All Plants
HOSTA 'First Frost' Plantain Lily Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. A sport of 'Halcyon'. The leaves hold up all season long until the "first frost." Has lavender bell-shaped blooms. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Ground cover, container, & border plant. Foliage: powdery blue-green with a cream edge aging to pure white. Blooms: summer. Vigorous, clumping: 12-16" x 12-36". Flower stalk: 28 inches. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA 'Francee' Plantain Lily Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has lavender flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, pot, edging & border plant. Foliage: heart shaped forest green leaves with white margin.. Ht: 15-18" Width: 24". Light shade/shade. Tolerates some sun Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA 'Great Expectations' Plantain Lily Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has pale lavender to white bell-shaped blooms. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Ground cover, container, & border plant. Foliage: oval, puckered, yellow to creamy-white center with wide irregular blue-green margins. Blooms: summer. Slow growing, clumping: 24" x 36". Flower stalk: 24-34". Slug resistant. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA 'Hadspen Blue' Plantain Lily Perennial: One of the best of the blues. Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has bell-shaped lavender blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover & border plant. Foliage: smooth, heart shaped gray blue. Leafs: 5" x 4". Clump forming & slow growing: 10-16" x 18-24". Flower stalk: 16". Part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA 'Halcyon' Plantain Lily Perennial: One of the best blues. Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Good slug resistance. Has white to pale lavender bell-shaped blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, pot & border plant. Foliage: frosted blue-green. Leaf: 8" x 5". Vigorous, clumping: 1-3' x 2-3'. Flowers: 2'. Pt shd/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA 'June' Plantain Lily Perennial: 'Best Hosta of the Year 2001', RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. A sport of 'Halcyon'. Has pale lavender bell-shaped blooms. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Ground cover, pot, & border plant. Foliage: pointed, chartreuse-yellow with bluish-green edges. Blooms: summer. Clumping: 12-15" x 30". Flower stalk: 20". Slug resistant. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA 'Minuteman' Plantain Lily Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has funnell-shaped lavender blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, pot & border plant. Foliage: dark green with a white margin. Leaf size: 7" x 5". Clumping: 18-24" x 12-24". Flower stalk: 36". Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. An improved Hosta 'Patriot'. |
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HOSTA 'Paradigm' (syn. 'Abiqua Paradigm') Plantain Lily Perennial: 'Best Hosta of the Year 2007', RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. A sport of 'Abiqua Recluse'. Has pale lavender bell-shaped blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, pot, & border plant. Foliage: puckered, gold with streaked blue-green margins. Clumping: 20" x 36". Flower stalk: 24". Slug resistant. Expos: part shade/shade. Can tolerate some sun. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA 'Powder Blue' Plantain Lily Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has pale lavender bell shaped flowers. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Ground cover, container, and border plant. Foliage: thick, corrugated, powdery blue-green. Leaf size: 14" x 11". Blooms: summer. Clumping: 28" X 64".. Flower stalk: 36". Slug resistant. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA 'Stained Glass' Plantain Lily Perennial: 2006 Hosta of the Year. Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. A sport of 'Guacamole'. Has large lavender bell shaped flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Ground cover, container, & border plant. Foliage: huge, brilliant gold with wide, dark green margins & prominent veins. Leaf size: 10". Clumping: 15-20" x 18-48". Flower stalk: 30". Exposure: part shade/shade. Can tolerate some sun. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA fortunei 'Aureo-Marginata' Plantain Lily Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has funnel-shaped lilac blooms in late spring-summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, border plant. Foliage: ovate heart shaped dark green with yellow-gold margin. Leaf size: 10" x 7". Vigorous, clump forming: 20" x 18". Flower stalk: to 24". Sun or shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA fortunei 'Patriot' Plantain Lily Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog & clay tolerant. Has funnel-shaped lavender blue flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover, border plant. Vigorous. Foliage: ovate to heart shaped olive green slightly puckered leaves with wide pure white margins. Growth: 18-24" x 36". Exposure: sun/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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HOSTA sieboldiana 'Elegans' Plantain Lily Perennial: Deciduous. Deer, drought, bog and clay tolerant. Produces slightly bell-shaped pale lilac blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ground cover or border plant. Foliage: rounded heart shaped, deeply puckered gray blue. Leaf size: 16" x 12". Clumping: 36" x 30". Exposure: sun/shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon' (syn. 'Variegata') Perennial: Deciduous border and ground cover plant for large areas. Heart shaped leaves are variegated in green, cream, pink, yellow & red. Can use at a pond, streamside or in shallow water. Blooms: summer. Bloom color: white. Size: 6-10" x 18". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moist. Bog tolerant. USDA Z5-10. |
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HOYA 'Rosita' (a hybrid of H. wayetii x H. tsangii) Tropical Wax Vine Perennial: Tropical twining vine with plump, glossy green oval foliage edged in maroon. Brighter light (early morning or late afternoon sun, but not midday) can bring out bronze & red tones. Good hanging basket and container plant. Blooms: occasional fragrant red clusters with yellow tips in summer-fall. Height: 3 feet. Width: 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. USDA Z9-11. |
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HOYA compacta 'Regalis' (syn. H. carnosa c. 'Regalis', H. car. c. marginata) Porcelain Flower, Wax Flower, Hindu or Indian Rope Pendulous Shrub: The leaves twist & grow in long stems resembling a rope. Good for pots & baskets. Fleshy, curled dark green leaves edged in creamy white. Waxy, lightly scented peachy white star-shaped flowers appear in dense umbels from spring-fall. Ht: 4-6 ft. Width: 3-6 inches. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10. Indoors: Likes a snug pot & a bit root bound, as it flowers more prolifically. Bright indirect light. Allow to dry out between waterings. Pet friendly. |
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HUERNIA zebrina Little Owl Eyes, Lifesaver Plant Perennial: Low-growing succulent. The erect stems are irregularly branched, strongly toothed & taper up to 2" long. The flowers are star-shaped, ylw, w/coppery-brown zebra stripes & a thickened cntr that resembles a Lifesaver. Very unusual & showy! Easy to grow & requires little space. Often grown as a houseplant. Blms: spring-summer. Ht: 6-8". Needs good drainage. Prefers bright indirect sunlight or pt shade. Protect from frost. Z10. |
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HUNNEMANNIA fumariifolia Mexican Tulip Poppy, Golden Cup Perennial often grown as an annual. Closely resembles California poppies with 3 inch cup-shaped bright golden-yellow blooms. Use in rock gardens or as a filler. Growth: 2-3' x 2'. Drought tolerant once established. Exposure: full sun. USDA Z8-10. |
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HYDRANGEA arborescens 'Annabelle' Hills-of-Snow, Wild or Smooth Hydrangea, Sevenbark Shrub: Deciduous. Gopher resistant. Nice cut & dried flower, pot & border plant. Blooms: late spring-fall with 12" spherical flowers that gradually change from green to white. Flowers on current seasons growth. Rounded & well-branched, 3-4'. Sun on coast/part shade inland. Water: moderate. Likes rich, porous soil. USDA Z3. |
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HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'All Summer Beauty' Mophead Hydrangea Perennial. Deciduous. This prolific flowering shrub bears large, ball-shaped flower clusters in deep soft pink in neutral soil and deep blue in acid soil. Blooms on old and new growth. Nice compact growth. Good cut flower. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Height: 3-5'. Width: 3-5'. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: mederate. USDA Z5. |
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HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'Merritt's Supreme' Mophead, Bigleaf Deciduous shrub: Large prolific trusses range from dark indigo blues to deep rose purples, maturing into a violet plum color. Grows best in light to open shade. A protected location from full hot sun will keep the colors from fading fast & also protect it from scorching. Likes rich moist well drained soil. Acidic soils will change the tones in your plant. Water: moderate. Great as cut flowers. Size: 3-4 x 3-4. Bloom time: summer- fall. USDA Z6. |
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HYDRANGEA macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' Big Leaf, Garden, Florist or French Hydrangea Shrub: Mophead type (Hortensia). Deciduous plant with large rounded 6" clusters of bright blue flowers (grayish blue to pink in alkaline soils). Good in borders & pots. Nice cut flowers, fresh or dried. Blooms: summer-fall. Vigorous & free-flowering. Deer & gopher resistant. Rounded growth, 5-6'. Sun on coast, part shade inland. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. |