(Shamel Ash)

The evergreen American ash, also called the Shamel ash, is a large evergreen timber tree from Mexico and Central America. This tall, upright tree has a dense, broad, rounded canopy that casts welcome shade throughout the year in warm, mild climates.

Its lush and glossy compound leaves are dark green and have five to nine (often seven) long, tapered leaflets with toothed edges. Evergreen American ash is dioecious, which means trees have either all male or all female flowers. The inconspicuous...

(Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash)

Steadfast and reliable in extreme heat, the Arizona ash is a tall, deciduous shade tree that has a pyramidal shape when young and develops a spreading, rounded canopy when mature. Native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, it naturally inhabits stream sides or low pockets in canyons.

The compound leaves emerge light green and velvety and turn leathery and gray-green as they age. They have three to five leaflets with fuzzy gray-green undersides. In fall the foliage turns shades...

(Fan-Tex Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash)

This seedless Arizona ash was selected by Selected by Eddie Fanick of San Antonio, Texas and was first made available in 1962. It is valued for its attractive glossy foliage, rapid growth rate and uniformly symmetrical crown.

Steadfast and reliable in extreme heat, the Arizona ash is a tall, deciduous shade tree that has a pyramidal shape when young and develops a spreading, rounded canopy when mature. Native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, it naturally inhabits stream...

(Modesto Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash)

This old cultivar was developed at Stribling's Nursery in Merced, California, and was first made available in 1948. It is valued for its attractive glossy foliage, rapid growth rate and broad spreading crown. It is a male clone, so it is not fruit producing.

Steadfast and reliable in extreme heat, the Arizona ash is a tall, deciduous shade tree that has a pyramidal shape when young and develops a spreading, rounded canopy when mature. Native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico,...

(California Flannelbush)

Golden yellow flowers and felted evergreen leaves make this California native shrub a winner for water-conservation landscapes. Fast-growing and resilient in arid landscapes, it naturally grows in desert scrub, chaparral and open pine forests. Mature plants develop an irregular, open crown and short trunk.

The thick, lobed leaves of flannelbush are rich green to gray-green and fully evergreen. When growing conditions are wetter the leaves grow larger, while arid conditions cause smaller foliage....

(Crown Imperial, Imperial Fritillary)

One of the largest and most distinctive fritillarias, crown imperial is a bulbous, spring-flowering perennial. The narrow, twisting, glossy leaves emerge in whorls in early spring and are soon followed by a thick, glossy, rapidly rising flower stalk that produces at its tip a ring of up to eight drooping bell-shaped orange flowers. Above this crown of flowers is a cluster of pointed upright leaf-like bracts, resembling a spiky crest. Native from Turkey to Kashmir and long cultivated (from the 1600s...

(Crown Imperial)

One of the largest and most distinctive fritillarias, crown imperial is a bulbous, spring-flowering perennial. The narrow, twisting, glossy leaves emerge in whorls in early spring and are soon followed by a thick, glossy, rapidly rising flower stalk that produces at its tip a ring of up to eight drooping bell-shaped orange flowers. Above this crown of flowers is a cluster of pointed upright leaf-like bracts, resembling a spiky crest. Native from Turkey to Kashmir and long cultivated (from the 1600s...

(Aurora Crown Imperial, Crown Imperial)

Offering large showy flowers and exceptional vigor, 'Aurora' is a popular selection of crown imperial, a large and long-cultivated hardy bulb from Turkey and Central Asia. The narrow, twisting, glossy leaves emerge in whorls in early spring and are soon followed by a thick, rapidly rising flower stalk that produces at its tip a ring of up to eight drooping bell-shaped deep-orange flowers with purple veins. Above this crown of flowers is a spiky crest of pointed upright leaf-like bracts. Crown imperial...

(Crown Imperial, Lutea Maxima Crown Imperial)

One of the largest and most distinctive fritillarias, crown imperial is a bulbous, spring-flowering perennial. The narrow, twisting, glossy leaves emerge in whorls in early spring and are soon followed by a thick, glossy, rapidly rising flower stalk that produces at its tip a ring of up to eight drooping bell-shaped orange flowers. Above this crown of flowers is a cluster of pointed upright leaf-like bracts, resembling a spiky crest. Native from Turkey to Kashmir and long cultivated (from the 1600s...

(Crown Imperial)

One of the largest and most distinctive fritillarias, crown imperial is a bulbous, spring-flowering perennial. The narrow, twisting, glossy leaves emerge in whorls in early spring and are soon followed by a thick, glossy, rapidly rising flower stalk that produces at its tip a ring of up to eight drooping bell-shaped orange flowers. Above this crown of flowers is a cluster of pointed upright leaf-like bracts, resembling a spiky crest. Native from Turkey to Kashmir and long cultivated (from the 1600s...