(Perennial Flax, White Perennial Flax)

Blue flax is a tough perennial native to Eurasia. It is clump-forming or tufted and somewhat short-lived. The blue-green leaves are short, narrow, lance-shaped, sessile (without a stalk) and held on thin, wiry stems. The lower part of the stem is usually leafless. Blue flax is fire-resistant due to the fibrous, wiry stems. Linum perenne 'Album' produces white flowers in profusion in loose, branched groups above the foliage during the summer. Individual flowers are trumpet to cup-shaped and...

(White Perennial Flax)

The tall, airy stems of blue flax produce loads of sky blue flowers for only a short time from early to midsummer, but when in flower they are lovely. Blue flax is a tough perennial native to Eurasia. It is clump-forming, somewhat short-lived, and naturally survives in sunny grasslands where soil is porous and well-drained. There are several natural subspecies, including the English ssp. anglicum and more compact, high-altitude ssp. alpinum.

The blue-green leaves are short,...

(Dwarf Perennial Flax, Perennial Flax)

Blue flax is a tough perennial native to Eurasia. The cultivar ‘Nanum Saphyre’ is known for its compact dwarf habit and profusion of flowers. It is clump-forming and somewhat short-lived. The blue-green leaves are short, narrow, lance-shaped, sessile (without a stalk) and held on thin, wiry stems. The lower part of the stem is usually leafless. Blue flax is fire-resistant due to the fibrous, wiry stems. Blue flowers are held in loose, branched groups above the foliage during the summer. Individual...

(Alpine Perennial Flax)

Blue flax is a tough perennial native to Eurasia and Linum perenne ssp. alpinum specifically originates from the Alps. It is clump-forming, or tufted, and short-lived. The blue-green leaves are short, narrow, lance-shaped, sessile (without a stalk) and held on thin, wiry stems. The lower part of the stem is usually leafless.

Blue flax is fire-resistant due to its fibrous, wiry stems, resistant crown and deep roots. The sky-blue flowers are produced in profusion along the foliage...

(Lewis's Perennial Flax)

Lewis blue flax is a tough perennial native to North America, generally from Canada southward and west of the Mississippi river. It is clump-forming and somewhat short-lived. The blue-green leaves are short, narrow, lance-shaped, sessile (without a stalk) and held on thin, wiry stems. The lower part of the stem is usually leafless. Blue flax is fire-resistant due to the fibrous, wiry stems. Blue flowers are held in loose, branched groups above the foliage during the summer. Individual flowers are...

(American Sweetgum)

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree is native to the central and southeastern United States from New York to Florida and across to Texas. Specimens are also said to grow into Mexico and Central America. Sweetgum is an incredibly adaptable hardwood that’s able to thrive in both lowland and upland sites. It is both fast growing and strong wooded and develops an oval to rounded canopy when mature,...

American sweetgums are beautiful trees but most homeowners won't grow them because of their messy fruits. Thanks to the fruitless Happidaze® messy "gumballs" are no longer a problem. This is a beautiful tree too; the leaves turn lovely shades of burgundy and maroon in fall and mature specimens develop oval to rounded crowns with age.

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree is native to the central...

(American Sweetgum, Variegated-leaved Sweetgum)

The variegated leaves of 'Silver King' are almost tricolored with broad irregular ivory edges and lighter and darker green interiors. The leaves resist scorching when exposed to full sun and turn shades of red and yellow in fall. Like most variegated plants, this is slower growing than American sweetgums with normal green leaves. Mature specimens develop oval crowns with age.

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive...

If you want a truly columnar sweetgum then 'Slender Silhouette' is your tree. It rises like a thin line straight up and its leaves turn brilliant shades of burgundy in fall. Mature specimens become quite tall.

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree is native to the central and southeastern United States from New York to Florida and across to Texas. Specimens are also said to grow into Mexico and...

(American Sweetgum, Variegated-leaved Sweetgum)

The variegated leaves of this unique tree have green leaves with streaks and blotches of ivory or palest yellow. The leaves resist scorching when exposed to full sun and turn shades of red and yellow in fall. Like most variegated plants, this is slower growing than American sweetgums with normal green leaves. Mature specimens develop oval crowns with age.

The spiny fruits, palmate foliage and stark appearance of the American sweetgum are all unmistakable. This impressive tall, deciduous tree...