(Japanese Aucuba, Japanese Laurel, Willowleaf Japanese Laurel)

Japanese aucuba is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with glossy, leathery, dark green foliage. The female cultivar 'Salicifolia' has narrow, serrated leaves, borne on sea-green stems. This female plant produces abundant bright red fruit in fall and winter, preceded in spring by small purple flowers.

Aucubas tolerate most well drained soils and prefer partially shaded locations with shelter from hot afternoon sun and winter winds. They are excellent for hedges or massing and may be grown as large...

(Basket-of-Gold)

The glowing golden flowers of basket-of-gold will brighten any sunny spring border or rock garden. This low-growing perennial is native to the mountainous regions of South and Central Europe and Turkey. It has small, semi-evergreen leaves of gray-green and forms a neat mound. In spring it produces many clusters of small, bright yellow four-petaled flowers. These literally cover the plant and should be lightly sheared off when spent.

Basket-of-gold prefers a sunny site and average, friable soil...

(Basket-of-Gold, Dwarf Basket-of-Gold)

Dwarf basket of gold is a low-growing perennial native to the mountainous regions of south and central Europe and Turkey. The cultivar 'Compacta' has sea-green leaves which form a neat evergreen mound. In spring, dense clusters of small mustard yellow, four-petaled flowers are carried on short stems above the plant, literally covering the entire plant.

Not tolerant of heavy clay soils, basket of gold prefers sunny site with good drainage. A great plant for the rock garden or as a groundcover,...

(Basket-of-Gold, Gold Dust Aurinia)

Gold dust aurinia is a low-growing perennial native to the mountainous regions of south and central Europe and Turkey. Its evergreen gray green leaves form a neat mound from which arise dense clusters of small bright golden yellow four-petaled flowers. The spring blooms literally cover the plant and should be lightly sheared off when spent.

Not tolerant of heavy clay soils, basket of gold prefers sunny site with good drainage. A great plant for the rock garden or as a ground cover, it looks spectacular...

(Basket-of-Gold, Summit Aurinia)

Basket of gold is a low-growing perennial native to the mountainous regions of south and central Europe and Turkey. Its evergreen gray green leaves form a neat mound from which arise dense clusters of small bright yellow four-petaled flowers. The spring blooms literally cover the plant and should be lightly sheared off when spent. The cultivar 'Summit' is notable for its uniform plant size and early flowering start in spring.

Not tolerant of heavy clay soils, basket of gold prefers sunny site...

(Oat)

Oats once fueled ancient agricultural endeavors as essential forage for livestock, but in today’s world they are a key grain for cereals and breads. Modern oats (Avena sativa) are annual grasses thought to have originated from southeastern Europe and first cultivated around 1,000 B.C. They are believed to be the hybrid progeny of wild oats (Avena fatua) and wild red oats (Avena sterilis). Historically, they were considered less than desirable weeds that infested fields...

(Baboon Flower)

The genus Babiana comprises some 80 species of tender, herbaceous, summer-dormant perennials that grow from fibrous-coated corms. Most Babiana are native to winter-rainfall regions of far-southern Africa, typically occurring in rich clay soils. In gardens Babiana species and hybrids are grown for their sprays of colorful flowers that typically open in late winter or spring.

These members of the iris family produce clumps of narrow, lance-shaped leaves that are usually...

A charming little "bulb" for Mediterranean- and desert-climate gardens, Babiana ambigua is grown for its late-winter and early-spring display of fragrant blue flowers. It is native to sandy habitats in the South and West Cape regions of South Africa.

This member of the iris family produces low fans of slender, lance-shaped leaves that are hairy and weakly pleated. They arise in late fall or winter from rounded, deeply buried corms with fibrous "tunics." The violet-scented, 2-inch-wide,...

A charming little "bulb" for Mediterranean- and desert-climate gardens, Babiana fragrans is grown for its mid- to late-winter display of sweet-scented blooms. It is native to sandstone slopes and ledges in the West Cape region of South Africa. This species was formerly known as Babiana disticha and Babiana plicata.

This member of the iris family produces low, sparse clumps of hairy, pleated, dagger-shaped leaves. They arise in late fall or winter from rounded, deeply...

(Dwarf Baboon Flower)

A charming little "bulb" for Mediterranean- and desert-climate gardens, Babiana nana is grown for its late-winter and early-spring display of showy, fragrant flowers. It is native to sandy coastal habitats in the southern and western Cape regions of South Africa.

This member of the iris family produces low fans of erect, lance-shaped leaves that are hairy and weakly pleated. Compact, few-flowered spikes of 2-inch-wide (5-cm), violet-scented, six-"petaled" flowers appear in late winter...