Plant Growing Guides

Shrubby Aster

Aster dumosus

Gliricidia and Sesbania (Nitrogen-fixing Shrubs)

Gliricidia sepium and Sesbania species

Erosion Control Shrubs

Various species (Sambucus, Cornus, Salix, Spiraea, etc.)

Siam Tulip

Curcuma alismatifolia

Siberian Blue

Iris sibirica 'Siberian Blue'

Siberian Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens subsp. garrexiana

Siberian Wild Rye

Elymus sibiricus

Sicilian Violet

Viola odorata subsp. siciliensis

Sideoats Grama Grass

Bouteloua curtipendula

Sieboldiana Elegans Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Sierra Blue

Salvia clevelandii 'Sierra Blue'

Hawaiian Catchfly

Silene hawaiensis

Oahu Catchfly

Silene stellata subsp. oahuensis

Catchfly

Silene uniflora

Bladder Campion

Silene vulgaris

Silver and Gold

Lonicera sempervirens

Silver Bush Daisy

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Silver Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus

Silver Dollar

Lunaria annua

Silver Fescue

Festuca ovina subsp. glauca

Silver-leaf Desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Silver Skies

Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Skies'

Silver Spreader

Artemisia stelleriana

Skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

Sleepygrass

Stipa robusta

Slender Rush

Juncus tenuis

Slender Sedge

Carex gracillima

Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra

Sloe

Prunus spinosa

Sloughgrass

Spartina pectinata

Small Aloe

Aloe vera (and related dwarf/compact species)

Small Alpine Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum lonchitis, Cystopteris fragilis, Asplenium viride)

Small-flowered Salvia

Salvia microphylla

Small Grains (Rye & Oats)

Secale cereale (Rye); Avena sativa (Oats)

Small-leafed climbing plants on bark mounts

Various species (e.g., Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Scindapsus pictus, Hoya species)

Small-leaved Begonia

Begonia spp. (small-leaved varieties)

Small Sedges and Grasses

Carex spp. and Poaceae family (various genera)

Smilax excelsa

Smilax excelsa

Smooth Cayenne Pineapple

Ananas comosus 'Smooth Cayenne'

Smooth Cordgrass

Spartina alterniflora

Smooth Ironweed

Vernonia laevigata

Smooth Pea Vetch

Lathyrus maritimus

Black Snakeroot

Cimicifuga racemosa

Snowflake Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snowflake'

Snow Sprite

Chionographis snowdenii

Soft Shield Fern

Polystichum setiferum

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Soft-stemmed Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani