(Beggarticks)

Almost every child, puppy and kitten has carried and dispersed the seeds of Bidens. Variously known as beggarsticks, sticktights, Spanish needles and bur marigolds these annoying seeds are the product of sweet, daisy-like flowers.

There are about 200 species of herbs, shrubs or vines which make up the genus Bidens. They are annuals or perennials and can be found growing throughout much of the world, most often in subtropical, tropical, and temperate North America and South...

(Golden Eye Beggarticks)

A large, shrubby perennial with ferny leaves along wiry stems and yellow daisy-like broad-petaled flowers in profusion in fall. It is native from Mexico to South America and close kin to coreopsis and cosmos. Beggar’s tick is a short, spreading tender evergreen that is native from Arizona to Guatemala. The leaves are narrow, ferny or fennel-like. The flowers appear on long, nodding, wiry stems, which makes bidens a good plant to be used as an annual in a hanging basket or a container. It will...

(Crossvine)

Crossvine is a semi-evergreen vine with yellow-red flowers appearing in spring. Sometimes a plant may rebloom sparingly during the summer months on this native of the central and southern United States and extreme southern Canada. The dark green summer foliage turns a purplish color in winter.

Crossvine should be placed in a sunny location with a moist, well draining soil. In the coldest zones leaves may drop during winter months. This vine will readily ramble over trellises, fences, and through...

(Crossvine, Dragon Lady Crossvine)

Dragon Lady crossvine is a semi-evergreen vine with attractive red flowers appearing in spring. Sometimes a plant may rebloom sparingly during the summer months on this native of the central and southern United States and extreme southern Canada. The dark green summer foliage turns a purplish color in winter.

Crossvine should be placed in a sunny location with a moist, well draining soil. In the coldest zones leaves may drop during winter months. This cultivar will readily ramble over trellises,...

(Crossvine, Jekyll Crossvine)

The Jekyll crossvine is a semi-evergreen vine with attractive boldly orange flowers with a noticable yellow throat appearing in spring. IT also seems to carry excellent cold hardiness. Sometimes a plant may rebloom sparingly during the summer months on this native of the central and southern United States and extreme southern Canada. The dark green summer foliage turns a purplish color in winter.

Crossvine should be placed in a sunny location with a moist, well draining soil. In the coldest...

(Crossvine, Shalimar Red Crossvine)

Shalimar Red crossvine is a semi-evergreen vine with attractive red flowers appearing in spring. This plant reblooms sparingly during the summer months. A native of the central and southern United States and extreme southern Canada, its dark green summer foliage turns a purplish color in winter.

Crossvine should be placed in a sunny location with a moist, well draining soil. In the coldest zones leaves may drop during winter months. This cultivar will readily ramble over trellises, fences, and...

(Crossvine, Tangerine Beauty Crossvine)

Tangerine Beauty crossvine is a semi-evergreen vine with numerous pretty yellowy orange flowers appearing in spring. Sometimes a plant may rebloom sparingly during the summer months on this native of the central and southern United States and extreme southern Canada. The dark green summer foliage turns a purplish color in winter.

Crossvine should be placed in a sunny location with a moist, well draining soil. In the coldest zones leaves may drop during winter months. This vine will readily ramble...

(Hardy Urn Orchid)

Hardy urn orchid is a terrestrial (ground dwelling) orchid native to China, Japan and Taiwan. It is grown for its lush foliage and petite, cattleya-like blooms. This orchid grows from short tuberous rhizomes (rooting, underground, lateral, swollen stems). A few upright, lance-shaped, dark to medium green leaves that are deeply pleated grow directly from the rhizomes forming clumps. Beautiful flowers appear on leafless stalks held above the foliage, opening from the bottom upward. Each typical orchid...

(Hardy Urn Orchid, White Hardy Urn Orchid)

Clear white flowers distinguish this hardy urn orchid variety from its other kin. In all other respects, it is the same. Hardy urn orchid is a terrestrial (ground dwelling) orchid native to China, Japan and Taiwan. It is grown for its lush foliage and petite, cattleya-like blooms. This orchid grows from short tuberous rhizomes (rooting, underground, lateral, swollen stems). A few upright, lance-shaped, dark to medium green leaves that are deeply pleated grow directly from the rhizomes forming clumps....

(Hardy Urn Orchid, Variegated Hardy Urn Orchid)

The delicately variegated foliage of ‘Albostriata’ adds a subtle beauty to this already great landscape orchid. Hardy urn orchid is a terrestrial (ground dwelling) orchid native to China, Japan and Taiwan. It is grown for its lush foliage and petite, cattleya-like blooms. This orchid grows from short tuberous rhizomes (rooting, underground, lateral, swollen stems). A few upright, lance-shaped, dark to medium green leaves that are deeply pleated grow directly from the rhizomes forming clumps. Those...