Corm-producing perennial with basal, oblong leaves 6 inches long. Hooded 1 1/4 inch flowers in violet with with orange marks are borne in spring. Grow in greenhouse where not hardy.

Sparsely branched climbing or trailing plant with light green to white green, arrow-shaped leaves. Young leaves of Emerald Gem are deep green, glossy, and fleshy. 5 inch greenish white spathes in clusters of up to 11, borne in summertime. Water […]

Evergreen trailer or climber that is sparsely branched. Leaves are oval when juvenile, maturing into oblong segments. Green spathes, later turning to cream, emerge in groups in summer. Grow as houseplant or in greenhouse where not hardy.

Upright, bushy, evergreen shrub with small-toothed red leaves that are reddish purple beneath. Cup-shaped, yellowish green bracts with red glands bloom throughout the year. Sometimes referred to as Synadenium grantii var. rubrum, or Synadenium compactum var. rubrum.

Symplocos tinctoria is a semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, with a tendency to sucker. Found in woods and swamps from Delaware to Louisiana. Foliage is glossy, dark green, persisting into spring. Small, yellow, fragrant flowers are borne in clusters from […]

This is a vigorous, rhizomatous, spreading perennial with upright stems and coarse, bristly, grayish-green, basal leaves, with irregular, creamy-white margins. Bears forked cymes of small, light purplish-pink flowers, which open from pinkish-purple buds, beginning in late spring. Comfrey contains protein […]

This is a vigorous, rhizomatous, spreading perennial with coarse, hairy, dark green leaves, up to 10 inches long. Bears forked, drooping cymes of small, deep red flowers throuhout summer. Plant 2 to 3 feet apart in rich soil. Comfrey contains […]

Hidcote Pink is a vigorous, rhizomatous, spreading perennial with upright stems and coarse, hairy, dark green leaves, up to 10 inches long. Bears forked cymes of light pink or white flowers in spring. Plant 2 to 3 feet apart in […]

Vigorous, clumping perennial with upright stems and coarse, hairy, dark green leaves up to 10 inches long. Bears forked cymes of violet, pink or yellow flowers. Plant 2 to 3 feet apart in rich soil. Comfrey contains protein and an […]

Vigorous, rhizomatous, clumping perennial with rosettes of coarse, hairy, medium green leaves up to 10 inches long. Bears forked cymes of drooping, bright blue flowers throughout summer. Plant 2 to 3 feet apart in rich soil. Comfrey contains protein and […]