An epiphytic orchid, with two lance-shaped leaves 3 to 5 inches long, and conical, grooved pseudobulbs. Racemes to 8 inches long produce 3 to 6 flowers in winter. Should be grown in epiphytic orchid potting mix. Requires full light, moisture […]
Oncidium crispum ( Oncidium Orchid )
An epiphytic orchid, with two lance-shaped, leathery leaves to 8 inches, and ovoid pseudobulbs. Flowers to 3 inches across appear on panicles, from autumn to spring. Should be grown epiphytically on bark or in baskets. Requires full light, high humidity, […]
Oncidium ( Gypsy Beauty Oncidium Orchid )
An epiphytic orchid, with overlapping rigid leaves to 4 inches long. Racemes produce clusters of flowers several times a year. Should be grown in epiphytic orchid potting mix. Requires filtered light, high humidity, and regular misting in summer. Full light […]
Omphalodes verna ( White Creeping Forget-me-not )
This perennial has clusters of simple leaves in basal tufts. In the spring it will produce white flowers with 5 spreading lobes, quite similar to forget-me-nots. These are a nice groundcover for rock gardens and woodland areas. They like shade […]
Olmeca recta ( Olmeca Bamboo )
An open clumping bamboo. This species has less noticable nodes on its green culms than it does on its palm-like branches. It has persistent sheaths. Fruit are about 1 inch in diameter, fleshy. Bamboo is a common term for a […]
Olearia x haastii ( Daisy Bush )
An evergreen, densely-flowering shrub. Good for shrub borders. The daisy-like flowerheads bloom on corymbs in mid-to-late summer. A New Zealand hybrid of O. avicenniifolia x O. moschata.
Olearia traversii ( Daisy Bush )
An evergreen shrub, or small tree, good for shrub borders and coastal hedges. The flowerheads do not have ray florets. They bloom on panicles, in early summer. From New Zealand.
Olearia solandri ( Daisy Bushv )
An evergreen, upright shrub, with hairy, sticky shoots. The daisy-like flowerheads bloom from summer to autumn. From New Zealand.
Olearia scilloniensis ( Master Michael Olearia )
An evergreen shrub, becoming rounded as it matures. The blue flowerheads have yellow centers, and bloom on dense corymbs in late spring. From New Zealand.
Olearia ramulosa ( Daisy Bush )
An evergreen shrub, with slender branches. The leaves have rolled-back edges and hairy undersides. The flowers can be white, blue, pink or purple, and bloom in spring. From New Zealand.