(Japanese Plum Loquat, Loquat)

Prized for its tasty fruits, loquat is a broad, spreading evergreen tree or large shrub from eastern Asia. Its ornamental leaves are large, glossy dark green above and paler green or gray beneath with distinct veins. New growth is woolly. Loquat bears fragrant but unimpressive whitish flowers in late autumn and yellow-orange, edible fruit in spring. Fruits are either sweet or tart and used for preserves, baking, or eating fresh off tree.

Loquat does well in moist, well-drained soils in full sun...

(Advance Dwarf Loquat, Loquat)

Loquat is a rounded dwarf tree or small shrub producing flavorful fruits native to extreme eastern Asia. Its ornamental leaves are large, glossy dark green above and paler green or gray beneath with distinct veins. New growth is woolly. 'Advance' bears many fragrant but unimpressive whitish flowers in late autumn and yellow edible fruit in spring. Fruits are numerous, juicy, mildly acidic and have excellent flavor. This is a late season bearer, and needs another loquat for pollination.

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(Big Jim Loquat, Loquat)

Big Jim loquat is a broad, spreading evergreen tree producing tasty fruits native to extreme eastern Asia. Its broad leaves are large, glossy dark green above and paler green or gray beneath with distinct veins. New growth is woolly. 'Big Jim' bears fragrant whitish flowers in autumn and flavorful, oblong orange edible fruit with flesh tasting much like a very mild-flavored peach.

Big Jim loquat does well in moist, well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. Protect the tree from wind...

(Champagne Loquat, Loquat)

'Champagne' is a broad, spreading evergreen loquat tree producing tasty fruits native to extreme eastern Asia. Its narrow leaves are long, glossy dark green above and paler green or gray beneath with distinct veins. New growth is woolly. Loquat bears fragrant white flowers in late autumn and pale gold to deep yellow fruit in mid to late spring. Fruits are numerous but thick skinned, oval to pear-shaped and have a sweet mild flavor best used in jelly preserves. This cultivar's fruits are often misidentified...

(Gold Nugget Loquat, Loquat)

'Gold Nugget' is a broad, spreading evergreen loquat tree producing tasty fruits native to extreme eastern Asia. Its broad leaves are large, glossy dark green above and paler green or gray beneath with distinct veins. New growth is woolly. 'Gold Nugget' bears fragrant whitish flowers in autumn and flavorful, rounded yellow-orange edible fruit with sweet, firm, juicy orange flesh.

Gold Nugget loquat does well in moist, well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. This cultivar is better...

(Loquat, MacBeth Loquat)

MacBeth loquat is a broad, spreading evergreen tree producing large tasty fruits native to extreme eastern Asia. Its broad leaves are large, glossy dark green above and paler green or gray beneath with distinct veins. New growth is woolly. 'MacBeth' bears fragrant whitish flowers in autumn and flavorful, exceptionally large, rounded yellow-skinned fruit with firm, juicy, creamy flesh in mid-spring.

MacBeth loquat does well in moist, well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. Protect the...

(Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat)

This beautiful perennial from mountains and high valleys of western North America is an excellent plant for dry upland gardens. It typically forms carpets of small spoon-shaped evergreen leaves that give rise in summer to upright woolly calf-high flower stalks topped with tight rounded clusters of light yellow blooms. A few variants of this plant grow as small upright shrubs. The flowers are a favorite of butterflies. The leaves are usually olive- to bright-green above and gray and felted underneath....

(Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat)

This beautiful mat-forming perennial from mountains and high valleys of western North America is an excellent plant for dry upland gardens. Its carpets of small spoon-shaped evergreen leaves give rise in summer to upright woolly calf-high flower stalks topped with tight rounded clusters of creamy yellow blooms. The flowers are a favorite of butterflies. The leaves are olive- to bright-green above and gray and felted underneath.

This plant does best in full sun and very well drained, relatively...

(Rocketsalad)

Long cultivated for its piquant leaves, arugula is a cool-season annual from the Mediterranean region. In spring and early summer it produces upright rosettes of lobed oblong leaves that make a sophisticated and zesty addition to salads. Later in the season it sends up a tall central stem topped with clusters of creamy-white flowers that are also edible. Plants will reseed unless flower stems are promptly removed. The variety sativa is the form usually grown.

Sow arugula as soon as the...

(Arugula, Garden Rocket, Jamba, Rocketsalad)

Long cultivated for its piquant leaves, arugula is a cool-season annual from the Mediterranean region. In spring and early summer it produces upright rosettes of lobed oblong leaves that make a sophisticated and zesty addition to salads. Later in the season it sends up a tall central stem topped with clusters of creamy-white flowers that are also edible. Plants will reseed unless flower stems are promptly removed. The variety sativa is the form usually grown.

Sow arugula as soon as the...