Gymnocladus dioica is a large deciduous tree, generally reaching 75 feet tall, 50 feet spread in cultivation. It develops a tall, narrow crown, with vertically ascending branches. The bark is gray brown with scaly ridges, curling outward from the edges. […]

Found from South Florida to the West Indies, this rainforest type plant occurs at elevations of 11,500 feet. There are over 120 species in the Guzmania genus. Leaves are lance-shaped atop funnel-shaped rosettes. Flowers are also funnel to tubular, white […]

The culms of this species have very thick walls. The sheaths of young shoots are maroon and remain on the base internodes. Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include many different species and […]

This bamboo is native to Columbia and Peru. It is the largest species from the Americas. It is rot-resistant and often used for building houses. Its culms have green and yellow stripes that run vertically. Very similar to the ‘Bicolor’ […]

This bamboo is native to Columbia and Peru. It is the largest species from the Americas. It is rot-resistant and often used for building houses. Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include many […]

This arching species grows in a zigzag pattern. It has an almost solid base and is used for construction. Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include many different species and varieties. There are […]

Evergreen shrub from Australasia and the SW Pacific that has large, oval, sometimes variegated leaves with pinkish midribs. Flowers are two-lipped and produce racemes of crimson to purple flowers. Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in semi-shade.

Annual or biennial weed with broad, uniform-sized green leaves. White hairs beneath surface of leaves. Stands erect with brown or purple flower heads. Appears where conditions are dry, open and sandy. Weed commonly found from the southeastern United States to […]

Annual weed with green leaves whose undersides are covered with thick, white hairs. Stems are of uniform size and also hairy. Small pink to purple flowers. Weed common to the southeastern United States. Will appear up through Pennsylvania and often […]

G. perennis is a bushy rhizomatous perennial with egg shaped mid-green leaves to 8 inches long with single lavender blue flowers in early summer. Gloxinia require a minimum night temperture of 60 F, the tubers are planted in March and […]