(Meadowsweet, Queen-of-the-Meadow )

Clusters of airy white flowers appear on this common Asian and European bog plant in summer. Meadowsweet is a hardy perennial that produces clumps of coarse, compound leaves during the growing months. Though adapted to boggy soils, it also grows well in partially shaded gardens with rich loam.

Dense clumps of coarsely toothed compound leaves are produced in spring. These have prominent dark veins and and are supported by stems that may be pink, beige or green, depending on natural variation....

The coarse, golden green leaves of golden meadowsweet are especially bright when they first emerge early in the season. The foliage will remain crisp and attractive all summer if growing conditions are favorable.

Clusters of airy white flowers appear on this common Asian and European bog plant in summer. Meadowsweet is a hardy perennial that produces clumps of coarse, compound leaves during the growing months. Though adapted to boggy soils, it also grows well in partially shaded gardens with...

(Chinese Parasoltree)

Intersting smooth green and gray bark and the large, tropical-looking leaves of Chinese parasol tree are lovely, especially when contrasted by the wispy sprays of flowers in summer. A fast growing deciduous tree from Southeast Asia, from Vietnam eastward to the southern islands of Japan, it develops an upright, rounded canopy. Its leaves are large, dark green and have three to seven lobes. In summer the green branch tips are covered in thinly branched panicles, or clusters of its tiny, yellow-green...

(Fennel, Florence Fennel)

Fennel is a versatile, large, clump-forming perennial herb from the Mediterranean that has been valued for cooking since Ancient Roman times and earlier. Its seeds have a pungent anise flavor and are used as a common spice in vegetable and meat dishes. In fact, they are the predominant flavor in Italian sausage. Vegetable fennel cultivars develop large, bulbous bases that have the crisp texture of celery and a mild anise flavor. Bulb fennel is a traditional ingredient in Mediterranean cooking and...

(Bronze Fennel, Fennel)

Fennel is a versatile, large, clump-forming perennial herb from the Mediterranean that has been valued for cooking since Ancient Roman times and earlier. Its seeds have a pungent anise flavor and are used as a common spice in vegetable and meat dishes. In fact, they are the predominant flavor in Italian sausage. Vegetable fennel cultivars develop large, bulbous bases that have the crisp texture of celery and a mild anise flavor. Bulb fennel is a traditional ingredient in Mediterranean cooking and...

(Fennel, Purple Fennel)

Fennel is a versatile, large, clump-forming perennial herb from the Mediterranean that has been valued for cooking since Ancient Roman times and earlier. Its seeds have a pungent anise flavor and are used as a common spice in vegetable and meat dishes. In fact, they are the predominant flavor in Italian sausage. Vegetable fennel cultivars develop large, bulbous bases that have the crisp texture of celery and a mild anise flavor. Bulb fennel is a traditional ingredient in Mediterranean cooking and...

(Fennel, Red Fennel)

The fine, feathery, reddish blue-green foliage of red fennel adds a puff of color to flower gardens and containers. This selection is true to seed and is also valued as a potherb and vegetable.

Fennel is a versatile, large, clump-forming perennial herb from the Mediterranean that has been valued for cooking since Ancient Roman times and earlier. Its seeds have a pungent anise flavor and are used as a common spice. In fact, they lend the predominant flavor in Italian sausage. Vegetable, or bulb...

(Fennel, Smokey Fennel)

The fine, feathery, bronzy green foliage of smokey fennel adds a puff of color to flower gardens and containers. This selection is true to seed and is also valued as a potherb and vegetable.

Fennel is a versatile, large, clump-forming perennial herb from the Mediterranean that has been valued for cooking since Ancient Roman times and earlier. Its seeds have a pungent anise flavor and are used as a common spice in vegetable and meat dishes. In fact, they are the predominant flavor in Italian...

(Bulb Fennel, Fennel)

Fennel is a versatile, large, clump-forming perennial herb from the Mediterranean that has been valued for cooking since Ancient Roman times and earlier. Its seeds have a pungent anise flavor and are used as a common spice in vegetable and meat dishes. In fact, they are the predominant flavor in Italian sausage. Vegetable fennel cultivars develop large, bulbous bases that have the crisp texture of celery and a mild anise flavor. Bulb fennel is a traditional ingredient in Mediterranean cooking and...

(Desert Olive, New Mexican Forestiera)

For arid regions of the western United States, this native deciduous shrub makes a fine hedge in lieu of more thirsty exotics. It is found in a variety of plant communities from the California chaparral to New Mexico’s pinyon-juniper lands. This large, upright, densely branched shrub bears small oblong gray-green leaves along its smooth gray or tan stems. The leaves turn yellow in fall. Unpruned specimens may reach the height of a small tree, but plants may be trimmed to a more compact size. The...