Plants are 5 feet tall with 6 to 7 inch ears. An old fashioned variety with good flavor and cool soil tolerance. Mature in 69 days. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. […]

Used for traditional pit baking. From the White Mountain Apache Reservation. Kernels are mixed yellow, white, red, and blue. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to grow corn, and […]

Similar to ‘Quickie’ with longer, slimmer cobs. Tapered 7 3/4 inch ears with mixed white and yellow kernels. For use above the 43rd parallel, mature in 56-63 days. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other […]

A drought resistant variety, farmed on high mesas of New Mexico. Small kernels are roasted to make atole, a hot porridge. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to grow […]

X. americanum is a large shrub or small tree, 15-25 feet tall. It has many 1/2 inch long prickles and is seldom cultivated in gardens. The foliage is dark green, with very attractive compund pinnate leaves, and has no pests. […]

Z. elliottiana are stunning perennial with bright green, white spotted, 10 inches long leaves. Excellent for sunny gardens. New 4 inches to 5 inches blooms emerge yellow-green in late spring, turning golden yellow in summer. Originating from a rhizome, that […]

Z. aethiopica is an attractive perennial, originating from a rhizome, that is semi-evergreen to evergreen in tropical areas. Leaves are 16 inches long and lance-shaped with glossy, green color. Large, 10 inches, white flower bracts surround a central yellow spike […]

This cycad relative is native to Florida and Mexico. It is a slow grower which makes it perfect for containers. Leaves are rolled and coarse in texture. Provide consistant water, monthly feedings a bright, yet filtered, overhead light.

Y. maling is probably the most common bamboo of its kind in Nepal. It does not grow taller than 10 feet under normal conditions. It has solid rhizome necks and the internodes are rough on imature culms. Bamboo is a […]

Y. chungii grows at elevations from 1.5 miles to 2.5 miles in western Sichuan, China. It appears very much like a shrub. Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include many different species and […]