Strinking, round-headed tree that grows to a height of 40 to 60 feet. Leaves hold late and die off green or yellow-brown in fall. Leaves are elliptical and toothed. The bark occurs in raised checkered plates and is a blackish […]
Quercus bicolor ( Swamp White Oak )
Quercus bicolor is a short limpy trucked oak that grows 50 to 60 feet in height and has a round-topped crown. Found in the wild and swampy areas, it produces an shiny light brown acorn about 1 inch long, usually […]
Quercus alba ( White Oak )
Spreading, deciduous tree with peeling, gray to brown bark. The obovate, oblong, or elliptic, deeply lobed, green leaves, to 9 inches long, are often tinged with pink when young. Leaves turn purple-red in the fall. Bears single, oblong acorns. An […]
Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda ( Qiong Zhu )
Small to medium-size mountain bamboo. Grows to 20 feet tall, stems 1.25 inches in diameter. Each node usually only produces a single branch. Dried shoots of this species are eaten and its culms are used to make walking sticks. Its […]
Oxydendrum arboreum ( Sorrel Tree )
Conical to columnar, deciduous tree with reddish-grey bark. Leaves are lance-shaped, toothed, deep-green and can be up to 8 inches long. Grown mostly for it’s fall color: leaves turn brilliant shades of red, yellow and purple. Urn-shaped, small, white flowers […]
Oxalis variabilis ( Sorrel )
O. variabilis has large black egg-shaped bulb, and rounded leaves which have purple undersides. Blooms in large purple flowers with a yellow tube. Oxalidaceae is a genus of about 800 species. Many are tuberous, the leaves are usually three-lobed and […]
Oxalis luteola ( Sorrel )
O. luteola has egg-shaped leaves with large flowers of brilliant yellow, and at times has brown edges. Oxalis is a genus of about 800 species. Many are tuberous, the leaves are usually three-lobed and clover-like. Both the leaves and flowers […]
Oxalis incarnata ( Sorrel )
O. incarnata forms an egg-shaped bulb covered in brown hairs with whorled leaves. Blooms of medium size, pale mauve with a green tube, bloom throughout the summer months. Oxalis is a genus of about 800 species. Many are tuberous, the […]
Oxalis falcata ( Sorrel )
O. falcata has leaves with linear leaflets and blooms in pale rose with a yellow tube. Oxalis is a genus of about 800 species. Many are tuberous, the leaves are usually three-lobed and clover-like. Both the leaves and flowers close […]
Oxalis enneaphylla ( Minutifolia Sorrel )
Compact clumps of umbrella-like, somewhat fleshy, hairy, grey-blue leaves, and small leaflets. Fragrant flowers are white and funnel-shaped. Nice companion plant in containers or along shady, moist walkway that receives morning sun. Does best where humidity is low. ‘Minutifolia’ has […]