(Solstice Snapdragon)

Well-branching and fast growing and quick to flower in the earliest days of spring, the Solstice Series of snapdragons are short-lived tender perennials (often used simply as annuals) that reach knee-height. From southwestern Europe and the Mediterranean, they bear very early-season flowerspikes (perhaps even in late winter) distinctly lipped flowers that snap open and shut when squeezed, hence the name “snapdragon". Regarded for their good branching and mockery of frost, Solstice Series plants will...

(Sonnet Snapdragon)

Snapdragons in the Sonnet Series are short-lived tender perennials, often raised as annuals, that originate from southwestern Europe and the Mediterranean. These well-branched bedding plants bear one main upright spike of distinctly lipped flowers surrounded by many smaller flowerspikes. The individual flowerheads snap open and shut when squeezed, hence the name “snapdragon". Available in a large array of colors, Sonnet snapdragons are vigorous and will flower from summer to fall if spent flowerspikes...

(Tahiti Snapdragon)

Tahiti snapdragon is a short-lived perennial or tender perennial (often grown as an annual) that originates from southwestern Europe and the Mediterranean. This old-fashioned garden favorite bears upright spikes of distinctly lipped flowers that snap open and shut when squeezed, hence the name “snapdragon.” Snapdragon will continue blooming from summer to fall, if spent flower spikes are removed, and come in shade of white, red, pink, yellow, and orange. When weather is very hot they may cease from...

(Snapdragon)

The heavy blooming, compact snapdragons in the Twinny Series are double and lipless, so technically they don't snap. The "butterfly" blooms come in lots of pretty colors including the 2010 All-American Selections winner, 'Twinny Peach.' They are noted for their heat tolerance and high-performance as well as beauty. Members of the Twinny Series were bred by HEM Genetics.

Commonly grown as an annual, snapdragon is actually a short-lived perennial that originates from southwestern Europe and the...

(Celeriac)

Little known in the United States, celeriac is grown for its homely edible rootstock. The cultivar 'Brilliant' has relatively smooth, medium to large, buff-colored bulbs with firm, white flesh. Thought to have originated in northern Europe, celeriac is a variety of celery (Apium graveolens), a widely cultivated biennial native to Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. This vegetable is also known as celery root or knob celery.

Protruding from the soil like a knobby, partially...

(Celeriac)

Little known in the United States, celeriac is grown for its rather homely edible rootstock. The cultivar 'Diamant' has medium to large, buff-colored, vegetative bulbs with firm white flesh that resists internal browning.

Thought to have originated in northern Europe, celeriac is a variety of celery (Apium graveolens), a widely cultivated biennial native to Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. This vegetable is also known as celery root or knob celery.

Protruding from...

(Celeriac)

Little known in the United States, celeriac is grown for its rather homely, bulbous, edible "roots". Thought to have originated in northern Europe, it is a variety of celery (Apium graveolens), a widely cultivated biennial native to Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. Celeriac is also known as celery root or knob celery.

Protruding from the soil like a knobby, partially buried baseball, the edible "root" gives rise to long fleshy stalks bearing deep green, incised, compound...

(Baby Sun Rose, Heartleaf Ice Plant)

The small, heart-shaped leaves of baby sun rose contrast with its magenta-red, daisy-like flowers. This tender, succulent, creeping evergreen perennial is native to southern Africa.

The fleshy leaves are bright green, heart-shaped, and covered in very tiny hairs, and thus feel felt-like. The flowers, with many string-like petals surrounding a small, yellow-white eye, are the size of a large thumbnail and open only when the sun is shining. They are a rich magenta-red and attract butterflies.

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(Heartleaf Ice Plant, Red Apple Heartleaf Ice Plant)

The small leaves of ‘Red Apple’ heartleaf make a soft carpet and background below its daisy-like flowers. This tender, succulent, creeping, evergreen perennial is native to southern Africa.

The leaves are fleshy, heart-shaped, and covered by tiny hairs, and thus feel felt-like. The flowers, with many string-like petals surrounding a small yellow-white eye, are the size of a thumbnail and open only when the sun is shining. They are a rich red and attract butterflies.

Grow 'Red Apple' in full...

(Columbine, Maxi Star Columbine)

This hybrid columbine offers big golden blooms early in the season. One of its parent species, Colorado blue columbine (Aquilegia coerulea), is native to a large part of the American west where it thrives in the woodlands of the Rockies and other arid mountain ranges.

The vigorous ‘Maxistar’ produces clumps of lush foliage in spring. The blue-green leaves are three-parted and have a texture similar to that of maidenhair fern. While plants are attractive during the blooming season,...