(Chocolate Vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, White Fiveleaf Akebia)

Named for its delicate, hand-shaped, compound leaves, five-leaf akebia is a fast-growing, semi-evergreen twining vine native to China, Japan, and Korea. The sausage-shaped fruits and small, clustered, vanilla-scented flowers of its cultivar 'Alba' are white rather than the usual purple. The leaves - comprising five rounded leaflets - are dark green with blue-green undersides.

An adaptable plant, fiveleaf akebia accepts most soils and exposures, including shade. It can twine up a structure, shrub,...

(Chocolate Vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, White Fiveleaf Akebia)

Named for its delicate, hand-shaped, compound leaves, five-leaf akebia is a fast-growing, semi-evergreen twining vine native to China, Japan, and Korea. The small, clustered, vanilla-scented flowers of its cultivar 'Leucantha' are white rather than the usual purple. The leaves - comprising five rounded leaflets - are dark green with blue-green undersides.

An adaptable plant, fiveleaf akebia accepts most soils and exposures, including shade. It can twine up a structure, shrub, or tree, or clamber...

(Begonialeaf Alangium, Chinese Alangium)

Lovely green leaves with short pointed lobes adorn the zig-zagged branches of Chinese alangium. Blooming in early summer and again in mid-autumn, the small oval fruits turn dark blue in autumn, too. A large shrub to small tree that is evergreen in frost-free climates but deciduous elsewhere, it is native to a large expanse of southern Asia's Himalayas eastward into the highlands of southeast Asia. Natural variant forms can also be found in eastern Africa.

The leaves are rounded when young, having...

(Persian Silktree, Pink Siris, Silky Mimosa)

Though pretty, Persian silktree is weak, fast-growing, invasive and short-lived. It is a small to medium-sized, hardy, deciduous tree native to central and eastern Asia, which has become naturalized in temperate regions globally. In the United States it has become naturalized in areas from California to New York.

Pleasing feather leaves line the branches in summer and fold up at night. The compound leaves are comprised of many small, oval, leaflets of bright green. Fragrant, puffy, round flowers...

(Flame Silktree, Persian Silktree, Pink Siris, Silky Mimosa)

A favorite of hummingbirds, silk tree is a multi-stemmed, spreading deciduous tree native from Iran to Japan. Its cultivar 'Flame' bears fragrant, fluffy, rose-pink flowerheads in summer and tan seed pods in fall. The ferny light green leaves emerge in late spring, and fold at night.

Silk tree thrives in most well-drained soils and flowers best in full sun. Its dome-like canopy is good for shading patios. It often self-sows prolifically.

(Persian Silktree, Pink Siris, Silky Mimosa)

A favorite of hummingbirds, silk tree is a multi-stemmed, spreading deciduous tree native from Iran to Japan. Its natural form rosea bears fragrant, fluffy, rich rose-pink flowerheads in summer and tan seed pods in fall. The ferny light green leaves emerge in late spring, and fold up at night. It includes the cultivar 'Ernest Wilson', a hardy selection that succeeds into USDA zone 5.

Silk tree thrives in most well-drained soils and flowers best in full sun. It is tolerant of drought,...

(Hollyhock, Peaches 'n Dreams Hollyhock)

Hollyhock is a tall, short-lived, herbaceous perennial native to western Asia. In summer, large rosettes of characteristically rough, hairy leaves give rise to very tall, leafy stalks lined with show-stopping flowers. Hollyhock ‘Peaches ‘n’ Dreams’ produces masses of double flowers in shades of peach, white and raspberry even in the first year. Hollyhocks do produce large numbers of seedling which may or may not grow true to the parent.

Hollyhocks are attractive to butterflies and bees and thrive...

(Happy Lights Hollyhock, Hollyhock)

The tall, bold hollyhocks in Happy Lights Mix are rust-resistant and very showy. These hybrids are short-lived perennials that bloom for weeks in summer. The plants bear strong, upright, leafy flower stalks lined with showy single to semi-double flowers, which rise from coarse rosettes of leaves. Their large blooms are either white, red, pink, yellow, reddish black or orange and attract bees.

Hollyhocks thrive in full sun and fertile soil with good drainage. They grow best with average water...

(Hollyhock, Summer Carnival Hollyhock)

Hollyhocks in the Summer Carnival Series are more compact than other selections. In summer they bear strong leafy flower stalks lined with showy double flowers rising from a coarse rosette of leaves. Their blooms may be red, pink, yellow, white or purple, depending on the cultivar, and unlike other hollyhocks, these flower in the first year from seed.

Hollyhocks thrive in full sun and moderately fertile soil with good drainage. They make an excellent addition to cottage gardens, mixed borders...

(Hollyhock)

Hollyhock is a tall, short-lived, herbaceous perennial native to western Asia. In summer, large rosettes of characteristically rough, hairy leaves give rise to very tall, leafy stalks lined with show-stopping flowers of rose-pink. Single, semi-double and double-flowered varieties are also available in a wide array of colors to include dark purple, red, white, apricot and yellow.

All hollyhocks are highly attractive to butterflies and bees and thrive in full sun and moderately fertile soil with...