(Daisy Chrysanthemum, Pelee Chrysanthemum)

The vibrant orange daisies of 'Pelee' lend a unique twist to this popular fall bedding plant. Each bicolored daisy has bright yellow petals dipped in orange-red. This Yoder Brothers introduction adopts a neat upright, cushion habit and blends beautifully with other brightly colored bedding plants for fall. It was bred by Cornelis P. Vandenberg or Salinas, California.

In spring, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial develops dense stems lined with dark green, fragrant lobed leaves. It begins...

(Redwing Chrysanthemum, Spoon Chrysanthemum)

The large, yellow-eyed blooms of this "spoon" chrysanthemum have numerous furled, white petals with red-purple, spoon-shaped tips. Bloom is in autumn under "natural" conditions, but greenhouse-grown plants can be forced into flower at other seasons. Like most "spoon" mums, this cultivar is typically grown as a seasonal container plant. It is propagated from cuttings and divisions.

C. × morifolium originated in eastern Asia, where this herbaceous perennial has been cultivated...

(Redwing Chrysanthemum, Spoon Chrysanthemum)

The large, yellow-eyed blooms of this "spoon" chrysanthemum have numerous furled, white petals with red-purple, spoon-shaped tips. Bloom is in autumn under "natural" conditions, but greenhouse-grown plants can be forced into flower at other seasons. Like most "spoon" mums, this cultivar is typically grown as a seasonal container plant. It is propagated from cuttings and divisions.

C. × morifolium originated in eastern Asia, where this herbaceous perennial has been cultivated...

(Daisy Chrysanthemum, Reno Chrysanthemum)

The chrysanthemum Reno™ produces numerous deep coral-orange, yellow-eyed, daisy-like blossoms on bushy, rounded, 10- to 16-inch (25 to 40 cm) plants. The 2.5-inch wide (7.5 cm), single to semi-double blooms open in autumn under "natural" conditions, but greenhouse-grown plants can be forced into bloom at other seasons. This vegetatively propagated cultivar was introduced and patented by Yoder Brothers of Barberton, Ohio. It is grown and sold as a seasonal container plant.

C. × morifolium...

(Daisy Chrysanthemum, Reno Chrysanthemum)

The chrysanthemum Reno™ produces numerous deep coral-orange, yellow-eyed, daisy-like blossoms on bushy, rounded, 10- to 16-inch (25 to 40 cm) plants. The 2.5-inch wide (7.5 cm), single to semi-double blooms open in autumn under "natural" conditions, but greenhouse-grown plants can be forced into bloom at other seasons. This vegetatively propagated cultivar was introduced and patented by Yoder Brothers of Barberton, Ohio. It is grown and sold as a seasonal container plant.

C. × morifolium...

(Asparagus Tree Fern, Broom Fern, South African Broom Fern, Tiki)

The delicate foliage of broom fern adds a soft, airy look to flower arrangements. This African and Asian native is a tender, evergreen perennial that’s not a true fern at all but a member of the lily family. In temperate zones it can be grown as a houseplant or summer patio specimen.

Broom fern produces spreading mounds of fine foliage. Its long, wiry stems are lined with thread-like cladodes, which are small, flattened branches that look like leave but are not. No true leaves are produced....

(Asparagus Tree Fern, Broom Fern, South African Broom Fern, Tiki)

The delicate foliage of broom fern adds a soft, airy look to flower arrangements. This African and Asian native is a tender, evergreen perennial that’s not a true fern at all but a member of the lily family. In temperate zones it can be grown as a houseplant or summer patio specimen.

Broom fern produces spreading mounds of fine foliage. Its long, wiry stems are lined with thread-like cladodes, which are small, flattened branches that look like leave but are not. No true leaves are produced....

(Poinsettia, Sonora™ Poinsettia)

Sonora™ Series poinsettias bear colorful, sharply lobed bracts on compact leafy stems. Like all modern Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivars, they were developed for the holiday poinsettia trade. These mass-produced poinsettias grow from newly rooted cuttings into bushy, bloom-laden, market-ready plants in a matter of months. In contrast, their wild ancestors in western Mexico are leggy, medium-sized deciduous shrubs that often shed their leaves before blooming. Plant characteristics cited below...

(Poinsettia, Sonora White Glitter Poinsettia)

What a glowing holiday poinsettia! The high-performing, novelty poinsettia, Sonora™ White Glitter, is distinguished by its showy red bracts covered with festive white speckles. It is compact, bushy and has medium sized blooms. In the 2003 National Poinsettia Trials at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina it was judged the second most popular poinsettia out of 104 other selections. It was bred in Hillscheid, Germany by Katharina Zerr as a naturally occurring mutation of 'Fisson Jingle'...

(Freedom™ Jingle Bells Poinsettia, Poinsettia)

One of several cultivars in the popular Freedom™ series of poinsettias, this 1993 introduction is noted for it red, pink-splotched flower bracts, deep green leaves, compact multi-branched habit, and early bloom. Plants in the Freedom™ series were developed and introduced by Paul Ecke Ranch of Encinitas, California. Like all modern selections of Euphorbia pulcherrima, Freedom™ cultivars were developed to meet the massive holiday demand for bushy, compact, greenhouse-produced poinsettias....