(Blood Cranesbill)

Toughness, longevity, attractive foliage, and a lengthy blooming season are among the many merits of this low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. Five-petaled, saucer shaped, magenta (or pink or white) flowers appear in quantity in spring, recurring in lesser numbers until early fall. The dainty, deeply lobed leaves – borne on branching, usually sprawling stems – are also attractive, often turning bright colors in fall. The airy, open plants spread slowly by short fleshy...

(Blood Cranesbill, Vision Violet Cranesbill)

Blood cranesbill is a tough, long-blooming, low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. The seed-grown cultivar 'Vision Purple' bears a profusion of glowing purple-pink flowers in late spring and early summer, with sparser repeat bloom from midsummer into autumn. The dainty, deeply lobed leaves turn red in fall. Plants spread slowly by short fleshy underground rhizomes to form airy clumps.

This beautiful, long-lived, drought-tolerant perennial does best in fertile well-drained...

(Blood Cranesbill)

Blood cranesbill is a tough, long-blooming, low-growing herbaceous perennial from Europe and northern Turkey. The prostrate variety striatum bears a profusion of soft-pink, purple-veined flowers in late spring and early summer, with sparser repeat bloom from midsummer into autumn. The dainty, deeply lobed leaves turn red in fall. Plants spread slowly by short fleshy underground rhizomes to form low airy clumps.

This beautiful, long-lived, drought-tolerant perennial does best in fertile...

(Cranesbill )

This short cranesbill dazzles with vibrant magenta flowers with black centers in late spring and early summer. A low-growing evergreen perennial with deep-hued gray-green foliage, it is native to northeastern Turkey and the Balkan states.

The leaves of this vigorous plant are deeply lobed and deep, dark gray-green, forming a nice mound. In late spring and early summer, stems rise above the foliage and hold small clusters of bright magenta flowers with dark red veins and black centers. The...

(Ginkgo)

This fruitless, dwarf maidenhair tree is distinguished by its deep blue-green leaves and neat vase-shaped crown. Its fan-shaped leaves turn yellow in fall and in winter its stark, deeply furrowed, grayish tan bark and knobby branches add additional landscape interest.

Ginkgo is a tall, hardy tree native to eastern China. The story of this living fossil is a fascinating one. It is the last surviving species in Ginkgoaceae, a plant family that has existed for 150 million years, according to...

(Ginkgo)

The compact, fruitless maidenhair tree, ‘Thelma’, is distinguished by its extra small, divided, somewhat cup-shaped leaves and almost bushy habit. In fall, its interesting fan-shaped leaves turn yellow and in winter its furrowed, grayish tan bark and knobby branches add additional landscape interest.

Ginkgo is a tall, hardy tree native to eastern China. The story of this living fossil is a fascinating one. It is the last surviving species in Ginkgoaceae, a plant family that has existed for 150...

(Ginkgo)

The super dwarf, fruitless maidenhair tree, 'Todd's WB' ('Todd's Witch's Broom'), is distinguished by its extra lobed and cupped, fan-shaped leaves and bushy habit. In fall, its interesting fan-shaped leaves turn a bright shade of yellow and in winter its dense habit and knobby branches add additional landscape interest. This clone was discovered as a witch's broom by conifer lover, collector and master grafter, Joe Stupka.

Ginkgo is a tall, hardy tree native to eastern China. The story of this...

(River Star)

The fine, light silvery gray foliage of river star accentuates the small, dainty, fragrant white flowers in spring and summer. An evergreen shrub that attains an upright, V-shaped habit, it is native to southern Africa's moist or waterlogged soils around or in rivers.

The upright stems are silvery gray or pale green and thin, resembling fibers of a broom. The leaves are the same color, narrow and needle-like and line the stems that can slightly arch. From spring to fall, perhaps in hiatus only...

(Caricature Plant, Jamaican Croton)

Named for its artful look and mottled, variegated leaves, caricature plant is a lush, colorful tropical shrub. This tender evergreen it is believed to have originated from New Guinea but has become naturalized throughout Southeast Asia and parts of Oceania. It grows best in areas with ample warmth and tropical humidity but is otherwise very easy to grow.

The satiny leaves are thin and dark green with irregular variegated markings of white and yellow along the central vein. The stems are usually...

(Black Beauty Caricature Plant, Black Beauty Jamaican Croton, Caricature Plant)

A lush, dark-foliaged tropical shrub, Black Beauty caricature plant leaves are blackened dark green with reddish undersides. A tender tropical evergreen shrub, it is believed having its origin in New Guinea, but is naturalized throughout Southeast Asia and parts of Oceania.

The satin-glossed leaves are thin and charcoal dark green, or simply a drab black. Undersides of leaves can show off a salmon-red color, especially in sunlight. In late spring to summer each branch tip bears a flowerspike...