Plants in family asparagaceae
Dracaena fragrans 'Hawaiian Sunshine'
Dracaena fragrans 'Hawaiian Sunshine' is an indoor plant with colorful leaves featuring dark green, vivid green, and bright yellow stripes. It thrives in medium light levels and is known for its air-purifying qualities. This adaptable and easy-to-care-for plant is a popular choice for adding greenery to indoor spaces.
Hosta 'Midas Touch'
Hosta 'Midas Touch' is a golden hosta with rounded leaves of bright gold, heavily cupped and corrugated. It forms an upright-growing clump that can reach up to 4 feet wide. In late spring, it produces near-white flowers on 36-inch scapes, making it a standout in any shade garden.
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 'Radiant Edger'
Hosta 'Radiant Edger' is a slow-growing plant with heart-shaped golden leaves and a dark green center. It forms a flat mounding shape, reaching up to 30 inches wide, and produces light lavender flowers in early summer. This plant is a sport of H. 'Gold Edger' and is suitable for USDA hardiness zones 3a to 9b. It thrives in part sun to light shade and is a popular choice for shade gardens.
Hosta 'Chiquita'
Hosta 'Chiquita' is a gold-leaved hosta that blooms with lavender flowers in mid-summer. Its vibrant foliage and attractive blooms make it a popular choice for shaded garden areas.
Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Spotty'
Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Spotty' is a low-maintenance perennial known for its heavily patterned leaves with large, dull yellow spots. This plant forms a 15-inch tall clump and performs well in both moist and dry soils with good drainage. It thrives in shade and is durable in less than ideal conditions, making it an excellent choice for houseplants or shaded garden areas.
Agave multifilifera 'Silly String'
Agave multifilifera 'Silly String' is a non-offsetting clump-forming plant with very narrow dark green leaves and a central chartreuse stripe. It grows to 18 inches tall and 2 feet wide, with random white markings and abundant prematurely white hair.
Asparagus densiflorus
Asparagus densiflorus, commonly referred to as a member of the Lily family, is a resilient plant native to South Africa. It is not a true fern but features plume-like branches with slender, pointed fronds. This plant blooms with white flowers in mid-summer, followed by red berries in the fall. Known for its drought resistance, it is a firewise choice for firescaping and thrives in USDA zones 9-11. It prefers full morning sun with afternoon shade and requires consistent moisture, becoming drought-resistant once established.
Hosta 'Peanut'
Hosta 'Peanut' is a small plant with heavily corrugated, round leaves that are creamy white with a dark blue-green border. It forms a 6-inch tall by 1-foot wide clump and is suitable for shade gardens, adding texture and color to the landscape.
Agave americana 'Mediopicta Aurea'
Agave americana 'Mediopicta Aurea' is a smaller form of the giant Agave americana, known for its bright yellow leaves with blue edges. This succulent grows up to 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide in containers, making it suitable for limited spaces. It requires full sun and well-drained conditions, thriving in dry environments. Its striking foliage and compact size make it a popular choice for xeriscaping and container gardens.
Hosta 'Fond Hope'
Hosta 'Fond Hope' is a perennial plant known for its large, dark blue-green leaves that are deeply veined and corrugated. It forms a substantial clump, reaching up to 3 feet in width. In late spring, it produces white flowers on tall bloom scapes, adding a touch of elegance to shaded gardens. This hosta is versatile, thriving in various conditions including dry shade and wet areas, making it a great choice for groundcover. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, adding life to any garden. Its salt tolerance makes it suitable for seaside gardens, and it can also be used in rain gardens. The plant is a hybrid, offering a robust and attractive option for shade perennials. Its ability to attract birds and resist insects further enhances its appeal in diverse garden settings.
Hosta 'Stirfry'
Hosta 'Stirfry' is a unique plant with dark green leaves that twist at the tip. It forms 3-foot wide clumps and produces near-black lavender bells on tall scapes, attracting hummingbirds to shaded garden areas.
Hosta 'Samurai'
Hosta 'Samurai' is an improved version of the popular 'Frances Williams' hosta, featuring rounded blue leaves with a wide gold margin. This perennial is known for its striking foliage and ability to thrive in shaded garden areas. It is a favorite among gardeners for its ability to attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Hosta 'Sweet Bo Peep'
Hosta 'Sweet Bo Peep' is known for its thick, shiny green foliage with a superb rippled margin. It forms clumps up to 40 inches wide and produces mildly fragrant, light lavender flowers on 28-inch scapes, making it a delightful addition to shaded gardens.
Hosta 'Deliverance'
Hosta 'Deliverance' forms a 1-foot tall by 30-inch wide clump with long, tapering blue-green leaves. It features yellow stripes and 2-foot tall scapes of lavender flowers in early summer. This plant is attractive to hummingbirds.
Hosta 'Lunar Orbit'
Hosta 'Lunar Orbit' is a sport of H. 'August Moon' with heavily textured, round chartreuse-golden leaves bordered in dark green. It forms a 3-foot wide clump and produces 2-foot tall stalks of light lavender bells in late spring. This plant is perfect for shade gardens and attracts butterflies.
Eucomis 'Oakhurst'
Eucomis 'Oakhurst' is a unique plant with burgundy strap-like foliage and flower heads resembling pineapples. It grows best in full sun and is heat tolerant, producing light purple flowers in mid to late summer. This plant is ideal for container planting and can last up to six weeks in a vase.
Hosta 'Fire Island'
Hosta 'Fire Island' is a perennial with bright lemony chartreuse, heart-shaped leaves that are quilted and textured. It produces lavender blooms in summer and is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9. This low-maintenance plant prefers shade or partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It is pollinator-friendly and adds vibrant color to shaded garden areas.
Hosta 'Pixie Dancer'
Hosta 'Pixie Dancer' is a miniature hosta introduced in 2018, forming a dense clump just 2 inches tall and 9 inches wide. It features pointed green leaves and medium lavender flowers in late June. This plant is perfect for fairy gardens or small shaded areas.
Hosta 'Proud Sentry'
Hosta 'Proud Sentry' is a striking cultivar with upright, fountain-shaped clumps and red stems. Its long, pointed green leaves are edged in yellow, changing to creamy white as the season progresses, and it produces light lavender flowers in midsummer.
Rohdea japonica 'Yattazu Yan Jaku'
Rohdea japonica 'Yattazu Yan Jaku' is an evergreen plant with glossy green leaves and creamy white blotches. It produces 3-inch tall stalks of red berries in late fall. This plant thrives in light shade to shade and is a striking addition to any garden.
Scilla siberica
Scilla siberica is an early spring bloomer known for its true blue star-shaped bell blooms. This deer-resistant plant thrives in cold climates and requires a hard freeze to perform best. It produces green strap-like foliage and naturalizes slowly, providing nectar for early pollinators.
Eucomis 'Coco'
Eucomis 'Coco' is a petite, compact plant native to South Africa, known for its deep burgundy flower stalk and pink star-shaped blooms. The fragrant flowers are a great nectar resource and make excellent cut flowers. This perennial thrives in full sun and is a striking addition to any garden.
Hosta 'Fringe Benefit'
Hosta 'Fringe Benefit' is a perennial with dark green, pebbly leaves edged in creamy white. It produces light lavender flowers on 30-inch tall stalks in mid-summer. This hosta is similar to H. 'Wide Brim' and is well-suited for shaded areas, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Its textured foliage and striking border make it a standout in garden landscapes.
Hosta 'Bill Brinka'
Hosta 'Bill Brinka' is a lush plant with shiny green leaves that have a wide, bright golden edge. It forms a 5-foot wide patch over time and produces dark lavender flowers on 30-inch scapes in mid-summer.
Agave titanota 'Mean Streak'
Agave titanota 'Mean Streak' is a selection of the Mexican Rancho Tambo century plant, featuring a chunky rosette of dusty green leaves with a yellow band down the center. It is known for its exaggerated papery spines and drought tolerance.
Agave cundinamarcensis 'Condor'
Agave cundinamarcensis 'Condor' is a rarely grown century plant native to the Colombian province of Cundinamarca. It features wide, cream-margined leaves with tiny, hacksaw-like teeth and can grow up to 6 feet tall and 12 feet wide. This non-offsetting agave has a striking two-tone edge of pale minty-green outlined in creamy-yellow, making it a standout in any garden.
Agave potatorum 'Lonkie'
Agave potatorum 'Lonkie' is a small succulent with blue-green leaves and a wide grey central pattern. It grows to about 1 foot tall and 18 inches wide, making it an excellent container specimen. This plant is drought-tolerant and deer resistant.
Hosta 'Green Platter'
Hosta 'Green Platter' is a large green hosta known for its rounded, heavy-textured leaves. This plant thrives in shaded areas and is a popular choice for groundcover in gardens. Its lush foliage provides a rich green backdrop, making it a staple in perennial gardens.
Hosta 'Rascal'
Hosta 'Rascal' is a vase-shaped plant with chartreuse gold leaves bordered in green. It forms a 30-inch wide clump and produces pale lavender flowers on 3-foot scapes in early summer.