Quick-growing everygreen vine with brilliant pink flowers. Prune in late winter or early spring for best results. Water and fertilize regularly throughout the growing season. Reaches 4 to 5 feet tall.
Alchemilla fulgens ( Pyrenees Lady’s Mantle )
Excellent ground cover for shady areas, this spreading perennial has rounded, 7- to 9-lobed, blueish green leaves that are hairy and silvery underneath. Reaches 12 inches tall and about 10 inches wide. Flowers are abundant, tiny and greenish-yellow. Blooms from […]
Alchemilla erythropoda ( Turkish Lady’s Mantle )
Excellent ground cover for shady areas, this clump-forming perennial has rounded, 7- to 9-lobed, toothed, hairy, glaucus leaves. Reaches 8 to 12 inches tall and spreads to 8 inches. Flowers are abundant, tiny and greenish-yellow. Blooms from late spring to […]
Alchemilla conjuncta ( Mountain Lady’s Mantle )
Excellent ground cover for shady areas, this clump-forming perennial has wavy, rounded, blue-green leaves that are silvery and hairy underneath. Reaches 16 inches tall and spreads to 12 inches. Flowers are abundant, tiny and greenish-yellow. Blooms early summer to early […]
Alcea rosea ( Summer Carnival Hollyhock )
An old-fashioned favorite that demands attention. Excellent tall background plant for garden border. Unlike other cultivars, double flowers are produced low on the stem. Colors include yellow and red. Will bloom first year from seed. Leaves are light green, slightly […]
Alcea rosea ( Nigra Hollyhock )
An old-fashioned favorite that demands attention. Excellent tall background plant. The deep chocolate-maroon flowers have yellow throats. Leaves are light green, slightly hairy, and rounded with 3 to 7 shallow lobes. Reaches up to 6 feet in height. Perfect used […]
Alcea rosea ( Indian Spring Hollyhock )
An old-fashioned favorite that demands attention. Excellent tall background plant for the perennial border. Large, single flowers come in white, pink, and yellow. Leaves are slightly hairy, light green and rounded with 3 to 7 lobes. Reaches up to 8 […]
Albizia lophantha ( Cape Wattle )
A slow growing small tree reaching 6 to 10 feet. Feathery foliage of bright green leaves. Bears tiny yellow-green or gold flowers. Can be made into bonsai, set out on the patio in the summer in containers, or be kept […]
Albizia julibrissin ( Mimosa )
Fine, fern-like leaves on graceful stalks. Flowers resemble powder puffs, delighting both little girls and birds. Soft, pink, fragrant flowerheads to 1 1/2 inches across are borne in small clusters in mid-summer. Light sensitive, leaves fold up at night. Thrives […]
Akebia quinata ( Fiveleaf Akebia )
Akebia quinata is a twining vine, reaching 20 to 40 feet tall, depending on the height of the structure it has to grow up. Also used as a vigorous groundcover. It is deciduous in northern climates, semi-evergreen in warmer climes. […]
