Leafari's field guide
Evergreen guides to the plants Leafari explorers are finding, built from reviewed sources and real discovery context.
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
A rainy-season shrub from Japan that turns soil chemistry into color and has become one of the world's most familiar garden plants.
Cheddar Pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
A fragrant rock-garden pink with blue-gray leaves, fringed rose flowers, and a native story rooted in limestone ledges from Cheddar Gorge into central Europe.
Flowering Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
A thorny spring shrub from China with bare-stem flowers, dense sheltering branches, and a long life in gardens beyond its native range.
Hardy Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica
A South American fuchsia with arching stems, dangling red-and-purple flowers, hummingbird ties, and a wide introduced footprint in mild climates.
Rainbow Cactus
Echinocereus pectinatus
A small desert cactus with combed spines, bright spring flowers, and a native story rooted in rocky Texas and POWO's Mexico Northeast and Mexico Northwest regions.
Tree Dahlia
Dahlia imperialis
A towering mountain dahlia with hollow cane-like stems, late lavender flowers, and a native range from Mexico into Colombia.
Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
A shade-tolerant woodland goldenrod with broad leaves, a bent stem, and late-season yellow flowers that feed a busy web of insects.