(Siberian Yarrow)

Achille sibirica is a slender hardy perennial native to the northern regions of North America and the Northern Hemisphere. The plant makes an upright stem with distinctive narrow leaves that have minutely saw-tooted edges, unlike the ferny leaves of many species in the Achillea genus. The flowers have stubby white or pink petals and a prominent yellow center. They grow in a loose cluster at the top of the stem. Flowering runs through summer and into early fall.

This species prefers full or partial...

(Siberian Yarrow)

Achille sibirica is a slender hardy perennial native to the northern regions of North America and the Northern Hemisphere. The plant makes an upright stem with distinctive narrow leaves that have minutely saw-tooted edges, unlike the ferny leaves of many species in the Achillea genus. The flowers have stubby white or pink petals and a prominent yellow center. They grow in a loose cluster at the top of the stem. Flowering runs through summer and into early fall.

This species prefers full or partial...

(Siberian Yarrow)

This cultivar, 'Stephanie Cohen,' is a hardy perennial that differs from its parent, Achillea sibirica,in the color of its flower petals, which is a bluish pink. The flowers have yellow centers and are borne in a loose cluster at the top of a single stem. Theleaves are narrow and minutely saw-toothed, unlike the ferny leaves of many species of Achillea. Flowering runs through summer and into early fall.

Like the species, 'Stephanie Cohen' prefers full or partial sun on well-drained moist soil....

(Siberian Yarrow)

This subspecies of Achillea sibirica, a slender hardy perennial native to the Northern Hemisphere, makes an upright stem with distinctive lance-shaped leaves that have saw-tooted edges. The flowers have stubby white or pink petals and a prominent yellow center. They grow in a loose cluster at the top of the stem. Flowering runs through summer and into early fall.

This species prefers full or partial sun on well-drained moist soil. To make a notable show, group several plants together in a mixed...

(Wooly Yarrow)

This Achillea species, also known as Wooly yarrow, is a small hardy perennial from southern Europe and western Asia with distinctive gray-green leaves that are lined with so many chubby leaflets that they look almost wooly. The leaves spread close to the ground in a thick, mussy mat from which flower stems rise, topped with a dense cluster of small yellow flowers. Bloom starts in early summer and continues to early fall.

Wooly yarrow has several uses:it can make a thick, flowering groundcover,...

(Golden Fleece Wooly Yarrow, Wooly Yarrow)

This yarrow cultivar is a mat-forming, hardy, herbaceous perennial with distinctive toothy, hairy leaves that look as if a spider had covered them with silk. The tousled mat of leaves is very low and the flower stems rise only a little higher. The flower custers are tightly made of many gold-yellow flowers with blunt petals and a promiment gold center. Flowering is profuse from early summer to early fall. The parent is wooly yarrow, a species native to southern Europe and western Asia.

Wooly...

(Goldie Yarrow, Wooly Yarrow)

This Achillea species, also known as Wooly yarrow, is a small hardy perennial from southern Europe and western Asia with distinctive gray-green leaves that are lined with so many chubby leaflets that they look almost wooly. The leaves spread close to the ground in a thick, mussy mat from which flower stems rise, topped with a dense cluster of small yellow flowers. Bloom starts in early summer and continues to early fall.

Wooly yarrow has several uses:it can make a thick, flowering groundcover,...

(Everglades Palm, Paurotis Palm)

The paurotis palm is a terrific multi-trunked, clump-forming palm crowned with large, fan-like fronds. It is native to the western Caribbean Basin, from the Bahamas westward to the Yucatan of Mexico and Costa Rica. Native populations also exist in the southernmost tip of Florida, hence its other common name, Everglades palm. This sun-loving palm can withstand moist soils, some drought and moderate salt spray, so it is also quite resilient.

Each rich green frond is like a wide fan comprising...

(Monkshood, Sparks Monkshood)

A hybrid tuberous monkshood, 'Sparks Variety' is notable for its tall, thin stems bearing deeply lobed leaves and a terminal branched cluster of deep-violet flowers. Draped with a curious petal-like bract that resembles a hood, the eye-catching flowers give the plant its common name.

This perennial needs well-drained soil with uninterrupted moisture. It grows and flowers best in cool soil and partial sun but will tolerate full sun. The stems may need staking. Note that all parts of the plant...

(Japanese Bugbane)

Robust, weeping, bottlebrush-like plumes of fragrant white flowers top this tall perennial's stems from midsummer to early fall. Japanese bugbane is a woodland perennial that forms a clump, and is native to Japan and extreme eastern Asia. This species tends to flower later than other bugbanes grown in gardens.

The glossy light to medium green leaves are compound - having three leaflets each and attached in groups of three on a leaf stalk. The individual leaflets are oval but are irregularly toothed....