Foliage Plants

Typically employed as houseplants and in shaded summer beds, Begoniaceae have tropical and subtropical origins and are known for their asymmetrical leaf shapes. But this […]

Forest plants of old, bamboos evoke images of another continent, but with the impact they can have on our landscape, it may feel more like […]

Among the plant world’s shape-shifters, bromeliads range from prickle-top pineapples to skeins of Spanish moss to yuccalike, desert-loving dyckia. Mostly tough and willing growers, bromeliads […]

Prized for providing year-round interest, grasses are full and lush during the warm months, put on great displays of fall color and are unmatched for […]

Unrivaled for architectural presence, autumn brilliance, textural elegance and grace under fire, Japanese maple trees—from diminutive 1-footers to 20-foot specimens—are headliners. Swipe to view slides […]

The fern is a modest sort. It creeps below the forest floor, surfacing now and then to unfurl its foliage. It eschews heavy perfume and […]

Caladium ‘Brandywine’: A fancy-leaved caladium with large, substantial, heart-shaped leaves up to a foot and a half long, ‘Brandywine’ has bright-red veins extending from the […]

Their lyrical Latin name (euphorbia) and guttural common name (spurge) are indicative of the dual nature of euphorbias — elegant yet tough. The ones discussed […]

So you thought you knew coleus? If the selections made available in the past 15 years haven’t dazzled you, you don’t know what you’re missing. […]