Plants A-Z

Sanguisorba minor

Garden Burnet

From Europe, western Asia. Can reach 1 1/2 ft. high and wide but is usually kept clipped to a few inch...

Sanguisorba obtusa

Burnet

Native to Japan. Grows to4 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide, withgrayish green leaves and pinkflower spikes to ...

Sansevieria trifasciata

Bowstring Hemp

From western tropical Africa.Grown outdoors in mildest-winterclimates; houseplant anywhere.Appreciated...

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Lavender Cotton

To 2 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide. Brittle, woody stems are densely clothed with rough, finely divided, whitis...

Santolina pinnata

Grows 2 to 2 1/2 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide, with narrow, tooth-edged, dark green leaves and cream-colored f...

Santolina pinnata neapolitana

This subspecies grows 12 to 15 in. tall. Its narrow, toothed, silvery leaves give rise to yellow flowe...

Santolina rosmarinifolia

Grows to 2 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide, with narrow green leaves like those of rosemary. Leaves may have tiny...

Sanvitalia procumbens

Creeping Zinnia

This Mexican native is not really a zinnia, but it looks enough like one to fool most people. Grows on...

Sapium sebiferum

Chinese Tallow Tree

Grows 30 to 40 ft. tall, 25 to 30 ft. wide, with a dense, round or conical crown. Tends toward shrubbi...

Saponaria officinalis

Soapwort

To 2 ft. high,spreading by underground runners.Elliptical to ovate, darkgreen leaves. Loose clustersof...

Sarcococca hookerana humilis

Sweet Box

Low growing, seldom more than 1 1/2 ft. high; spreads by underground runners to 8 ft. or more. Branche...

Satureja douglasii

Yerba Buena

Native from Los Angeles County in Southern California to British Columbia. Plant grows to 6 in. high, ...