Upright, fuzzy perennial ideal an edging or groundcover. Leaves are oval, scalloped, wrinkled, and veined. Spikes of pink to purple flowers bloom from early summer to early fall.
Stachys citrina ( Woolly Betony )
Woody and spreading perennial. Ideal for groundcover or front border. Leaves are elliptic to oblong, small-toothed, fuzzy, and lime-green. Short spikes of yellow flowers bloom in summer.
Stachys byzantina ( Silver Carpet )
Dense mat-forming perennial with fuzzy, lance-shape,grayish-green leaves with intense silver tinge, held in rosettes. Excellent in a border with roses or perennials. Grown primarily for foliage effect. Leaves become soggy and water-logged in excessive rain. Needs well drained site, prefering […]
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 […]
Sporobolus domingensis ( Coral Dropseed )
A tufted perennial weed with rough blades and ascending seedheads, which are narrow with dense flowers of gray and purple. Hairs found on upper sides of blades. Weed blades stand erect.
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 […]
