunk when juvenile becoming brown when mature. Leaves are silvery gray, soft to touch, and aromatic. Panicles of grayish white to yellow flowers bloom in midfall.