(Nugget Hops)

Attractively cloaked in deeply lobed leaves, hops produces pine-scented flowers that are widely used to preserve and flavor beer. A fast growing, perennial vine, it is native to North America, Europe and western Asia. The tender new stem tips can also be harvested and cooked as a vegetable.

The bright to medium green leaves are lobed, usually three or five in number and have teethed edges. In summertime, plants flower. Being dioecious, the hops vine is either male or female in gender. The male...

(Goldencup)

Mexican tulip poppy is a perennial in its native Mexico but grown in most climates as an annual. Its bright golden-yellow blooms are cup-shaped with a crepe-papery texture. It blooms from summer until frost above feathery blue-green leaves. Mexican tulip poppy is beautiful massed or as an accent in the sunny border and makes a nice cutflower as well. Grown easily from seed, use well-drained soil as this plant won't tolerate wet areas.

(Goldencup, Sunlite Goldencup)

Mexican tulip poppy is a perennial in its native Mexico but grown in most climates as an annual. 'Sunlight' has clear yellow blooms which are cup-shaped with a crepe-papery texture. It blooms from summer until frost above feathery blue-green leaves. Mexican tulip poppy is beautiful massed or as an accent in the sunny border and makes a nice cutflower as well. Sunlight Mexican tulip poppy is compact enough for contains. Grown easily from seed, use well-drained soil as this plant won't tolerate wet...

(Chamois Cress)

Long lasting white flowers decorate this delicate alpine in spring. The tiny, mat forming, chamois cress has tiny, fern-like leaves and very long-lasting flowers. It is an evergreen perennial native to the limestone screes and gritty, rocky soils of the mountains of southern Europe.

Chamois cress has tiny, ferny leaves that are dark green and slightly glossy. It produces thin stems that rise above the foliage. These hold small clusters of tiny, white, four-petaled flowers. At low elevations,...

(Chamois Cress, Crystal Carpet Chamois Cress)

The exceptional chamois cress 'Crystal Carpet' is especially garden worthy. It is more vigorous, has thicker foliage and more white spring blossoms. Long lasting white flowers decorate this delicate alpine in spring. The tiny, mat forming, chamois cress has tiny, fern-like leaves and very long-lasting flowers. It is an evergreen perennial native to the limestone screes and gritty, rocky soils of the mountains of southern Europe.

Chamois cress has tiny, ferny leaves that are dark green and slightly...

(Smooth Hydrangea)

There is no better shrub for woodland gardens. The resilient and beautiful smooth hydrangea is a deciduous shrub native to the forests of the eastern United States. In the wild, it has a more rangy, open habit, but once nurtured in a garden setting it is elegant and lovely, especially forms with large, sterile mophead flower clusters.

Large, oval, coarsely serrated leaves of medium to dark green cover smooth hydrangea throughout the warm season and turn shades of lemon yellow and brown in fall....

(Annabelle Hydrangea, Smooth Hydrangea)

This classic hydrangea is known for its stunning display of huge, rounded, creamy white flower clusters borne on compact, vigorous plants in summer. Much showier than the species, ‘Annabelle’ is a form of smooth hydrangea, a deciduous shrub native to woodland areas of the eastern United States. It forms a dense, rounded clump of large, dark green, oval-shaped leaves which taper to a point and have coarsely serrated edges. The globe-like flower clusters appear on the stem tips in early summer,...

(Smooth Hydrangea, White Dome® Hydrangea)

Perhaps the finest of shrubs for a woodland garden. The robust and beautiful White Dome® hydrangea is a deciduous shrub native to the forests of the eastern United States. Its botanical cultivar name is 'Dardom'.

Large, oval, coarsely serrated leaves of medium to dark green cover this hydrangea throughout the warm season and turns shades of lemon yellow and brown in fall. The yellow color seems to be better when fall temperatures are warmer and cool slowly. In summer, dense, dome-like flower...

(Smooth Hydrangea)

This classic hydrangea is known for its stunning display of large, rounded to irregular, creamy white flower clusters borne on compact, vigorous plants in summer. Much showier than the species, ‘Grandiflora’ produces smaller and less symmetrical flower clusters than 'Annabelle'. Both are varieties of smooth hydrangea, a deciduous shrub native to woodland areas of the eastern United States. It forms a dense, rounded clump of large, dark green, oval-shaped leaves which taper to a point and have coarsely...

(Hayes Starburst Smooth Hydrangea, Smooth Hydrangea)

This rounded, mound-forming hydrangea shrub is known for its stunning display of huge, rounded, creamy white flowers clusters borne on compact, vigorous plants in summer. A semi-double flowering form, ‘Hayes Starburst’ is a form of smooth hydrangea, a deciduous shrub native to woodland areas of the eastern United States. This cultivar was a chance seedling discovered by Hayes Jackson of Anniston, Alabama. It forms a dense, rounded clump of large, dark green, oval-shaped leaves which taper to a point...