(Pasque Flower)

Light green leaves of the red pasque flower contrast the nodding, red-violet and haired blossoms in spring. A clumping herbaceous perennial, it is native to Europe from the United Kingdom eastward to the Ukraine.

The soft, hairy, light green leaves are deeply and narrowly lobed, looking feathery. In mid- to late spring, stems rise above the emerging foliage with a pink bud that opens to a six-petaled, cup-shaped flower that first nods and then turns to the sun. The flower ranges from red-purple...

(Pear)

(Ayers Pear, Pear)

A hybrid whose ancestry includes common pear and Asian pear, ‘Ayers’ is valued for its short-necked, medium-sized, yellow fruit with a red blush. Ripening in late summer, the luscious, smooth textured flesh is very sweet.

Pears are beloved deciduous fruit trees that originate from Europe and Asia. They are medium-sized, have upright, pyramidal habits and thrive in most temperate regions. In spring, they produce white five-petaled flowers that are fragrant and attract bees in droves. The trees...

(Willow-leaved Pear)

(Meadow Buttercup)

Grown for its cheerful "buttercups," this tall, hardy, clump-forming herbaceous perennial is native to Eurasia but has naturalized worldwide. Slowly spreading clumps of large, dark green, jaggedly lobed leaves give rise in late spring and early summer to branching, waist-high stems topped with waxy, bright yellow flowers. Some forms of this perennial have much shorter flower stems. The cupped, nickel- to quarter-sized blooms have five petals and a central boss of yellow stamens. The flowers are...

(Meadow Buttercup)

Grown for its cheerful flowers, meadow buttercup is a tall, hardy, clump-forming herbaceous perennial originating in Eurasia and naturalized worldwide. Its cultivar 'Flore Pleno' bears a profusion of sterile, fully double blooms. Slowly spreading clumps of large, dark green, jaggedly lobed leaves give rise in late spring and early summer to branching, waist-high stems topped with waxy, bright yellow, pompon-shaped flowers. The nickel-sized, many-petaled blooms resemble miniature chrysanthemums....

(Meadow Buttercup, Steven's Meadow Buttercup)

Grown for its cheerful flowers, meadow buttercup is a tall, hardy, clump-forming herbaceous perennial originating in Eurasia and naturalized worldwide. Its cultivar 'Stevenii' bears relatively large blooms. Slowly spreading clumps of large, dark green, jaggedly lobed leaves give rise in late spring and early summer to branching, waist- to chest-high stems topped with waxy, bright yellow flowers. The cupped, quarter-sized, single to semi-double blooms have a central boss of yellow stamens. The...

(Raoulia)

A miniscule groundcover, vegetable sheep has tiny, silvery-gray leaves hugging the soil and yellow summertime flowers so tiny they are usually overlooked. An evergreen perennial, it is native to the mid-elevation to alpine regions of New Zealand's South Island. This is considered a tough plant to grow but magnificent when growing happily.

The leaves are extremely small and medium to dark-green and densely covered in silvery hairs. The foliage texture makes one think this plant is a moss, or a...

(Mexican Hat)

The common name "Mexican hat" aptly describes the sombrero-like blossoms of this perennial from prairies and meadows of central North America. It is often cultivated as an annual or biennial.

This hardy perennial forms dense mounds of lacy, finely lobed, gray-green leaves. Showy blossoms with drooping yellow rays and a long protruding central cone are borne on tall branching stems from early to late summer. The rays of variety pulcherimma are variously stained with purple. The thimble-shaped...

(Mexican Hat)

The common name "Mexican hat" aptly describes the sombrero-like blossoms of this compact seed-grown cultivar of Ratibida columnifera var. pulcherimma. A perennial from prairies and meadows of central North America, Mexican hat is often cultivated as an annual or biennial.

This hardy perennial forms dense mounds of lacy, finely lobed, gray-green leaves. Showy blossoms with drooping, yellow-rimmed, maroon rays and a long protruding central cone are borne on branching, knee-high...