Plants A-Z

Zamia pumila

Coontie

To 4 ft. high, 6 ft.wide. Short trunk is largely below soil level. Fronds to 3 ft. long,with as many a...

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Common Calla

To 2–4 ft. tall,with unspotted leaves to 1/2 ft. long, 10 in.wide. In spring (sometimes continui...

Zanthoxylum piperitum

Japan Pepper

Native to China, Japan, andKorea. Dense growth to 8–20 ft.tall and wide. Handsome darkgreen, 3–6-in.-l...

Zauschneria californica

California Fuchsia

Upright or arching growth from 6 in. to 4 ft. tall (depending on variety) spreading as wide as 3-4 ft....

Zauschneria septentrionalis

Humboldt County Fuchsia

From Northern California Coast Ranges. Mat-forming species 6 to 12 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide, with g...

Zea mays

Ornamental corn

Some kinds of corn are grown for the beauty of their shelled ears rather than for eating. Calico, Indi...

Zelkova serrata

Sawleaf Zelkova

Good shade tree; sometimes used as a substitute for American elm (U. americana), which is hig...

Zephyranthes candida

Zephyr Flower

White, 2-in. flowers, sometimes stained pink in throat. Clumps of foot-long, grassy leaves. Evergreen ...

Zexmenia hispida

Native to Texas and Mexico.Compact, rounded plant to 2–3 ft. high and wide; puts on agood show of brig...

Zingiber officinale

True Ginger

This tropical Asian plant’s rhizomes are the source of the ginger root used in cooking. To 2&rsquo

Zinnia angustifolia

Zinnia

Compact growth to 16 in. high and wide, with very narrow leaves to 2 1/2 in. long.Orange, inch-wide fl...

Zinnia elegans

Zinnia

The common garden zinnia, sold in strains ranging from less than a foot high and wide to 4 ft. tall, h...