This plant consists of beautiful clusters of blue flowers atop long stalks. The flowers rise above clumps of glossy, strap-like foliage. Remove spent flower heads to encourage repeat blooms. These plants are lovely accents to backyard pools or ponds, and […]
Agapanthus ( Blue Triumphator Lily of the Nile )
The cultivar, ‘Blue Triumphator’, grows to 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide clumps of evergreen glossy, strap-like foliage with flowers rising above on stalks. Bold clusters of trumpet-shaped, clear blue flowers atop long stalks from mid to late summer. […]
Agapanthus ( Alice Gloucester Lily of the Nile )
Clumps of deciduous or evergreen glossy strap-like foliage with flowers rising above on stalks. Bold clusters of trumpet-shaped white flowers atop long stalks. Pedicels are tinged in lilac. Flowers from mid to late summer. Beautiful near pools or in large […]
Aesculus sylvatica ( Painted Buckeye )
Aesculus sylvatica is a large shrub or small tree, 6 to 15 feet tall. New foliage emerges in early spring, sometimes has a purple or red tinge. Flowers are clustered on a 4- to 8-inch long panicle blooming in mid […]
Aesculus hippocastanum ( Common Horse Chestnut )
Huge, vigorous deciduous tree. Compound leaves are medium green with a herringbone pattern. Small white flowers with pink markings bloom in late spring in erect conical clusters of a few dozen flowers each. Flowers are followed by the tree’s distinctive […]
Aesculus glabra ( Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus glabra is a deciduous tree generally ranging in height from 20 to 40 feet tall, occasionally may reach 80 feet. Dense rounded growth habit, lower branches sweep the ground and then arch upwards. Older tree trunks develop deeply furrowed, […]
Aesculus ( Horse Chestnut )
Huge, vigorous deciduous tree. Compound leaves are medium green with a herringbone pattern. Small white flowers with pink markings bloom in late spring in erect conical clusters of a few dozen flowers each. Flowers are followed by the tree’s distinctive […]
Aeschynanthus radicans ( Lipstick Plant )
A good hanging plant with leathery, fleshy leaves, 1 3/4-inches long and tinged purple at the margins. Bears terminal clusters of 2 or 3 red flowers with purple calyces, in clusters at the tips of the vines. Best grown in […]
Aerangis luteoalba ( Aerangis Orchid )
Evergreen, epiphytic orchid, with 6-inch long leaves. Star-shaped white flowers, with red spurs, appear on racemes in winter. Night-scented. Should be grown on orchid rafts or cork slabs, epiphatically. Requires high humidity, and shade in summer.
Aeonium tabuliforme ( Stonecrop )
Aeonium tabuliforme is a perennial succulent with bright green rosettes up to 20 inches across, forming a ground cover. Flowers are yellow and rarely seen on indoor plants. Cactus food every two weeks, and very minimal water during the winter. […]
