(Bigleaf Hydrangea, Largeleaf Hydrangea, Oregon Pride Bigleaf Hydrangea)

Native to Japan, bigleaf hydrangea is a medium-sized deciduous shrub with large green leaves, a rounded busy habit, and showy flat-topped (lacecap type) or rounded (hortensia or mophead type) flower heads in summer. The recently introduced cultivar 'Oregon Pride' bears mophead-type clusters of large raspberry pink flowers on showy burgundy-red stems. The flowers age to grayish mauve. They may be blue where soils are acid.

Bigleaf hydrangeas prefer amply moist, well drained, humus-rich soil and...

(Coral Nymph Sage, Texas Sage)

Loads of coral and pale pink flowers cover this lovely Texas sage all season long. Members of the Nymph series are compact, heavy flowering, well-branched and vigorous. All are like manna to hummingbirds and self-sow nicely, so once you have them you need never replant again.

Texas sage is a long-blooming bedding annual that thrives in hot summer conditions. A seed-grown strain of a species native the American Southwest, Mexico and Central America, members of the Nymph Series form compact,...

(Lady in Red Sage, Texas Sage)

This bold, brilliant red-flowered salvia is a valuable, long-blooming bedding plant that thrives in hot summer conditions. A seed-grown strain of a species native to tropical South America, ‘Lady in Red’ forms a compact, bushy mound of rich green, pointed, heart-shaped leaves. Whorls of glowing red, tubular, lipped flowers emerge on single to branched spikes all summer as long as the weather remains warm and are absolutely irresistible to hummingbirds.

Grow this colorful salvia in full sun...

(Snow Nymph Sage, Texas Sage)

Loads of snowy white flowers cover this lovely Texas sage all season long. Members of the Nymph series are compact, heavy flowering, well-branched and vigorous. All are like manna to hummingbirds and self-sow nicely, so once you have them you need never replant again.

Texas sage is a long-blooming bedding annual that thrives in hot summer conditions. A seed-grown strain of a species native the American Southwest, Mexico and Central America, members of the Nymph Series form compact, bushy mounds...

(American Lotus, Yanquapin, Yellow Lotus)

American lotus is a hardy aquatic plant that originates from the eastern and central United States. It is a parent plant for many of the hundreds of lotus hybrids and cultivars extant today.

The leaves are large, round, blue-green, waxy and stand above the surface of the water. In summer, large, long-stemmed, lightly fragrant, buttery yellow flowers fade to ivory with age. The fruits are large, woody, funnel-shaped, flat-topped pods with perforated holey tops containing round hard seeds....

(Easter Lily)

The Easter lily is widely admired for its large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers with breathtaking fragrance. This semi-hardy perennial originates from the coastal beaches of southern Japan and Taiwan. Before World War II, American florists imported its bulbs from Japan for spring forcing, but during the war Japanese supplies were cut off—forcing domestic companies to invest in their own production. Since then, U.S. production and marketing have made it the quintessential spring holiday plant.

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(Tiger Lily)

Tiger lily is a summer blooming perennial with large, nodding, orange-red flowers covered with black spots. This popular old-fashioned perennial originates from China, Korea and Japan but has been cultivated in the West since the Eighteenth Century.

Like most lilies, Lilium lancifolium is borne from scaled bulbs that are easily dug and replanted. Each bulb produces tall, upright stems lined with narrow, lance-shaped glossy green leaves. In summer, the stems become topped with long,...

(Lion's Ear)

Lion's ear is an unique tender perennial with numerous fuzzy orange flowers in tufts along a tall flower spike. This is a South African native. The dark green leaves are scalloped and fragrant if crushed.

Lion's ear needs a full sun exposure with a well draining fertile soil. Allow the ground to dry before the next watering. When the flowering ceases, cut the long spikes down and allow the plant to regrow. This plant thrives in subtropical Mediterranean-type climates. In fact, it is nearly a...

(Rainbow Knock Out® Rose, Shrub Rose)

The Knock Out® roses are easy and beautiful. These popular shrub roses are prized for their prolific season-long bloom, hardiness, and disease resistance.

From spring to frost, Rainbow Knock Out® produces masses of mildly fragrant, single, yellow-eyed roses that progress from orange to coral pink. They are followed in fall by orange rosehips that attract birds. The bright green foliage is tinted with burgundy when it first emerges and then again in fall.

This compact, disease resistant, low...

(Shrub Rose)

The Knock Out® roses are easy and beautiful. These popular shrub roses are prized for their prolific season-long bloom, hardiness, and disease resistance.

From spring to frost, Double Knock Out® produces masses of mildly fragrant, fully double, raspberry-red roses. The bright green foliage is tinted with burgundy when it first emerges and then again in fall.

This compact, disease resistant, low maintenance rose is very cold hardy. It prefers moist, well drained soil and full sun, but will...