Mat-forming, spreading ground cover with small, pink, phlox-like flowers. Grows well in any soil if given full sun. This is an excellent plant for rock gardens, terraces and sone walls.
Saponaria ocymoides ( Alba Rock Soapwort )
Mat-forming, spreading ground cover with small, white, phlox-like flowers. Leaves are lanceolate to ovate, pubescent, bright green, to 1/2″ long. Grows well in any soil if given full sun. This is an excellent plant for rock gardens, terraces, and stone […]
Sapindus drummondii ( Western Soapberry )
Sapindus drummondii is a small tree usually reaching 25-30′ tall. It is low branching and develops an oval or round crown. The bark is furrowed and scaly, with a mosaic of grayish-brown and orange to reddish brown. Foliage is medium […]
Sanvitalia procumbens ( Creeping Zinnia Mandarin Orange )
Compact, spreading, mat-forming annual with rounded and pointed, medium green leaves. Orange daisy-like flowers with black centers bloom over a long period from early summer to fall. Ideal groundcover or container plant. Pests are rare.
Sanvitalia procumbens ( Creeping Zinnia Gold Braid )
Compact and spreading annual with rounded and pointed, medium green leaves. Yellow daisy-like flowers with black centers bloom over a long period from early summer to fall. Ideal groundcover or container plant. Pests are rare.
Santolina virens ( Green Santolina )
Santolina virens is an evergreen subshrub, mounding and low, resembles Santolina chamaecyparissus but the foliage is deep green, and the growth habit is more compact. Bright yellow, 3/4″ flowers are held on 10″ long stalks and contrast nicely with the […]
Santolina chamaecyparissus ( Pretty Carol Lavender Cotton )
Shrubby, compact and rounded, with woolly, white shoots that are densely covered with slender, toothed, light gray leaves to 1 1/2 inches long. Flowerheads are 1/2 inch across, bright yellow and borne on slender stems. Santolina is a graceful plant, […]
Santolina chamaecyparissus ( Lavender Cotton )
Shrubby, compact and rounded, with woolly, white shoots that are densely covered with slender, toothed, gray-white leaves to 1 1/2 inches long. Flowerheads are 1/2 inch across, bright yellow and borne on slender stems . Santolina is a graceful plant, […]
Sansevieria trifasciata ( Snake Plant )
Erect perennial with long, pointed, lance-shaped, erect leaves — hence the common name. Marbled horizonatally with green bands. Racemes of tubular, greenish white flowers bloom intermittently.
Sanguinaria canadensis ( Red Puccoon )
Rhizomatous perennial with heart-shaped, glaucus leaves that are 6 to 12 inches across when fully expanded. Single, cup-shaped white, sometimes pink tinged flowers bloom in spring as leaves unfold. Ideal in shady areas.
