Ursinia geryeri ( CommonName Not Available )

Geyeri is an upright, spreading, woody-based evergreen with rooting stems. Produces hairy or hairless, fragrant, silvery gray-green leaves, which may be pinnate, 2-pinnate or entirely pinnate, all on the same plant. Bears solitary flowerheads in yellow or sometimes red or […]

Ursinia anethoides ( Ursinia )

This is a bushy, everygreen perennial with dense, pinnatisect, sparsely hairy or hairless leaves with linear lobes. Produces solitary, golden yellow flowerheads with purple disk florets. In general, this evergreen perennial may sometimes grow to be a sub-shrub. Grown primarily […]

Uncinia uncinata ( Hook Sedge )

This is densely tufted with rigid, erect stems and flat, round-margined, pale brown to red-brown leaves. Produces dark brown flowers in narrow spikes. In general, Uncinia is an evergreen perennial that thrives in moist to swampy soil. Grown primarily for […]

Uncinia ( Hook Sedge )

Uncinia is an evergreen perennial that thrives in moist to swampy soil. Grown primarily for their colorful, grass-like leaves, the plant also produces spiked, dark brown flowers from mid to late summer. Best used in mass plantings as a ground […]

Umbellularia californica ( California Laurel )

Umbellularia californica is a spreading evergreen tree which can reach 75 feet tall, 100 feet wide in the wild. Foliage is aromatic and leathery dark green, some find the aroma unpleasant, even causing headache, while others use the leaves as […]

Ulmus pumila ( Siberian Elm )

Ulmus pumila is a large elm, 50 to 70 feet tall, with an open habit and large branches with highly brittle, breakable branchlets. Will grow under any conditions, foliage is dark green, riddled with insects, not recommended in the species […]

Ulmus parvifolia ( Chinese Elm )

The cultivar ‘Frosty’ is a slow-growing, shrubby elm and has small, white-margined leaves. This species of tree is very tough with either a vase or rounded shape. Foliage is neat and medium green, bark is mottled, yielding the common name […]

Ulmus glabra ( Exeter Elm )

The cultivar ‘Exoniensis’ has upright branches producing clustered, twisted and folded leaves. When young, it is narrowly columnar, broadening with age. This deciduous tree is grown for its graceful, weeping growth habit and its attractive foliage. It has twisted branches […]

Ulmus carpinifolia ( Smooth-leaf Elm )

Ulmus carpinifolia is a large elm native to Europe, reaching 70-90′ tall. It has a straight trunk, and is mildly pyramidal. The foliage is glossy dark green in summer. It is intermediate in Dutch Elm Disease resistance. Many cultivars have […]