The cultivar ‘Christopher Wren’ is a vigorous Mollis azalea that produces yellow flowers which are flushed with orange-pink and have deep yellow markings in the throat. Technically, azaleas fall into the genus Rhododendron though they have long been referred to […]
Austrostipa ramosissima ( Australian Plume Grass )
Species in the grass family (Poaceae) have narrow grasslike foliage, with leaf veins typically parallel to one another, and the leaf margins are most often smooth. With a few exceptions, such as bamboo, most grasses are herbaceous, meaning they do […]
Aurinia saxatilis ( Gold Dust )
The cultivar ‘Citrina’ is a perennial which is grown for its many lemony-yellow flowers grown above the foliage. Hairy gray-green leaves to 3″ long grow in mounded clusters. Blooms in spring and early summer. Useful as a foreground planting in […]
Aurinia saxatilis ( Basket of Gold )
The cultivar ‘Compactum’ has hairy gray-green leaves to 3 inches long which grow in low, mounded clusters. Flowers grow on stalks above foliage. Produces dense clusters of tiny golden yellow flowers in spring and early summer. Useful as a foreground […]
Aucuba japonica ( Japanese Laurel )
The cultivar ‘Picturata’ is a rounded, evergreen, shade-loving shrub with elliptic, glossy, leaves marked with yellow spots. This cultivar is female. In spring bears small purple-red flowers, and later red berries. In cooler climates, this plant can take more sun, […]
Aubrieta deltoidea ( Purple Gem Rockcress )
The cultivar ‘Purple Gem’ is a ground cover perennial with purple, four-petaled flowers which bloom in spring and again in late summer. Makes a lively edging in a sunny border. Lovely spilling out of crevices or over rocks. Fertilize in […]
Aubrieta deltoidea ( Aubrieta )
The cultivar ‘Leichtlinii’ is a low-growing, mat-forming, spreading perennial with soft, medium green leaves. ‘Leichtlinii’ bears single, cross-shaped, brilliant red blooms held in showy racemes, which are profusely borne in spring. Grows to 4 inches tall and spreads to 18 […]
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ( Japanese Painted Fern )
Colorful, hardy fern with burgundy, silver, and green-marked fronds. Colorful accent for shade or filtered sun gardens. Contrasts well with hostas and other bold-leaved perennials.
Athurium africana ( Mary Jean Peace Lily )
Clumps of foliage covered with numerous white flowers and creamy yellow spathes. Leaves are lance shaped, broadening in the middle and large. Does well in low light situations and house temperatures around 70 degrees Farenheit. Fertilize every other week with […]
Astrophytum myriostigma ( Bishop’s Cap )
A spherical cactus with sharp ribs, no spines. Produces yellow flowers in summer. Requires sunny location, in winter temperatures around 50F. In the summer water lightly, in the winter very minimally.
