Plants in family asparagaceae
Rohdea delavayi
Rohdea delavayi is an evergreen plant with hosta-like foliage, forming an arching clump up to 20 inches wide and 15 inches tall. Its chartreuse-green leaves have a rippling texture, adding interest to garden landscapes. This plant is easy to grow in typical garden conditions and remains evergreen down to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Rohdea delavayi is a versatile choice for shaded garden areas, offering year-round greenery.
Hosta 'Pathfinder'
Hosta 'Pathfinder' is a unique perennial with black-green, slightly rippled foliage and a brilliant creamy white central pattern. It forms a 2-foot wide clump and produces 20-inch scapes of light lavender flowers in early summer. This hosta is ideal for shaded areas, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, and adding a striking visual element to garden landscapes.
Hosta 'Roy Klehm'
Hosta 'Roy Klehm' is a tetraploid sport of Hosta 'Summer Serenade', featuring large, dark green leaves with a bright gold central pattern. This perennial forms clumps about 21 inches tall and 2 feet wide, making it an excellent groundcover. In early summer, it produces white flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The plant thrives in part sun to light shade and is suitable for cottage gardens and dry shade areas. Its variegated foliage adds a touch of elegance to any garden setting, and it is also salt-tolerant, making it versatile for various landscapes.
Agave montana 'T73111'
Agave montana 'T73111' is a striking succulent native to the high elevations of Mexico, known for its dark green, heavily armed leaves. This plant thrives in sunny, dry conditions and is well-suited for xeriscaping. Its robust nature makes it resistant to rabbits, and it is a great choice for a tropical-looking garden. The agave's unique appearance and resilience make it a standout in any landscape.
Hosta 'Illicit Affair'
Hosta 'Illicit Affair' is a striking perennial that forms an 18-inch wide clump. Its leaves emerge chartreuse-green with a creamy border, eventually turning solid gold. In early summer, it produces 18-inch tall scapes of lavender flowers, making it a beautiful addition to shaded gardens.
Hosta 'Cadillac'
Hosta 'Cadillac' is known for its brilliant golden, corrugated leaves with a wide dark-green border. It forms 20-inch wide clumps topped with light lavender flowers in early summer. This hosta is a striking addition to any garden, offering vibrant foliage and a robust growth habit.
Hosta 'Mississippi Delta'
Hosta 'Mississippi Delta' is a giant blue-grey hosta that forms a 5-foot wide clump. Its slightly rippled leaves are complemented by 40-inch branched scapes with pure white flowers in midsummer. This plant is a striking choice for shaded areas, offering impressive foliage and blooms.
Hosta 'Whirlwind Tour'
Hosta 'Whirlwind Tour' is a sport of Hosta 'Whirlwind' with thick lime-green leaves bordered by a wide dark edge. The central leaf pattern changes to creamy white, and it forms 38-inch wide clumps. In summer, it produces 3-foot tall scapes of lavender flowers.
Agave horrida
Agave horrida is a rosette-forming succulent native to southeastern Mexico. It features bright green leaves with yellow variegation and a single sharp terminal spine. This plant flowers infrequently, producing an 8-foot tall stalk with pale yellow flowers, and is hardy in USDA zones 9-11.
Hosta 'Jewel Of The Nile'
Hosta 'Jewel Of The Nile' is a sport of H. 'Dee's Golden Jewel', featuring dark green foliage with a wide gold border. It forms an upright vase-shaped clump 2 feet wide and produces 30-inch tall scapes of near-white flowers in late June. This plant is suitable for part sun to light shade conditions and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
Hosta 'Heartache'
Hosta 'Heartache' is a hybrid plant known for its thick, golden, rounded leaves and mid-summer blooms. It produces sturdy 40-inch scapes of lavender flowers, adding a touch of elegance to shaded garden spaces.
Hosta 'Sea Yellow Sunrise'
Hosta 'Sea Yellow Sunrise' is known for its bright golden foliage, forming a 15-foot wide clump. It produces medium lavender flowers in late summer, making it a striking addition to shaded garden areas. This plant is appreciated for its vibrant color and ability to attract butterflies.
Agave 'Hammer Time'
Agave 'Hammer Time' is a striking succulent with bayonet-like dark green leaves etched in white and edged with chartreuse. It forms a compact clump and is covered in curly white hairs, occasionally producing offsets. This plant is drought-tolerant and suitable for rock gardens, making it a unique addition to xeriscaping projects.
Hosta 'Diana Remembered'
Hosta 'Diana Remembered' is a hybrid with shiny, blue-green leaves bordered in creamy yellow. It forms a 3-foot wide clump and produces very fragrant white flowers on 2-foot tall spikes in late summer. This plant attracts hummingbirds and is ideal for shade gardens, thriving in part sun to light shade.
Yucca linearifolia 'Line Dance'
Yucca linearifolia 'Line Dance' is a striking plant with white-edged, pencil-thin leaves forming a 3-foot wide rosette. It reaches a height of 2 feet over ten years and is known for its drought tolerance and deer resistance. This yucca thrives in full sun and is suitable for xeriscaping, making it an excellent choice for low-water gardens.
Yucca angustissima var. kanabensis
Yucca angustissima var. kanabensis is a native plant of northern Arizona and southern Utah, known for its rosette of 3-foot long stiff leaves and tall spikes of white flowers. This plant thrives on dry hillsides and in desert woodlands, making it well-suited for xeriscaping and drought-tolerant gardens. Yucca angustissima is part of the Yucca genus, which is prized for its architectural form and ability to attract pollinators. It is a hardy plant that requires minimal maintenance once established, making it an excellent choice for low-water landscapes. This plant adds a touch of the desert to any garden, providing structure and interest throughout the year.
Hosta 'Moon River'
Hosta 'Moon River' is a small hybrid hosta with very thick, corrugated blue-green leaves and a creamy border. It forms a mound up to 16 inches wide and produces violet flowers on 16-inch scapes in early summer, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.
Hosta 'Summer Snowstorm'
Hosta 'Summer Snowstorm' is a compact perennial that forms a 15-inch tall by 3-foot wide mound of glossy green foliage. It is notable for its very fragrant white flowers that bloom starting in mid-August, making it a delightful addition to any garden.
Hosta 'On With The Show'
Hosta 'On With The Show' features dark glossy green leaves with a wide golden border, forming a 30-inch wide clump. In mid-June, it produces 2-foot tall stalks of light lavender flowers. This plant is suitable for part sun to light shade and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
Hosta 'Celestial'
Hosta 'Celestial' is a herbaceous perennial with huge corrugated leaves and pale lavender flowers. It attracts hummingbirds and pollinators and is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9. This low-maintenance plant prefers dappled shade and moist, well-drained, highly organic soils.
Polygonatum odoratum 'Fireworks'
Polygonatum odoratum 'Fireworks' is a Japanese selection of Solomon's seal, forming a patch of finger-like rhizomes. It grows 2 feet tall with egg-shaped green leaves flecked with creamy white, and small white bells dangling beneath the stem in spring. This plant thrives in shade but grows more vigorously with some sun.
Hosta 'Ginsu Knife'
Hosta 'Ginsu Knife' is a unique hosta with long, wavy green leaves that have a wide, serrate border. The border emerges yellow and ages to cream, adding visual interest. This plant forms a 4-foot wide clump and is topped with white flowers on tall scapes, making it a standout in any garden.
Hosta 'Neat And Tidy'
Hosta 'Neat And Tidy' is a medium-sized hosta with unique rounded green leaves. It forms a tidy mound and produces white flowers, making it a charming addition to shaded garden areas. This hosta is attractive to birds and butterflies and thrives in light shade.
Disporopsis pernyi 'Xiao Chengdu'
Disporopsis pernyi 'Xiao Chengdu' is an evergreen plant resembling Solomon's seal, with small, white, bell-shaped flowers in mid-spring. It grows 10 inches tall in part sun and 18 inches in deep shade, preferring moist soils. This plant is drought-tolerant and suitable for shady garden areas, adding a delicate touch with its dangling flowers.
Hosta 'Golden Torch'
Hosta 'Golden Torch' is a hybrid plant with thick, round, and corrugated leaves that form a 4-foot wide clump. Its dusty golden foliage is topped with 30-inch scapes of light lavender flowers in late summer. This plant is known for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, making it a delightful addition to shaded garden areas.
Hosta 'Tambourine'
Hosta 'Tambourine' is a hybrid plant known for its striking foliage and midsummer blooms. It features 6-inch heart-shaped leaves with a rich green center and wide creamy white edges, complemented by bright reddish-purple petioles. The plant forms a 4-foot wide clump and produces 20-inch scapes of light lavender flowers. Its upright, spreading growth habit makes it an excellent choice for groundcover in shaded areas. This hosta is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, adding life to any garden.
Hosta ventricosa 'Aureomaculata'
Hosta ventricosa 'Aureomaculata' features foliage with a gold, chartreuse, and green pattern in spring, turning solid green in hot weather. It forms 2-foot wide clumps and produces 26-inch scapes of dark lavender and white striped flowers in midsummer. This plant is ideal for shaded gardens and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, adding a touch of color and texture to garden spaces.
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler' is an evergreen plant with fun, spiky, sword-like leaves that are green and cream with gold margins. It produces fragrant white blooms in summer and is deer resistant, thriving in full sun or partial shade.
Nolina greenei 'San Miguel'
Nolina greenei 'San Miguel' is a North American native bear grass that grows in rocky, alkaline grasslands and open pine-oak woods. It forms a 3-foot tall by 5-foot wide clump of stiff evergreen foliage with wider leaves edged with fine tiny teeth. In mid-late spring, it produces airy clusters of small white flowers. This plant is drought-tolerant and well-suited for xeriscaping, adding texture and interest to landscapes.
Hosta 'Choo Choo Train'
Hosta 'Choo Choo Train' is a giant golden hosta forming a 6-foot wide and 2-foot tall clump. It features thick, golden foliage with incredibly ruffled leaves and 3-foot tall scapes of near-white flowers in summer. This plant's dramatic size and texture make it a focal point in any garden.