(Common Filbert, Purpleleaf Filbert)

European filbert is an ornamental shrub to small tree that originates from its namesake. This plant is generally monoecious, which means that single plants have separate male and female flowers. Its conspicuous male flowers, which are drooping yellow catkins, bloom in late winter to early spring, before its leaves emerge. Tiny yellow female flowers appear at the same time and later generate hazelnut fruits. In fact, European filbert is the primary species grown commercially for hazelnuts. In the...

(Common Filbert, Purpleleaf Filbert)

If you enjoy the four-season interest of Harry Lauder's walking stick ('Contorta'), 'Red Majestic' will give you dilated pupils and amorous heart palpitations. Purpleleaf filbert is an ornamental multi-stemmed shrub with crinkled, purple new foliage. This filbert species is native to Europe and nearby Turkey, but 'Red Majestic' is propagated by cuttings and grafted onto regular filbert rootstock. By summer, its leaves have changed to coppery-red or deep red-purple, and by fall becomes a burned burgundy...

(Common Filbert, Purpleleaf Filbert)

Purpleleaf filbert is an ornamental shrub to small tree with reddened foliage hailing from Europe and nearby Turkey. This plant is generally monoecious, which means that single plants have separate male and female flowers. Its conspicuous male flowers, which are drooping yellow catkins, bloom in late winter to early spring, before its leaves emerge. Tiny yellow female flowers appear at the same time and later generate edible hazelnut fruits.

Plant purpleleaf filbert in a fertile, well-drained...

(Common Filbert, Purpleleaf Filbert)

Red filbert is an ornamental small tree with purple new foliage hailing from Europe and nearby Turkey. By summer, its leaves have developed a mature bronze-green coloring. This plant is generally monoecious, which means that single plants have separate male and female flowers. Its conspicuous male flowers, which are drooping yellow catkins, bloom in late winter to early spring, before its leaves emerge. Tiny yellow female flowers appear at the same time and later generate edible hazelnut fruits....

(Chinese Filbert, Chinese Hazel)

A walk into the highlands of China may reveal a rare glimpse of the Chinese filbert, which is a plant species vulnerable to extinction in the wild. Native to the moist woodlands of south-central China and into Tibet, this partially deciduous tree retains low branches and may sucker from its trunk. To maintain a classic tree silhouette, prune away suckers to reveal the mottled, fissured bark of the trunk. With old age, the bark pales to gray or white.

In spring, when foliage is emerging or fully...

(Turkish Filbert, Turkish Hazelnut)

Attractive leaves, exfoliating bark and curious-looking fruits that contain an edible nut are highlights of the Turkish filbert tree. Native to southeastern Europe and western Asia, it has a pyramid-like habit initially, but as it matures attains an upright oval silhouette. The brown bark chips and flakes off in small bits, adding to the ornamental interest, especially from fall to spring.

In very late winter, branches bear long pendent clusters of male flowers, called catkins. Small, easy-to-overlook...

(Chocolate Cosmos)

Native to sunny meadows and open areas of Mexico, this appealing perennial is valued for its long-lasting display of velvety, dark maroon flowers that indeed emit a delicate cocoa scent. Spreading slowly via tuberous roots, it possesses an upright, branching habit and is covered with fresh green, somewhat fern-like foliage. Wiry, burgundy stems support a profusion of lush, chocolate-red flowerheads with slightly darker centers which bloom generously from summer into fall.

Chocolate cosmos prefers...

(Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster)

Common cosmos is a tall, bushy, annual native to fields and open areas of Mexico. This showy species has yielded numerous cultivars throughout the years and has become a beautiful and well-known standby of summer gardens around the world.

Like many annuals, this favorite garden flower grows quickly from seed. Its branched stems are lined with feathery, finely divided, light to medium green leaves that are attractive in and of themselves. A profusion of showy daisies top the stems throughout...

(Common Cosmos, Early Wonder Mix Cosmos)

Common cosmos is a tall, bushy, annual native to fields and open areas of Mexico. This showy species has yielded numerous cultivars throughout the years and has become a beautiful and well-known standby of summer gardens around the world.

Like many annuals, this favorite garden flower grows quickly from seed. Its branched stems are lined with feathery, finely divided, light to medium green leaves that are attractive in and of themselves. A profusion of showy daisies top the stems throughout...

(Common Cosmos, Psyche Mix Cosmos)

Common cosmos is a tall, bushy, annual native to fields and open areas of Mexico. This showy species has yielded numerous cultivars throughout the years and has become a beautiful and well-known standby of summer gardens around the world.

Like many annuals, this favorite garden flower grows quickly from seed. Its branched stems are lined with feathery, finely divided, light to medium green leaves that are attractive in and of themselves. A profusion of showy daisies top the stems throughout...