Tolerant of either wet or dry soil, this towering (to 7′ tall) perennial has white or deep lilac to purple ray florets. Leaves are lance-shaped and glaucus turning greener with age. May need staking in shadier areas. Divide every 2-3 […]
Blechnum tabulare ( Blechnum Fern )
Evergreen to semi-evergreen, half hardy fern with lance-shaped, symmetrical green fronds, spreading by rhizomes. Likes partial shade. Do not let the rootball dry out.
Blechnum penna-marina ( Blechnum Fern )
A fast growing semi-evergreen carpeting fern, with dark green fronds, reddish-green when young. Good for a rock garden. Do not let the rootball dry out.
Blechnum capense ( Blechnum Fern )
Very cold hardy evergreen fern with dark green, lance shaped fronds, growing from a blackish rhizome. Likes partial shade. Do not let the rootball dry out.
Billbergia nutans ( Queen’s Tears )
Narrow grasslike leaves, about 1 foot long, reddish inflorescence of red bracts and small greenish-violet flowers. Likes to be misted. Good houseplant for a warm location.
Bidens alba ( Common Beggarticks )
Erect, spreading annual weed with small fruit and white flowers. Spreading plant. Prefers disturbed areas. Young leaves are simple while mature leaves are opposite and stalked. Weed common to most of the United States. Seed reproduction.
Betula pendula ( Young’s Weeping Birch )
This cultivar is shaped like a dome and reaches up to 25′ tall. It has warty branchlets and white, peeling bark. Rough, dark cracks on trunks are characteristic of older trees. Leaves are green, toothed, diamond shaped and turn yellow […]
Betula pendula ( Tristis European White Birch )
Narrow, conical tree with slender branchlets and white, peeling bark. Rough, dark cracks on trunks are characteristic of older trees. Leaves are green, toothed, diamond shaped and turn yellow in fall. Males bear tan colored catkins in early spring. This […]
Betula pendula ( Purple European White Birch )
Named for its dark purple leaves and white bark with purple tinges. Narrow, conical tree with warty, branchlets and peeling bark. Reaches up to 30′ tall and about 10′ wide. Rough, dark cracks on trunks are characteristic of older trees. […]
Betula pendula ( Gracilis European White Birch )
Narrow, conical tree with pendulous branches and white, peeling bark. Reaches up to 15′ to 20′ tall, with no central leader. Rough, dark cracks on trunks are characteristic of older trees. Leaves are green, toothed, and finely dissected. Turn yellow […]