Osmanthus americanus is not generally used as a landscape plant but has potential for certain conditions. It has entire leaves, and an open, loose growing habit, 15 to 25 feet tall, very different from other species. The olive green foliage […]

Spring flowering bulb with narrow, linear leaves. Leaves have a white or pale-green vein. Six-petaled, white flowers stand atop the stems. Commonly found in the piedmont regions of the southern U.S.

‘Polyphant’ Oregano first appeared as a sport of ‘Aureum Crispum’ at the Polyphant Herb Nursery in Cornwall, England. It is a white flowered cultivar with white variegated foliage that is attractive as an edging or container plant. Tends to scorch […]

‘Gold Tip’ Oregano has distinctive foliage in the spring when each leaf is very symmetrically tipped with yellow. Cut plants back by 2/3 in late fall. Bushy, woody perennials with upright to spreading stems. Leaves are very aromatic, round and […]

‘Compactum’ Oregano is a dwarf cultivar with a dense growth habit. It is ideal as an edging, container or rock garden plant, forming a cushion of small, rounded dark green foliage with many pink flowers. Height is 6″, spread is […]

‘Album’ Oregano is bushy in growth habit with white flowers. Its leaves are lighter green than usual. Height and spread are 10 inches. Cut plants back by 2/3 in late fall. Bushy, woody perennials with upright to spreading stems. Leaves […]

Upright evergreen annual or biennial, with branching stems and ovate, aromatic grey-green leaves. Panicles of small, tubular white or pink flowers appear in summer. Like basil, pinch flowers to promote leaf growth. Do not water too much. Its leaves may […]

A terrestrial orchid. Pale leaves form in rosettes. The delicate flowers appear from spring to mid-summer, on erect racemes, and can have an offensive odor. Outdoors, plant dormant tubers in autumn, in a rock or woodland garden with partial shade. […]

A terrestrial orchid with fleshy, lance-shaped leaves, to 8 inches long. The leaves are often spotted. From late spring to early summer, numerous flowers bloom on racemes to 5 inches long. Suitable for partially shaded, rock and woodland gardens with […]

There are over 15,000 known orchid species and well over 1000 genera in the world. It is the largest group of flowering plants, but surprisingly, very little is know about this fascinating plant. One of the reasons is that the […]