(Centipede Tongavine, Pothos, Silver Satin Pothos)

The quintessential houseplant, pothos vine shows off green or variegated heart-shaped leaves that tolerate a wide range of light conditions and soils. Native to the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific and nearby northern Australia and Indonesia, pothos is an evergreen climbing vine or groundcover that is aggressive and invasive when planted outdoors in frost-free locations. It is one of the most common lianas, or large vines that grow up trees, across the tropics. In indoor spaces, pothos is easily...

(Horsetail)

This ancient plant is flowerless and spreads by rhizomes. Commonly called horsetail, it is a hardy evergreen perennial that consists of fine, hollow, green stems divided by black-rimmed joints. It has a broad natural distribution and can be found growing in temperate regions throughout North America and Eurasia.

Horsetail prefers moist to wet organic-rich soil and will tolerate full sun to partial sun. It can become invasive if not properly contained or maintained and looks best in naturalistic...

(Dwarf Horsetail, Dwarf Scouringrush)

Dwarf horsetail is a fast growing evergreen perennial native to North America, Europe and eastern Asia. It is grown for its short green rushlike hollow stems with black bands. Rather than flowers, in late summer and autumn, a small light brown reproductive structure (called a strobilus) appears on each stem tip.

Dwarf horsetail loves moisture and is often seen in impressive colonies in bogs, low, wet soils or in shallow water such as lake or streamside. As it is an indefinite spreading plant thicket,...

(Latin American Fleabane, Profusion Fleabane)

Santa Barbara daisy is a vigorous, spreading perennial originating from Mexico to Panama. Its trailing stems form a carpet of narrowly oval, fuzzy, silvery-green foliage. Throughout the warm growing months, it covers itself with many yellow-centered daisies that open white, eventually aging to pink and finally, lavender. The flowers are carried singly or in small branched clusters on short stems, and are highly attractive to butterflies. This plant was given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal...

(Latin American Fleabane, Spindrift Fleabane)

Santa Barbara daisy is a vigorous, spreading perennial originating from Mexico to Panama. Its trailing stems form a carpet of narrowly oval, fuzzy, silvery-green foliage. Throughout the warm growing months, it covers itself with many yellow-centered daisies that open white, eventually aging to pink and finally, lavender. The flowers are carried singly or in small branched clusters on short stems, and are highly attractive to butterflies. This plant was given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal...

(Latin American Fleabane, Santa Barbara Daisy, Stallone Fleabane)

Santa Barbara daisy is a vigorous, trailing perennial originating from Mexico to Panama which forms a low, spreading carpet of narrowly oval, fuzzy, silvery-green foliage. Throughout the warm growing season, the cultivar ‘Stallone’ is covered with a profusion of yellow-centered daisies that open white, eventually aging to pink and finally, lavender. The flowers are carried singly or in small branched clusters on short stems, and are highly attractive to butterflies.

Easy to grow and drought-tolerant,...

(Loquat)

(Japanese Plum Loquat, Loquat)

Prized for its tasty fruits, loquat is a broad, spreading evergreen tree or large shrub from eastern Asia. Its ornamental leaves are large, glossy dark green above and paler green or gray beneath with distinct veins. New growth is woolly. Loquat bears fragrant but unimpressive whitish flowers in late autumn and yellow-orange, edible fruit in spring. Fruits are either sweet or tart and used for preserves, baking, or eating fresh off tree.

Loquat does well in moist, well-drained soils in full sun...

(Advance Dwarf Loquat, Loquat)

Loquat is a rounded dwarf tree or small shrub producing flavorful fruits native to extreme eastern Asia. Its ornamental leaves are large, glossy dark green above and paler green or gray beneath with distinct veins. New growth is woolly. 'Advance' bears many fragrant but unimpressive whitish flowers in late autumn and yellow edible fruit in spring. Fruits are numerous, juicy, mildly acidic and have excellent flavor. This is a late season bearer, and needs another loquat for pollination.

Advance...

(Rocketsalad)

Long cultivated for its piquant leaves, arugula is a cool-season annual from the Mediterranean region. In spring and early summer it produces upright rosettes of lobed oblong leaves that make a sophisticated and zesty addition to salads. Later in the season it sends up a tall central stem topped with clusters of creamy-white flowers that are also edible. Plants will reseed unless flower stems are promptly removed. The variety sativa is the form usually grown.

Sow arugula as soon as the...