(Desert Cabbage, Paddleplant)

The layered pancake-shaped leaves of this stunning graphic succulent have made it one of the most coveted choices for container gardens indoors and out. Its impressive fleshy foliage is soft blue-green in color with irregular edges of orange-purple-red. A native of the Cape region of South Africa, paddleplant thrives in the moist maritime air during the long, dry season. Like all succulents, it requires fast-draining, porous soil.

While technically a perennial, the plant can be short-lived....

(Desert Cabbage, Paddleplant)

The layered pancake-shaped leaves of this stunning graphic succulent have made it one of the most coveted choices for container gardens indoors and out. Its impressive fleshy foliage is soft blue-green in color with irregular edges of orange-purple-red. A native of the Cape region of South Africa, paddleplant thrives in the moist maritime air during the long, dry season. Like all succulents, it requires fast-draining, porous soil.

While technically a perennial, the plant can be short-lived....

(Panda Plant)

Affectionately known as bunny ears after the shape of the soft fuzzy gray leaves, this popular succulent is easy to grow and quite resilient both in ground and in containers. This is a very unique species native to the island of Madagascar where the succulent plants evolved pubescence or fine hairs to protect against sunburn. There plants must tolerate high heat and long periods of drought to survive, making this an ideal low desert garden plant for unique foliage interest. It is low growing, branching...

(Japanese Kerria)

Sunny, rose-like blooms in spring, toothed bright green leaves from spring to fall, and willowy green stems year-round make this suckering Asian shrub an excellent all-season garden plant. Of modest height, its informal arching branches are studded with golden yellow flowers in late spring. It often reblooms sparsely in summer. The double-flowered form 'Pleniflora' has longer lasting flowers on taller more vigorous stems. The leaves turn pale yellow in fall.

This long-lived, hardy, carefree shrub...

(Japanese Kerria, White Japanese Kerria)

A suckering deciduous shrub from eastern Asia, Japanese kerria is valued for its rose-like spring blooms and for its green stems that hold their color through winter. The cultivar 'Alba' (also known as 'Albescens) has ivory-white flowers, rather than the typical yellow.

This arching, small to medium-sized shrub has oval, toothed, bright green leaves that turn yellow in fall. The flowers – which resemble small single roses – appear in abundance in mid-spring, and often recur sparsely in summer....

(Chiba Gold Japanese Kerria, Japanese Kerria)

A suckering deciduous shrub from eastern Asia, Japanese kerria is valued for its yellow spring blooms and for its green stems that hold their color through winter. The cultivar 'Chiba Gold' has bright yellow spring foliage.

Of modest height and informal arching habit, this hardy shrub has oval, toothed leaves that flush golden-yellow in spring, fade to ivory-white in summer, and turn dull yellow in fall. The flowers – which resemble small single roses – appear in abundance in mid-spring, and...

(Japanese Kerria)

Japanese kerria is a suckering deciduous shrub from eastern Asia. Its yellow, rose-like blooms in spring, toothed bright green leaves from spring to fall, and willowy bright green stems year round make it an excellent all-season garden plant. The extra-large golden yellow flowers of the cultivar 'Golden Guinea' spangle its arching branches in late spring and early summer. It often reblooms sparsely in summer. The leaves turn pale yellow in fall.

This long-lived, hardy, carefree shrub prefers...

(Honshu Japanese Kerria, Japanese Kerria)

A suckering deciduous shrub from eastern Asia, Japanese kerria is valued for its yellow spring blooms and for its green stems that hold their color through winter. The cultivar 'Honshu' has relatively large flowers.

Of modest height, this hardy shrub has slender arching stems with oval, toothed, bright green leaves. The leaves turn dull yellow before dropping in fall, revealing the green stems. The flowers – which resemble small single roses – appear in abundance in mid-spring, and often recur...

(Japanese Kerria, Kin Kan Japanese Kerrie)

A suckering deciduous shrub from eastern Asia, Japanese kerria is valued for its yellow spring blooms and for its green stems that hold their color through winter. The stems of 'Kin Kan' have longitudinal cream and green striping. This cultivar may be syonymous with 'Aureovittata'.

Of modest height, this hardy shrub has slender arching stems with oval, toothed, bright green leaves. The leaves turn dull yellow before dropping in fall, revealing the colorful stems. The flowers – which resemble...

(Japanese Kerria)

Japanese kerria is a suckering deciduous shrub from eastern Asia. The cultivar 'Picta' (also known as 'Variegata') is an elegant dwarf selection with prettily variegated leaves. Smaller than those of other forms of Japnese kerria, the oval, toothed leaves are edged and streaked with creamy white. They beautifully complement the yellow, rose-like blooms in spring. The twiggy, arching, stems are green year-round. Plants often rebloom sparsely in summer. The leaves turn pale yellow in fall.

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