(Arizona Cypress, Sapphire Arizona Cypress)

Prickly needle scales that are gray-green but often with hints of powdery blue-silver hues sets Arizona cypress cultivar 'Sapphire Skies' apart from others. This cultivar attains a fine-textured, upright conical silhouette that is naturally well-suited for use as a cut Christmas tree or holiday boughs. The undersides of Arizona cypress' tiny, scale-like leaves are covered in white resin glands. Small, prickled, round cones add seasonal interest. The bark is smooth and reddish. The parent species...

(Arizona Cypress, Silver Smoke Arizona Cypress)

The gray-green, silver-frosted foliage and relatively open habit of 'Silver Smoke' set it apart from other Arizona cypress cultivars. It was introduced by Duncan & Davies Nurseries of New Zealand.

This small, broadly conical tree has relatively sparse, fine-textured, silvery foliage, giving it a somewhat informal appearance. The undersides of the tiny, scale-like leaves are covered in white resin glands. Small, prickled, round cones add seasonal interest. The handsome, smooth, orange-red bark...

(Arizona Cypress, Smooth Arizona Cypress)

A selection of Arizona cypress, ‘Taylor's Silver’ is an upright, evergreen conifer with lovely silvery-blue foliage. The undersides of the scale-like leaves are covered in white resin glands. Small, prickled, round female cones add seasonal interest. The bark is smooth and reddish. With age, this tree's narrow form may become more pyramid-like with a slightly widened base. The parent species is native to the southwestern United States.

Give ‘Taylor’s Silver’ a sunny, dry location and well-drained...

(Kashmir Cypress)

Also called Himalayan cypress, this fast-growing evergreen tree is native to Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal and adjoining parts of central Asia's high elevations. It boasts among the most beautiful foliage of all conifers. Its bronzy red-brown bark contrasts the blue-green needles beautifully as well. The tree matures into a rather tall, narrow pyramid.

Tiny scale-like needles weep downward from this tree's branches. Crush the needles to release a delicious aroma. Although the branches tend to grow upward,...

(Eastern Cyclamen, Perennial Cyclamen)

The charming flowers and elegant foliage of this hardy cyclamen are highlights of the winter garden. A low, clump-forming, tuberous perennial, it is native from eastern Bulgaria to western Azerbaijan, with disjunct subspecies in Northwest Iran and the Levant.

Relatively small, fuzzy tubers shaped like cheese wheels give rise in autumn to deep green, kidney-shaped to heart-shaped leaves with scalloped or toothed margins. The leaves of some plants have striking silver or pewter markings. The...

(Ivy-leaved Cyclamen)

This hardy, durable, low-growing perennial offers charming flowers in late summer and handsome foliage through the chilly months. Native to southern Europe and westernmost Turkey, it has escaped gardens and established naturalized populations over much of the rest of Europe.

The gray- to dark-green, heart-shaped to lance-shaped leaves of Cyclamen hederifolium arise from underground tubers in late summer or early fall. The leaves are often strikingly marbled or veined with contrasting...

(Florists' Cyclamen, Persian Cyclamen)

A familiar sight on the shelves of supermarkets and florist shops, this tender herbaceous perennial is native to the eastern Mediterranean. The rounded, heart-shaped leaves, which are sometimes strikingly marbled with silvery or pewter mottling, emerge in fall and are attractive well into spring. Purple, mauve, pink, or white flowers - with backswept, shooting-star petals - appear from late fall to early spring. They are often fragrant. The plant dies back to a rounded tuber in late spring. Many...

(Florist's Cyclamen, Miracle Flame Mix Cyclamen, Persian Cyclamen)

Miracle Flame cyclamens bear pastel, pale-edged blooms on tidy compact plants. Miracle Series cyclamens are seed-propagated F1 hybrids selected and bred for production and sale as seasonal container plants. Like other florist's cyclamen cultivars they derive from Cyclamen persicum, a tender tuberous perennial from the eastern Mediterranean.

Miracle Series cyclamens form dense, compact, symmetrical mounds of handsome, heart-shaped, silver-mottled leaves that expand in fall or early winter....

(Florist's Cyclamen, Miracle Cyclamen, Persian Cyclamen)

Compact and colorful, cyclamens in the Miracle Series are seed-propagated F1 hybrids selected and bred for production and sale as seasonal container plants. Like other florist's cyclamens they derive from Cyclamen persicum, a tender tuberous perennial from the eastern Mediterranean.

Miracle Series cyclamens form dense, compact, symmetrical mounds of handsome, heart-shaped, silver-mottled leaves that expand in fall or early winter. Solitary, nodding flowers with five backswept, upright...

(Florist's Cyclamen, Persian Cyclamen, Sierra Synchro™ Light Pink with Eye Cyclamen)

A familiar sight on the shelves of supermarkets and florist shops, this tender herbaceous perennial is native to the eastern Mediterranean. The rounded, heart-shaped leaves, which are sometimes strikingly marbled with silvery or pewter mottling, emerge in fall and are attractive well into spring. Purple, mauve, pink, or white flowers - with backswept, shooting-star petals - appear from late fall to early spring. They are often fragrant. The plant dies back to a rounded tuber in late spring. Many...