Indoor plants
Sansevieria
Sansevieria
Native to tropical Asia and Africa. Sansevieria is a beautiful, undemanding houseplant suitable for growing both as a single specimen and in compositions.
Plants
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Conifers
Sargent's Juniper
Juniperus sargentii
A creeping dioecious shrub. Shoots are long, arranged horizontally, covered with light-green foliage. At 10–15 years of age reaches 0.5 m in height.
Flowering shrubs
Sargent's hydrangea
Hydrangea aspera sargentiana
A subspecies of Hydrangea aspera. A deciduous, fast-growing shrub with upright shoots covered in dense, almost bristly hairs. Leaves very large, slightly rough.
Deciduous shrubs
Sargent's viburnum
V. sargentii Koehne
Sargent's viburnum is widespread in the Urals, Altai, and Khabarovsk Krai, where it is found on forest edges, clearings, firebreaks, among shrub thickets near water and in damp places.
Conifers
Sawara cypress 'Boulevard'
Chamaecyparis pisifera Boulevard
A popular cultivar of Sawara cypress. A fluffy shrub or small tree with a dense barrel- or cone-shaped crown. Growth moderate. Needles awl-shaped, soft, bent inward, silvery-blue in color.
Conifers
Sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
Chamaecyparis pisifera
A species of woody plants in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae
Indoor plants
Saxifrage
Saxifraga
Widespread in East Asia in high mountain areas. Grows between stones, in rock crevices.
Flowers for the garden
Scabiosa
Scabiosa
Perennial plants, sometimes with a woody base of the stems, less often biennials and annuals. Stems simple or branched, erect, sturdy, from 10 to 100 cm tall. Leaves arranged oppositely, entire, pinnately lobed or pinna…
Conifers
Scaly juniper
Juniperus squamata
A species of evergreen shrubs of the genus Juniperus in the cypress family. A small dioecious, densely branched coniferous evergreen shrub. Leaves broad, needle-like, bluish-green. Cones ovoid, black, glossy, with one s…
Conifers
Scaly juniper
Juniperus squamata Lamb
Evergreen, dioecious, densely branched shrub up to 1.3 - 1.5 m high. Bark dark brown.
Conifers
Scaly juniper 'Blue Carpet' (Juniperus squamata)
Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet
A cultivar of scaly juniper. An evergreen, fast-growing coniferous shrub with a broad, flat, trailing and heavily branched hemispherical crown. Branches widely spreading, asymmetrical. Shoot tips pendulous. Needles like…
Indoor plants
Schefflera
Schefflera
Native to East Asia — China, Japan, Vietnam. This tropical plant comprises about 150 species in the wild. They are all very similar and form small trees or shrubs with graceful palmately compound leaves on long petioles…
Climbing plants
Schizandra
Schizandra
A perennial climbing vine with a woody, peeling stem that reaches 10–15 m in length and 1–2 cm in diameter. Stems most often originate from cord-like brownish rhizomes.
Indoor plants
Schlumbergera
Schlumbergera
People commonly know them by the example of the Decembrist. These are epiphytic cacti, or forest cacti. They usually bloom by Christmas, i.e. flowering occurs in January, which is why they are called Decembrists — buds …
Conifers
Schrenk's spruce
Picea schrenkiana fisch. et Mey
A species of evergreen trees of the genus Picea (spruce) in the family Pinaceae. A tall tree with a narrow pyramidal crown. Needles four-sided, short, pale blue. Cones oblong-cylindrical, dark chestnut.
Conifers
Sciadopitys, Japanese umbrella-pine
Sciadopitys
Sciadopitys, Japanese umbrella-pine (Sciadopitys) - a brief species description on Your Garden
Indoor plants
Scindapsus
Scindapsus
Scindapsus grows quickly and is fairly undemanding indoors. The main requirements are a warm room, not too dry air, and periodic fertilizing.
Flowering shrubs
Scotch broom
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link.
A shrub up to 3 m tall with thin, green shoots that are pubescent when young. Leaves alternate, petiolate, trifoliate; leaflets oval or oblong-lanceolate, blunt, entire; upper leaves often with a single leaflet.
Conifers
Scots Pine Watereri
Pinus Sylvestris Watereri
Family Pinaceae. Decorative grafted cultivar of Scots pine. Dense, rounded shrub with a broad columnar crown shape. Needles bluish, stiff, densely arranged, in fascicles of 2 needles. Cones small, ovoid-conical, brown i…
Conifers
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris
Family Pinaceae. A medium-sized tree with a conical, later rounded and broad crown. Needles dark green, arranged in bundles of 2. Cones conical, borne singly or in groups of 2–3, matte, light gray-brown or gray-green.
Fruit trees
Sea buckthorn
Festuca ovina
Family Elaeagnaceae. Thickets of wild sea buckthorn can be found in many parts of the world: in Eastern and Western Siberia, in Central Asia, in the Caucasus, and in the Baltic region.
Fruit trees
Sea buckthorn, common sea-buckthorn
Hippophae L.
A genus of deciduous shrubs in the Elaeagnaceae family. Small shrubs or trees with spiny shoots, with a rounded, spreading crown. Leaves alternate, long, narrow, green. Flowers small, inconspicuous. Fruits are false, gl…
Encyclopedia - Plants for ponds
Sedge (CAREX)
CAREX
Most sedges are perennials with long or shortened rhizomes. The genus Carex encompasses many species that differ from each other not only in appearance and height but also in ecological requirements.
Encyclopedia - Plants for ponds
Sedge (Cyperus)
Cyperus
Cyperus are marsh plants with creeping rhizomes. The leaves of Cyperus are arranged in an umbrella-like formation.