Dark green, variegated leaves with spiny margins, pointing upward. Flowers are violet, borne on dense spikes, with vivid red bracts. Followed by small orangey-red fruit. Seldom blooms indoors, so no fruit is produced. When they do, the leaves die back. […]

Low growing, wide spreading perennial reaching up to 8 inches in height and to 16 inches in width. Lance-shaped, 1-inch long, green leaves are grouped in pairs or threes. Bright blue, saucer-shaped, 5-petaled flowers bloom on long stalks from summer […]

White daisy flowers on low growing finely cut perennial. Flowers are white above and striped red underneath. Full sun provides best growth and flowerering results. Great for sunny, hot or dry rock gardens. Drought tolerant once established. Spring fertilization recommended. […]

This is one of few perennials that has fall color with narrow green leaves, glaucus underneath, turning yellow. Light blue, star-shaped flowers in open panicles are present from May through June. Requires very little care in moist, fertile soils. A […]

Unusual, vigorous, deciduous climbing vine with 3- or 5-lobed, palmate, dark green leaves. Attractive lilac and blue berries provide color in fall. Good climber is given sturdy support such as concrete wall or sturdy arbor. Choice hanging basket plant. Tolerant […]

Bamboo is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include many different species and varieties. There are two main types of bamboo. Runner types send out underground stems to varying distances and sent up a vertical […]

This species in the grass family (Poaceae) has narrow grasslike foliage, with leaf veins typically parallel to one another and the leaf margins are most often smooth. With a few exceptions, such as bamboo, most grasses are herbaceous, meaning they […]

Usually a single-stemmed tree and slightly larger than other cultivars. Ovate leaves are long, bronze and hairless when young turning green in summer and red or orange in the fall. Pendant racemes of white flowers bloom in spring followed by […]

Multi-stemmed, shrubby tree with horizontal reaching branches. Gets up to 25 feet in height and about 30 feet in width. Ovate leaves are long and bronze, hairy underneath, turning green in late spring and red to orange in the fall. […]

Upright, compact, multi-stemmed shrub or tree reaching up to 25 feet in height and about 15 feet in width. Ovate leaves are long and bronze, hairy underneath, turning green in late spring and red to orange in the fall. Pendant […]