(Celeriac)

Little known in the United States, celeriac is grown for its rather homely, bulbous, edible "roots". Thought to have originated in northern Europe, it is a variety of celery (Apium graveolens), a widely cultivated biennial native to Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. Celeriac is also known as celery root or knob celery.

Protruding from the soil like a knobby, partially buried baseball, the edible "root" gives rise to long fleshy stalks bearing deep green, incised, compound...

(Baby Sun Rose, Heartleaf Ice Plant)

The small, heart-shaped leaves of baby sun rose contrast with its magenta-red, daisy-like flowers. This tender, succulent, creeping evergreen perennial is native to southern Africa.

The fleshy leaves are bright green, heart-shaped, and covered in very tiny hairs, and thus feel felt-like. The flowers, with many string-like petals surrounding a small, yellow-white eye, are the size of a large thumbnail and open only when the sun is shining. They are a rich magenta-red and attract butterflies.

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(Heartleaf Ice Plant, Red Apple Heartleaf Ice Plant)

The small leaves of ‘Red Apple’ heartleaf make a soft carpet and background below its daisy-like flowers. This tender, succulent, creeping, evergreen perennial is native to southern Africa.

The leaves are fleshy, heart-shaped, and covered by tiny hairs, and thus feel felt-like. The flowers, with many string-like petals surrounding a small yellow-white eye, are the size of a thumbnail and open only when the sun is shining. They are a rich red and attract butterflies.

Grow 'Red Apple' in full...

(Columbine, Maxi Star Columbine)

This hybrid columbine offers big golden blooms early in the season. One of its parent species, Colorado blue columbine (Aquilegia coerulea), is native to a large part of the American west where it thrives in the woodlands of the Rockies and other arid mountain ranges.

The vigorous ‘Maxistar’ produces clumps of lush foliage in spring. The blue-green leaves are three-parted and have a texture similar to that of maidenhair fern. While plants are attractive during the blooming season,...

(Columbine, Spring Magic Blue and White Columbine)

The large, long-spurred flowers of Aquilegia ‘Spring Magic Blue and White’ feature intense, violet-blue sepals contrasted with inner petals of crisp white, and are lit with bundles of bright, golden-yellow stamens. The striking blooms decorate the garden in mid- to late spring, and are held on fine, branching stems atop mounds of lacy, blue-green foliage.

Performing best in dappled sun to partial shade, Aquilegia ‘Spring Magic Blue and White’ appreciates evenly moist, nutrient-rich...

(Columbine, Spring Magic Navy and White Columbine)

This series of exceptional medium sized perennials offer delicate richly colored long-spur flowers best suited to sheltered beds and borders. The ancestry of this series is quite murky with combinations of both American and European species with named hybrids to create these upstanding performers. The foliage bears three part lobed leaves of lush green that resemble that of maidenhair fern in shape and texture. They are more densely held at the base of the plant, feathering out as they rise to flower....

(Columbine, Spring Magic Pink and White Columbine)

This series of exceptional medium sized perennials offer delicate richly colored long-spur flowers best suited to sheltered beds and borders. The ancestry of this series is quite murky with combinations of both American and European species with named hybrids to create these upstanding performers. The foliage bears three part lobed leaves of lush green that resemble that of maidenhair fern in shape and texture. They are more densely held at the base of the plant, feathering out as they rise to flower....

(Columbine, Spring Magic Rose and White Columbine)

The large, long-spurred flowers of Aquilegia ‘Spring Magic Rose and White’ feature bright, rosy-red sepals contrasted with inner petals of crisp white, and lit with bundles of bright, golden-yellow stamens. The striking blooms decorate the garden in mid- to late spring, and are held on fine, branching stems atop compact mounds of lacy, blue-green foliage.

Performing best in dappled sun to partial shade, Aquilegia ‘Spring Magic Rose and White’ appreciates evenly moist, nutrient-rich...

(Columbine, Spring Magic White Columbine)

The large, long-spurred flowers of Aquilegia ‘Spring Magic White’ are fresh, gleaming white, and lit at the centers with bundles of bright, golden-yellow stamens. The elegant blooms decorate the garden in mid- to late spring, and are held on fine, branching stems atop compact mounds of lacy, blue-green foliage.

Performing best in dappled sun to partial shade, Aquilegia ‘Spring Magic White’ appreciates evenly moist, nutrient-rich soil and good drainage. It will readily cross-pollinate...

(Columbine, Spring Magic Yellow Columbine)

This series of exceptional medium sized perennials offer delicate richly colored long-spur flowers best suited to sheltered beds and borders. The ancestry of this series is quite murky with combinations of both American and European species with named hybrids to create these upstanding performers. The foliage bears three part lobed leaves of lush green that resemble that of maidenhair fern in shape and texture. They are more densely held at the base of the plant, feathering out as they rise to flower....