Saccharum ravennae
Ravenna grass (sometimes also called plume grass) is a very tall, erect, ornamental grass which forms clumps which typically grow 9-12' tall and 4-6' wide. Similar in appearance to the less hardy Pampas grass. Plumes or inflorescences (to 24" ... [... more]
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Sagittaria australis 'Benni' SILK STOCKINGS
Sagittaria australis (commonly called long-beaked arrowhead or Appalachian arrowhead) is a herbaceous, submerged or marginal aquatic perennial. It is native to eastern North America, ranging from New York to Georgia east to the Mississippi River. ... [... more]
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Sagittaria graminea
Winter hardy to USDA Zones 4-10. Needs full sun for best flowering. Tolerates light shade. Set out plants, tubers or runners in spring in mud at the margins of a pond or in containers in a water garden, either along the shore or in up to 2-12" of ... [... more]
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Sagittaria latifolia
Arrowhead, duck potato or wapato is a vigorous, deciduous, marginal aquatic perennial that typically grows 1-4' tall. It is noted for its arrowhead-shaped leaves and three-petaled white flowers in whorls of three. It commonly grows submerged in ... [... more]
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Saintpaulia ionantha
The soil for growing African violets must be porous to allow surplus water to pass through readily. Most violets are now grown in pasteurized soilless mixes. A good soilless mix is made up of 3 parts sphagnum peat moss, 2 parts vermiculite and 1 ... [... more]
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Salix alba
Native to Europe, central Asia and northern Africa, white willow was brought to the U. S. in the 1700s by European settlers and has since escaped and naturalized in many parts of North America. This is an upright, fast-growing, deciduous tree ... [... more]
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Salix alba subsp. vitellina 'Britzensis'
Grown mainly for its red stems in winter, its attractive foliage and for its ability to prosper in wet soil conditions. As a multi-stemmed shrub, it can be effectively massed or grouped in shrub borders or foundations. Also can make an effective ... [... more]
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Salix alba 'Tristis'
Although willows are generally not considered to be good residential landscape trees, it should be noted that golden weeping willow is one of the most popular of the weeping willows available in commerce today. It has good specimen value because ... [... more]
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Salix alba var. vitellina
Golden willow is a low-branching, rounded-crown, deciduous tree which, if left alone, can eventually mature to 70' tall (larger in the wild). Foliage of a mature tree (particularly the silvery leaf undersides) can be quite striking when nudged by ... [... more]
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Salix arbuscula
Best grown in sandy or rocky, medium to wet soils in full sun to light shade. Tolerates poor soils. Mountain willow is native to moist, calcareous soils in rocky alpine slopes, meadows and grasslands in Scotland, Scandinavia and Russia. In its ... [... more]
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Salix babylonica
Native to China, weeping willow (sometimes called Babylon weeping willow) is a small deciduous tree that grows to 30-40' tall with a broad rounded crown of branches that weep to the ground. Many consider this tree to have the best form of the ... [... more]
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Salix caprea
Native to Europe and Asia, pussy willow or goat willow is a large shrub or small tree that typically grows to 12-25' tall and to 15' wide. It also may be trained as a smaller hedge. It has escaped cultivation and naturalized in parts of Eastern ... [... more]
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