Malcolmia

Malcolmia is a genus from the family Brassicaceae. Species from this genus are native to Europe and Africa.

Several species are cultivated for their flowers, these include Virginian stock (Malcolmia maritima).


Species
Malcolmia africana (African mustard) is an annual plant from the Mediterranean Basin which has naturalized elsewhere and is invasive in Nevada and Utah.

Malcolmia maritima - Virginia stock is a popular annual garden plant from the family Brassicaceae. A beautiful and profusely flowering annual, it is probably one of the easiest of all plants to grow. Growing to about 1 inch tall, it makes a mass of pink, purple and white fragrant four petalled (cruciform) flowers. For best results in growing Virginia stock, sow on the surface in patches or rows and thin the young plants to 6 inches apart.
 

Tabernaemontana

Tabernaemontana is a genus of 100-110 species of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, with a pan-tropical distribution. They are shrubs and small trees growing to 1-15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, opposite, 3-25 cm long, with milky... more >>>

Baccharis

Baccharis L. is a genus of perennials and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Sometimes referred to as "brooms" because many members have small thin leaves, they are not at all related to the true brooms. The 250-400 species occur... more >>>

Isopyrum

Isopyrum is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia. It is sometimes treated as part of the North American genus Enemion.


Species
Isopyrum stipitatum (syn. Enemion... more >>>

Belamcanda

Belamcanda is a genus of flowering plants of the family Iridaceae. The leaves grow in a fan, like those of a gladiolus. The flowers are typically orange spotted with red, although yellow-flowered varieties are in cultivation. The seed pods... more >>>

Talinum - fameflower

Talinum is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Portulacaceae whose common names include fameflower and flameflower. Several species bear edible leaves, and Talinum fruticosum is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf... more >>>