Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata). Description: Hardy herbaceous North American perennial - Yellow ray florets are sometimes tinged red at the base; and reddish-orange central disk florets. Blooms summer through autumn Habit: Grows 2 to 3 feet high and wide. Erect but spreading habit ... - Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata).
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). Hardy, perennial North American native Description: Single, pure white flowers bloom in early spring as the leaf emerges. Pinkish flowers occur rarely. Habit: Deeply lobed, palm-like leaf. Named for the thick roots that have orang... - Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis).
Bloody Geranium (Geranium sanguineum). Hardy, summer-flowering perennial Description: Bears a profusion of cup-shaped, deep magenta pink to crimson colored flowers with darker veins and white eyes; dark green, deeply cut foliage turns deep ruby red Habit: Grows 18 inches... - Bloody Geranium (Geranium sanguineum).
Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis). Herbaceous, spring-flowering perennial Description: Deep indigo blue, pea-like flowers in clusters above shrubby plants with bright blue-green foliage Habit: Grows 3 to 4' feet high Culture: Prefers part shade to full sun and moist but w... - Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis).
Blue Mist Flower (Conoclinium coelestinum). Late summer flowering, North American perennial Description: Deep blue, mist-like flowers in late summer and autumn; attractive burgundy stems Habit: Plants grow to 3 feet high and 4-5 feet wide; spreads by underground runners Culture: Pr... - Blue Mist Flower (Conoclinium coelestinum).
Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana). Hardy, late-spring flowering perennialDescription: Clusters of pale blue flowers borne on 3-foot stems; dark green, peach-leaf foliage turns yellow in the fallHabit: Grows up to 3 ft high and wide, vase-shaped Culture: Prefers full ... - Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana).
Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora). Hardy, mid-summer flowering, North American shrub Description: Bears showy, spidery white flowers, with protruding stamens, in 12-inch conical clusters, followed by smooth-skinned fruit Habit: Grows to 10 feet hi... - Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora).
Bridalwreath Spirea (Spiraea prunifolia). Description: Hardy, deciduous, spring-flowering shrub ?- A profusion of double, pure white flowers are borne in dense clusters on arching branches before the emergence of small, elliptical, shiny dark green leaves; folia... - Bridalwreath Spirea (Spiraea prunifolia).
Brown Turkey Fig (Ficus carica cv.). Half-hardy, deciduous shrubDescription: Produces medium to large, reddish-purple fruits with amber flesh in late summer and fallHabit: Grows 10'-30' high and wide; vigorous; multi-stemmed; cold-tolerantCulture: Needs full sun for best fru... - Brown Turkey Fig (Ficus carica cv.).
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa). Hardy, North American perennial Description: Clusters of small, bright orange to red flowers in early summer; deep green foliage Habit: Grows up to 2.5' high and 1.5' wide Culture: Prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained garden so... - Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa).
Button Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Description: Deciduous, summer flowering North American shrub bears ball-like heads of small, very fragrant, white or cream-colored flowers; glossy, medium-green leaves with red veins and midribs, arranged in whorls of 3... - Button Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).
California Blue Iris (Iris x germanica cv.). Hardy, spring-flowering rhizomatous perennialDescription: Very tall bearded iris bears large, fragrant, medium-blue flowers with lemon yellow beardsHabit: Vigorous, erect, clump-forming plants grow over 4 feet high; sp... - California Blue Iris (Iris x germanica cv.).
Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium). Description: Hardy biennial, ornamental flowerbears tall spikes of large, bell shaped, blue flowers in early summer; medium green foliageHabit: Flowering spike grows to 3 feet tall; clump forming; lush basal leavesCulture: Full sun ... - Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium).
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). Hardy, North American perennial Description: Brilliant scarlet-red flowers in summer to early autumn Habit: Flower spikes grow to 2-4 feet high from evergreen, 12-inch wide basal clumps of dark, glossy green foliage Culture: This sp... - Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis).
Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus). Perennial vegetable or ornamental plant Description: Spiny, gray-green foliage forms a large mound from which the tall flower stalks arise; the inedible, purple, thistle-like flowers in summer are smaller than those of its relative&... - Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus).
Carolina Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera syn. H. carolina). Spring-flowering, deciduous, North American treeDescription: White bell-shaped flowers in spring, soft yellow foliage in fallHabit: Grows 30-40 feet high and 20-35 feet wide; may be trained as large, multi-stemmed shrub or s... - Carolina Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera syn. H. carolina).
Cecile Brunner Rose (Rosa cv.). Hardy, deciduous, flowering shrub Description: Clusters of shell-pink blossoms produced freely from late spring through fall; lightly fragrant; smooth, dark green foliage Habit: Upright, compact shrub to 4 feet high and 3 fe... - Cecile Brunner Rose (Rosa cv.).
Charles de Mills Rose (Rosa gallica cv.). Hardy flowering shrub Description: Purplish crimson blooms in early summer are very double, often ?"quartered?" and showing a deep green eye when fully open; very fragrant; nearly thornlessHabit: Medium-sized shrub to 4 feet high and 5 feet w... - Charles de Mills Rose (Rosa gallica cv.).
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides). Hardy, North American perennialDescription: Dark, leathery, evergreen fronds up to 5 inches across form a handsome groundcover with arching foliage Habit: Fronds reach 1-2 feet high; clumps grow up to 2 feet wide Culture: Prefers... - Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides).