Produces black seed used traditionally in Chihuahua, Mexico. The leaves are eaten as greens. Known locally as ‘Sangre de Castilla’ or ‘The Blood of Noble Spain’. Amaranth is a traditional seed crop grown by the Aztecs and Southwest peoples as […]

This is a genus of flowering rock plants, with racemes of yellow or white flowers that bloom in summer. Ideal for a rock garden.

Large lilac-blue blooms and hairy, palmate, bright green leaves on neat, upright shrub. Great container plant. Full sun provides best flowering and growth results. Spring fertilization is recommended. Prune to encourage a full shape. Established plants will tolerate mild drought.

White flowers and opposite leaves on prostrate annual or perennial. Hairy stems and rounded leaves. Prefers sandy soils in pastures and along roadsides. Weed common to the southeastern United States, Texas and California. Seed reproduction.

Spreading, hairy perennial weed with white, papery flowers. Sprawling plant. Thin, pointed leaves. Weed common to Florida. Prefers sandy, open areas and woods.

Alstroemeria pulchella, also known as Alstroemeria psittacina, is a tuberous perennial that blooms in 4- to 6-rayed umbels, each with 1 to 3 green flowers on mauve-spotted stems in the summer. Alstroemeria has narrow stem leaves that are twisted at […]

Alstroemeria pelegrina, native of Peru, grows 12 inches tall, has lance shaped leaves. Blooms in the summer with white flowers, flushed with pink or purple at the ends with yellow at the inner tepals and maroon flecks. Alstroemeria has narrow […]

Alstroemeria ligtu, also known as Alstroemeria pulchra, blooms in flowers of pink, apricot, red and white on 2 foot stems throughout summer. Alstroemeria has narrow stem leaves that are twisted at the base with thick tuberous roots.

Alstroemeria hookeri, a dwarf tuberous perennial with long grey-green leaves and pink flowers on 6 inch stems. The inner tepals are streaked with purple and have yellow flashes. Alstroemeria has narrow stem leaves that are twisted at the base with […]

Alstroemeria chilensis, native of Chile, blooms in red or pink flowers in May and June. Has spoon-shaped leaves that are twisted at the base with thick tuberous roots. When established, they lilies will send up numerous flowering stems to 3 […]