(Dwarf Perennial Flax, Perennial Flax)

Blue flax is a tough perennial native to Eurasia. The cultivar ‘Nanum Saphyre’ is known for its compact dwarf habit and profusion of flowers. It is clump-forming and somewhat short-lived. The blue-green leaves are short, narrow, lance-shaped, sessile (without a stalk) and held on thin, wiry stems. The lower part of the stem is usually leafless. Blue flax is fire-resistant due to the fibrous, wiry stems. Blue flowers are held in loose, branched groups above the foliage during the summer. Individual...

(Alpine Perennial Flax)

Blue flax is a tough perennial native to Eurasia and Linum perenne ssp. alpinum specifically originates from the Alps. It is clump-forming, or tufted, and short-lived. The blue-green leaves are short, narrow, lance-shaped, sessile (without a stalk) and held on thin, wiry stems. The lower part of the stem is usually leafless.

Blue flax is fire-resistant due to its fibrous, wiry stems, resistant crown and deep roots. The sky-blue flowers are produced in profusion along the foliage...

(Lewis's Perennial Flax)

Lewis blue flax is a tough perennial native to North America, generally from Canada southward and west of the Mississippi river. It is clump-forming and somewhat short-lived. The blue-green leaves are short, narrow, lance-shaped, sessile (without a stalk) and held on thin, wiry stems. The lower part of the stem is usually leafless. Blue flax is fire-resistant due to the fibrous, wiry stems. Blue flowers are held in loose, branched groups above the foliage during the summer. Individual flowers are...

(Mexican Oregano)

There are many plants with oregano flavor. Most, like common oregano (Origanum vulgare) and Greek oregano (Origanum heracleoticum), are in the mint family (Lamiaceae), but Mexican oregano is different. Even though it tastes like lemony oregano, this favorite Native American and Mexican herb is in the verbena family (Verbinaceae).

Native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Lippia graveolens is an evergreen, woody shrub. Its thin, arching...

(American Sweetgum)

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree is native to the central and southeastern United States from New York to Florida and across to Texas. Specimens are also said to grow into Mexico and Central America. Sweetgum is an incredibly adaptable hardwood that’s able to thrive in both lowland and upland sites. It is both fast growing and strong wooded and develops an oval to rounded canopy when mature,...

(American Sweetgum, Burgundy-leaved Sweetgum)

The outstanding American sweetgum ‘Burgundy’ is noted for its exceptional burgundy red fall color. In mild climates the leaves will persist on the trees into winter. Younger trees have a more columnar crown but those of mature specimens are pyramidal. This cultivar was introduced in 1962 by the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation.

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree is native to the central and...

(American Sweetgum)

The outstanding American sweetgum 'Festival' is noted for its exceptional gold, peach and yellow fall color. It has a narrow crown and is said to grow more quickly than average. This cultivar was introduced in 1964 by the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation.

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree is native to the central and southeastern United States from New York to Florida and across to Texas....

(American Sweetgum)

The variegated leaves of this unique tree have tricolored leaves with medium green and pale green towards the center and edges streaked with bright yellow. The leaves resist scorching when exposed to full sun and turn shades of orange, red and yellow in fall. In southern climes they will hang onto trees well into winter. Like most variegated plants, this is slower growing than American sweetgums with normal green leaves. Mature specimens develop pyramidal crowns with age.

The spiny fruits, palmate...

(American Sweetgum, Gumball Sweetgum)

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree is native to the central and southeastern United States from New York to Florida and across to Texas. Specimens are also said to grow into Mexico and Central America. Sweetgum is an incredibly adaptable hardwood that’s able to thrive in both lowland and upland sites. It is both fast growing and strong wooded and develops an oval to rounded canopy when mature,...

(American Sweetgum)

American sweetgums are beautiful trees but most homeowners won't grow them because of their messy fruits. Thanks to the fruitless Happidaze® messy "gumballs" are no longer a problem. This is a beautiful tree too; the leaves turn lovely shades of burgundy and maroon in fall and mature specimens develop oval to rounded crowns with age.

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree is native to the central...