Vigorous, deciduous shrub with spreading habit. Red shoots produce leaves that are pinnate and made up of slender, dark green leaflets. Conical panicles of creamy white flowers bloom in mid to late summer.Sometimes referred to as Sorbaria aithchisonii or Sorbaria […]
Spinacia oleracea ( Tyee Spinach )
Tyee is a bolt resistant type. It is also tolerant of mildew. Spinach leaves may be crinkled as with the savoy leaf, or flat. Spinach thrives in cold weather as warm weather causes it to bolt. Ideal temperature is between […]
Spinacia oleracea ( Steadfast Spinach )
Steadfast is generally ready for harvest 50 days after sowing. This is one of the most bolt-resistant varieties available. Can be sown from late April to early summer. Leaves are smooth and dark green. Not as heavy a yielder as […]
Spinacia oleracea ( Space Spinach )
Space is a smooth leaved variety of spinach. It is mildew resistant. Spinach leaves may be crinkled as with the savoy leaf, or flat. Spinach thrives in cold weather as warm weather causes it to bolt. Ideal temperature is between […]
Spinacia oleracea ( Olympia Spinach )
Olympia is generally ready for harvest 45 days after planting. This variety is relatively slow to bolt, and is resistant to race 1, 2, and 3 of downy mildew. The leaves are dark green and plain. Spinach leaves may be […]
Spinacia oleracea ( New Zealand Spinach )
There are 2 kinds of spinach: the common, most familiar kind which is a hardy annual, and the lesser known New Zealand spinach, which is a tender annual (and really not a true spinach). Spinach leaves may be crinkled as […]
Spigeli marilandica ( Maryland Pinkroot )
Perennial with clump-forming habit ideal for a bed, border, or woodland garden. Leaves are stalkless, oval to lance-shaped, and medium green in color. cymes of tubular to funnel-shaped red flowers with yellow inside bloom from spring to summer.
Sphaeralcea fendleri ( Globe Mallow )
Hairy perennial, shrub-like in appearance and ideal for a gravel garden or raised bed. Leaves are oval to oblong, toothed, lobed, green above, and lighter green and hairy beneath. Upright, relaxed stems bear panicles of flat, red-orange to pink-purple flowers […]
Spathodea campanulata ( African Tulip Tree )
Open and branched, evergreen tree from forest areas of Africa. Leaves are pinnate and made up of oval to oblong, leathery, dark green leaflets. Panicles or racemes of bell-shaped, red flowers with yellow rims bloom in spring and summer. Flowers […]
Spathiphyllum wallisii ( Mauna Loa Spathiphyllum )
Vigorous and compact rhizomatous perennial ideal in a shady border where hardy. May be grown as a houseplant. Leaves are lance-shaped to oblong with wavy margins, and shiny dark green. Fragrant white spathes, with surrounding green and white spadices, are […]