Stachys byzantina ( Margery Fish )

Dense mat-forming perennial with fuzzy, lance-shaped, silver leaves, to 4 inches long, held in rosettes. Erect, short stalks bear spikes of woolly mauve flowers, 1/2 inch long. Excellent in a border with roses or perennials. Grown primarily for foliage effect. […]

Stachys byzantina ( Cotton Boll )

Dense mat-forming perennial with fuzzy, lance-shaped, silver to grey-green leaves, to 4 1/2 inches long, held in rosettes. Erect, short stalks bear spikes of woolly pale pink flowers, 1/2 inch long, in cotton ball-like clusters. Excellent in a border with […]

Stachys betonica ( Wood Betony )

Upright, hairless to hairy perennial ideal for mixed border or groundcover. Leaves are oval to oblong, scalloped, wrinkled, and veined. Spikes of red-purple, pink, or white flowers are borne on erect stems from early summer to early fall.

Sporobolus indicus ( Smutgrass )

Tufted, perennial weed with flat, folded leaf blades, which become round at tip. Seedhead is very narrow with spreading branches. Seeds can be infected by black fungus, or brown and unaffected. Stems stand erect. Weed common to the southeastern United […]

Spirea vanhouttei ( Vanhoutte Spirea )

This is a deciduous shrub with slender arching branches and a compact and bushy growth habit. It is a cross between Spirea cantoniensis and Spirea trilobata. Leaves are obovate, scalloped, toothed, dark green with a blue green underside, to 2 […]

Spirea prunifolia ( Bridal Wreath )

This spirea is a dense shrub, with a fountain-like growth habit. Lance-shaped, bright green leaves are 1-2 inches long, on graceful arching shoots. From April to May, saucer-shaped white flowers in terminal corymbs are produced. Flowers are produced on the […]

Spirea japonica ( Neon Flash Spirea )

Neon Flash is a larger variety with carmine-red inflorescences and bright new growth turning a deep green. Mature height to three feet. This semi-deciduous shrub has erect shoots and a clump forming growth habit. Leaves are lance shaped, dark green, […]

Spirea japonica ( Golden Dome )

Producing a domed-mound of golden-yellow foliage, Golden Dome is aptly named. This semi-deciduous shrub has erect shoots and a clump forming growth habit. Leaves are lance shaped, dark green, toothed, to 5 inches long. Flowers appear in flat clusters in […]

Spirea japonica ( Dakota Goldcharm )

Mertyann is a semi-deciduous shrub has erect shoots and a clump forming growth habit. Leaves are lance shaped, dark green, toothed, to 5 inches long. Flowers appear in flat clusters in early summer. This plant works well in the front […]