(Large-flowered Calamint)

Packing a punch in foliage aroma and floral display, large-flowered calamint is a spectacular perennial. Native to southern Europe eastward into the Crimea, Turkey and Iran, it is a bushy, rounded or mounded plant. Its leaves are medium-green above, gray-green below, and bear tiny hairs. The scent released from the leaves is a delicious blend of sweet fruit with lemon and mint. In midsummer this perennial displays hundreds of bright pink (with lavender hints), tubular flowers at the tops of the many...

(Large-flowered Calamint, Variegated Calamint)

Packing a punch in foliage aroma and floral display, large-flowered calamint is a spectacular perennial. Native to southern Europe eastward into the Crimea, Turkey and Iran, it is a bushy, rounded or mounded plant. Its leaves are medium-green above, gray-green below, and bear tiny hairs. The scent released from the leaves is a delicious blend of sweet fruit with lemon and mint. In midsummer this perennial displays hundreds of bright pink (with lavender hints), tubular flowers at the tops of the many...

(Calamint, Lesser Calamint)

Lesser calamint is an aromatic perennial native to northern temperate regions, primarily southern and central Europe, northwest Africa and the Crimea. It is slow growing with an upright habit and shallow-toothed, hairy green leaves. The flowers are light-mauve to almost white held in open sprays and are attractive to bees.

Lesser calamint prefers moist to dry, well-drained soil conditions. Full sun to partial shade is acceptable. It would be a nice perennial addition to a mixed border, rockery...

(Calamint)

Lesser calamint is an aromatic perennial native to northern temperate regions, primarily southern and central Europe, northwest Africa and the Crimea. It is slow growing with an upright habit and shallow-toothed, hairy green leaves. The flowers are light-mauve to almost white held in open sprays and are attractive to bees.

Lesser calamint prefers moist to dry, well-drained soil conditions. Full sun to partial shade is acceptable. It would be a nice perennial addition to a mixed border, rockery...

(Calamint, White-flowered Calamint)

A selection of lesser Calamint, ‘White Cloud,’ blooms with flowers that are closer to white than those of the parent species, an aromatic perennial native to northern temperate regions, primarily southern and central Europe, northwest Africa and the Crimea. It is slow growing with upright, closely-spaced, leafy stems that bear shallow-toothed, hairy, aromatic, green leaves. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, light-mauve to almost white, and held on tall, slender stems in open, branched sprays. They...

(Ground Orchid, Japanese Hardy Calanthe Orchid)

One of the most widespread garden orchids cultivated in mild-temperate landscapes, Calanthe discolor is remarkably easy to grow! A semi-hardy terrestrial orchid that grows from pseudobulbs, it is fully deciduous in winter. It hails from woodlands across southern Japan where it forms pleasing clumps of foliage.

In spring, the new bright green leaves emerge from the firm pseudobulbs. The large, oval leaves unfurl to show pleated leaves of light medium green. A stem rises from the each...

(Pocketbook Flower)

Chilean in origin, pocketbook flower produces perfect bulb-pouched yellow flowers dotted and streaked with maroon. The moderately cold-tolerant plant naturally inhabits moist, cool uplands with full to partial sun. In the garden, it is best grown as a bedding annual for containers and border edges. This species is parent to many Calceolaria hybrids cultivated today.

The simple green leaves of pocketbook flower are bright green and can remain semi-evergreen where winters are mild and...

(Pot Marigold)

Cheerfully bright when in flower, pot marigold is a bushy annual that originates from Europe and the Mediterranean region. It is very easy-to-grow but it best in climates where summers are temperate and cool, though plants can be surprisingly drought tolerant once established. Often it is only grown as a cool season bedding plant.

During the growing season, it bears single, double or semi-double daisies that come in shades of cream, bronze, yellow and orange. These appear amid many soft medium...

(Bon Bon Mix Pot Marigold, Pot Marigold)

Pot marigolds in the 'Bon Bon Mix' are dwarf, and have fully double flowers. These bushy annuals grow fast and deliver bright sunny color all season.

Pot marigold is a bushy annual that originates from Europe and the Mediterranean region. Very easy-to-grow, it's best in climates where summers are temperate and cool, though plants can be surprisingly drought tolerant once established. It is a favored cool season bedding plant.

During the growing season, 'Bon Bon Mix' bears double daisies that...

(Bon Bon Orange Pot Marigold, Pot Marigold)

The cheerful hearty pot marigold 'Bon Bon Orange' is a compact selection with fully double orange flowers. This bushy annual grows fast and delivers bright sunny color all season.

Pot marigold is a bushy annual that originates from Europe and the Mediterranean region. It is very easy-to-grow but is best in climates where summers are temperate and cool, though plants can be surprisingly drought tolerant once established. It is a classic cool season bedding plant.

During the growing season, 'Bon...