Dianthus carthusianorum is a tufted, clusterhead pink with small, pale to medium green, lance-shaped leaves. Bears flattened, terminal clusters of small, bearded, serrated, single, dark red-pink, sometimes white flowers, to 3/4 inches wide.

Medium green leaves are flat, lance-shaped, almost grasslike, and grow 2 to 4 inches long from a basal clump. Single flowers grow in dense clusters, 3 to 5 inches wide, often with marked faces. Flowers rise on stems 10 to […]

Dianthus arenarius is a tufted species pink with bright green, lance-shaped leaves. In summer, bears solitary, bearded, highly fringed, white flowers, to 1 inch wide, often purple at the bases.

Dianthus alpinus is a short-lived, cushion-forming species pink with shiny, deep green, lance-shaped leaves. In summer, produces single, light-spotted, dark pink to crimson flowers, 1 1/2 inches wide. Prefers humus-rich soil.

This is a compact and rounded shrub with arching branches. Leaves are lance-shaped, dark green, 2 to 3 inches long. Abundant, pink to white, star-shaped, May flowers, to 1/2 inch across, are held in corymb-like panicles, to 3 inches long. […]

This pale green bamboo grows in Vietnam and southeast Yunnan. It is often used for construction, water pipes, and rafts. The shoots are eaten. Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include many different […]

This variety is used for construction and is also eaten. Its reddish-brown culms are green to yellow when young. Small roots appear on the lower nodes. Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include […]

This giant bamboo is native to southern China. Its dark green leaves can grow almost a foot and a half long and 3 to 4 inches wide Light culms have dark green stripes. Bamboo is a common term for a […]

A variety from Yunnan with single main branches. The culm tops droop and are covered with variegated leaves and white powder. It makes good construction material. Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include […]

This species is native to the northeast Himalayas. Its culms are usually curved and its leaves grow up to 15 inches long. Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include many different species and […]