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 […]
Spartium junceum ( Spanish Broom )
Upright deciduous shrub with linear, dark green leaves that are hairy beneath. Fragrant, pea-like, yellow lfowers bloom continually from early summer to early fall. Dark brown seed pods follow blooms.
Spartina pectinata ( Variegated Freshwater Cord Grass )
Clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with upright stems. Leaves are olive-green with yellow edges, linear, and arching. Spike-like flowers with light green spikelets with purple anthers are borne in late summer and early fall.
Sparrmannia africana ( Variegated African Hemp )
Large evergreen shrub or small upright tree with hairy stems. Variegated leaves are marked with white and borne on long stalks, are round, palmately lobed, and hairy. Umbels of cup-shaped white flowers with long yellow and reddish purple stamens bloom […]
Sparrmannia africana ( Flore Pleno African Hemp )
Large evergreen shrub or small upright tree with hairy stems. Leaves are borne on long stalks, are round, palmately lobed, and hairy. Umbels of double, cup-shaped white flowers with long yellow and reddish purple stamens bloom in late spring and […]
Sparganium ramosum ( Burr Reed )
(Plant width:indefinite) Vigorous and upright, sometimes floating or submerged, semi-evergreen, rhizomatous perennial with linear leaves. Flowers spikes with greenish brown flowers bloom in summer followed by conical, prickly brown fruit.
Sparganium minimum ( Burr Reed )
(Plant width:indefinite) Vigorous and upright, sometimes floating or submerged, deciduous or semi-evergreen, rhizomatous perennial. Leaves are linear, dark green, and translucent. Unbranched spikes support greenish brown flowerheads that bloom in summer followed by conical, prickly brown fruit.
Sparganium emersum ( Burr Reed )
(Plant width:indefinite) Vigorous and upright, sometimes floating or submerged, semi-evergreen, rhizomatous perennial with linear leaves. Flower spikes with white to yellowish green flowers bloom in summer followed by conical, spiky brown fruit.
