(Chinese Evergreen)

Chinese evergreen is a small, upright, evergreen perennial native from South China to North Thailand. It is grown for its attractive, lance-like, glossy dark green leaves with wavy margins. Displays insignificant greenish white spathe and spadix flowers appear sporadically throughout the year.

This plant prefers well drained soils and is tolerant of very low light conditions. In temperate regions it may be planted as a tropical tender perennial and makes a lovely houseplant. Where hardy, it makes...

(Chinese Evergreen, Painted Drop Tongue, Silver Queen Painted Drop Tongue)

The dense, upright leaves of 'Silver Queen' are bright green with marbled silvery markings on top and smooth green undersides. It is a favorite foliage plant for interior-scaping as well as tropical landscaping and has been given an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society.

The showy, tropical Aglaonema nitidum is a popular small houseplant or landscape plant for shaded, frost-free gardens. Its lovely evergreen foliage is dark green blotched and streaked with creamy...

(Aglaonema)

Aglaonema is a genus of more than 20 species and many cultivated varieties and hybrids. The members of the genus are naturally distributed across the warm, humid, tropical forest of Asia. The cultivated varieties are highly prized as easy, tough indoor plants, selected for their striking leaves and used as houseplants, conservatory specimens, container plants, or bedding plants where growing conditions are favorable.

These plants are evergreen, tender perennials. Most grow fleshy stems...

(Hollyhock, Peaches 'n Dreams Hollyhock)

Hollyhock is a tall, short-lived, herbaceous perennial native to western Asia. In summer, large rosettes of characteristically rough, hairy leaves give rise to very tall, leafy stalks lined with show-stopping flowers. Hollyhock ‘Peaches ‘n’ Dreams’ produces masses of double flowers in shades of peach, white and raspberry even in the first year. Hollyhocks do produce large numbers of seedling which may or may not grow true to the parent.

Hollyhocks are attractive to butterflies and bees and thrive...

(Chater's Red Hollyhock, Hollyhock)

Hollyhock is a tall, short-lived, herbaceous perennial native to western Asia. In summer (or as early as mid-spring in mild winter climates), clumps of large, rough, heart-shaped leaves give rise to stately, leafy stalks lined with showy rounded blooms. The flowers attract butterflies and bees. Plants in the Chater's Double group have ruffled, fully double flowers, are relatively long lived, and come in various flower colors including 'Chater's Red'.

Hollyhocks thrive in full sun and moderately...

(Chater's Salmon Hollyhock, Hollyhock)

Hollyhock is a tall, short-lived, herbaceous perennial native to western Asia. In summer (or as early as mid-spring in mild winter climates), clumps of large, rough, heart-shaped leaves give rise to stately, leafy stalks lined with showy rounded blooms. The flowers attract butterflies and bees. Plants in the Chater's Double group have ruffled, fully double blooms, are relatively long lived, and flower in various colors including the peach and pink hues of 'Chater's Salmon'.

Hollyhocks thrive...

(Chater's Yellow Hollyhock, Hollyhock)

Hollyhock is a tall, short-lived, herbaceous perennial native to western Asia. In summer (or as early as mid-spring in mild winter climates), clumps of large, rough, heart-shaped leaves give rise to stately, leafy stalks lined with showy rounded blooms. The flowers attract butterflies and bees. Plants in the Chater's Double group have ruffled, fully double blooms, are relatively long lived, and come in many flower colors including 'Chater's Yellow'.

Hollyhocks thrive in full sun and moderately...

(Hollyhock, Queeny Purple Hollyhock)

Queeny purple hollyhock is a compact, upright, herbaceous perennial that originates from western Asia. In summer, rosettes of characteristically rough, hairy leaves give rise to short, upright leafy stalks lined with show-stopping, semi-double flowers of rich rose-purple that are highly attractive to butterflies and bees. Hollyhock thrive in moderately fertile, well drained soil and flower best in full sun. It is a great old-fashioned flower that makes an excellent addition to mixed borders and large...

(Flowering Onion, Persian Onion)

Although this Central Asian native is rare in cultivation, many "drumstick alliums" - including the popular cultivar 'Purple Sensation' - are incorrectly sold under this name. Most bear large spherical heads of lilac-purple flowers on tall stems in late spring. The strap-shaped basal leaves wither shortly after the flowers appear.

These plants like rich, well drained soil and full sun. Use them as bedding plants or in mixed borders. They attract butterflies, and are relatively unpalatable to...

(Dutch Ornamental Onion)

Closely allied to Central Asian species such as Allium stipitatum, this ornamental onion of garden origin bears softball-sized globes of violet-purple flowers on tall stems in late spring. The strappy basal leaves wither at flowering time. The bulbs and crushed leaves give off the familiar "onion smell".

This perennial thrives in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Plant it in fall and keep it well watered through the growing season. Lift and divide the bulbs only if they become...