Featured Plants

Aster ericoides Common Name: Aster Numerous species and cultivars have been grouped into this one genus of Aster. The popularity of one species is so great (A. ericoides 'Monte Casino') that this cultivar is included above as a common name. Another common aster sold by florists is the... [ More Info ]

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Brassica oleracea Common Name: Flowering Cabbage and Kale Two kinds are important in cool-weather gardens for their richly colored purple-, cream-, pink-, white-, and rose-variegated leaves. Plants are quite resistant to frost. Flowering Kale has frilly leaves and an open growth habit. It is relatively heat... [ More Info ]

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Caladium bicolor Common Name: Caladium Caladium's are perennial herbs with colorful leaves that have a combination of red, white and green or other colors. Plants sprout from a tuber and have no stems. Caladiums produce striking arrow-shaped leaves -paper thin and beautifully marked and c... [ More Info ]

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Chrysanthemum Year-round pot Chrysanthemums continue to be the undisputed number one pot plant among major pot crops. Numerous cultivars of the Chrysanthemum were grown in Europe prior to 1800 as garden flowers. Since that time the Chrysanthemum has been refined a... [ More Info ]

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Cyclamen persicum Common Name: Cyclamen Cyclamen was once the premier hoiday pot crop before and after Christmas in North America, but were eventually replaced by the poinsettia. Foliage is silvery green with marbled patterns. Blooms range from mini to very large showy flowers in red, f... [ More Info ]

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Dianthus caryophyllus Common Name: Mini Carnation Mini Carnation's botanical name is Dianthus Caryophyllus. Dianthus is Greek for flower of Love. Commonly referred to as "pinks", most are well-suited to rock garden environments since many species are native to alpine habitats.... [ More Info ]

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Euphorbia pulcherrima Common Name: Poinsettia The common name Poinsettia given to Euphorbia pulcherrima (Willd. ex. Koltsch) is a result of its introduction into the United States by Joel Robert Poinsett who, finding these plants growing on the hillsides near Taxco, Mexico sent plants to his hom... [ More Info ]

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Exacum affine Common Name: Exacum Exacum is the annual species of Exacum grown in the greenhouse as a flowering pot plant. It is commonly known as the German or Persian violet and has flowers up to 1.3 cm across. This beautiful blue or white flowered plant has exploded into popularit... [ More Info ]

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Gardenia jasminoides Common Name: Flowering Gardenia Plants are shrubs or small trees that have a single fragrant flower of white or yellow color. They are grown indoors for cut flowers and outdoors in mild climates. Plants are produced in Europe and in the United States as flowering potted plants.... [ More Info ]

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Gerbera jamesonii Common Name: Gerbera Daisy Gerbera was first discovered in 1878 in South Africa by botanist R. Jameson. The plant has since proved to be excellent for cultivation, and has become a popular and wide-spread cut flower and pot plant. Nurseries are constantly producing new hybrids... [ More Info ]

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Hyacinth Hyacinthus 'orientales' Common Name: Hyacinth ... [ More Info ]

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Hydrangeas Large blooms (6"-10") in lovely shades of pink and sky blue will unfold before your eyes! Your flowers will last for many weeks if the soil is kept moist at all times. Place the hydrangea near a bright window but not is direct sunlight. These flowe... [ More Info ]

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Hypoestes sanguinolenta 'Splash Select Series' Common Name: Pink Polka Dot Plant A native from Madagascar, first grown in English homes in 1840. An easy to grow and colorful house plant that is still popular over 150 years later.... [ More Info ]

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Indica Azaleas Known as the "Cadillac" of blooming plants, Indica Azalea have a long history. Originally native to China and Japan, these plants made their way to Europe and Belgium in the 1850's. Here they were hybridized resulting in hundreds of new varieties wit... [ More Info ]

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Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Common Name: Kalanchoe The Kalanchoe was introduced in Potsdam, Germany, in 1932 by Robert Blossfeld. Many mutations and hybrids were developed for florists' use from the original Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. Some of the earlier Swiss hybrids were not true from seed and had to... [ More Info ]

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Leucanthemum Common Name: Daisy The "day's eye," as the daisy was known in Old English, is like a tiny sun surrounded by white rays. The common field, or oxeye, daisy is a species of chrysanthemum native to Europe. Its scientific name is Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. Tradition says t... [ More Info ]

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Lilium Longiflorum 'Nellie White' Common Name: Easter Lily The Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum Thunb. Liliaceae), is a native of Japan and its center of origin is apparently Japan's three small southernmost islands. Although this white or trumpet Lily was found under cultivation on the mainland of China and ... [ More Info ]

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Narcissus Common Name: Daffodil (Narcissus) originated in a broad area from Europe and North Africa across to Western Asia. They have been in cultivation for hundreds of years. They have been extensively hybridized. Thus, all of the Daffodils sold as potted plants are hybrid cultiv... [ More Info ]

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Rhododendron Azaleae Common Name: Azalea The Azalea is one of 43 series in the genus Rhododendron. There are six Azalea subseries, but the most important subseries containing Azaleas for forcing is R. obtusum. Primarily, nine species of this subseries have been used in the development of cu... [ More Info ]

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Rosa Common Name: Mini Rose The rose is the flower of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and it has been cherished since ancient times. The Romans used it as teh symbol for their feasts. The rose has a long history. The first known paintings of a rose are in frescoes painted about... [ More Info ]

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Senecio cruentas Common Name: Cineraria Cineraria, Senecio cruentus, appears to have originated in England as a cross between S. cruentus and S. heritieri and possibly other species from the Canary Islands. This oldfashioned potted plant is making a comeback because of its long shelf life,... [ More Info ]

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Sinningia speciosa Common Name: Gloxinia Sinningia speciosa was first named Gloxinia in 1817 by Conrad Loddiges, an English nurseryman after he had studied the new plant from Brazil. Although incorrect, the namc Gloxinia has remained in use. Gloxinia belongs to the Gesneriad family, Gesneri... [ More Info ]

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Spathiphyllum Spathiphyllum is Greek for leaf-spathe, referring to the character of the spathe, which is the bract or leaf surrounding or subtending a thick, protruding flower cluster (spadix). Easy to care for, with beautiful glossy green leaves and the unusual a... [ More Info ]

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Stargazer Lily Lilium ''Stargazer'' Common Name: Stargazer Lily Stargazer Lilies are summer fragrant, purplish-pink blooms. They grow to 12" tall and are frost hardy. Fertilize in fall with bulb booster. The lily family consits of 80 to 90 species native to the north temperature zones. The oriental hybrids are es... [ More Info ]

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Tulipa hybrida Common Name: Tulip Tulips originated in a broad area from the Mediterranean to China. They were introuced in The Netherlands in the late 1500s. For the past 400 years, they have been extensively hybridized. Thus, all of the Tulips sold as potted plants are hybrid culti... [ More Info ]

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Viola Common Name: Violet Low-growing plants. Hardy perennial, and a few annual herbs, comprising about 500 species distributed throughout temperate regions. Violets come from a tiny area of East Africa. Since their discovery in 1892 by Baron Walter von Saint Paul, many hybri... [ More Info ]

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Viola wittrockiana Common Name: Pansy The botanical name is Viola x Wittrockiana. The "x" in the name indicates that his is an interspecific hybrid, most likely among V. altaica, V. lutea, and V. tricolor. The flowers or leaves of some species and cultivars are used in designer salads fo... [ More Info ]

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Zantedeschia Common Name: Calla Lily This exotic plant is a native of South Africa. In some parts of the world, Calla means only the large white plants (Zantedeschia aethippica) commonly used for weddings and funerals, but the Golden Yellow Calla (Z. elliottiana) has long been available... [ More Info ]